Individual Details
William Clarence Short
(19 Oct 1918 - 29 Mar 2010)
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: William Clarence Short
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1918
Birth Place: Panama, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Napa, Napa, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Louis Wurz
Weight: 158
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Minnie Short
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: William Short
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1918
Death Date: 29 Mar 2010
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 15 Jun 1942
Release Date 1: 20 Jul 1945
The Daily World, Aberdeen, Washington, Saturday, April 3, 2010: Longtime Harborite William Clarence Short died Monday, March 29, 2010, at RooLan Healthcare in Lacey. He was 91. He was a member of the U.S. Navy serving in the South Pacific Theater during World War II and later worked as an electrician for 64 years before retiring.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1515 W. Main St. in Elma. Arrangements with Funeral Alternatives of Washington in Tumwater.
Name: William Clarence Short
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1918
Birth Place: Panama, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Napa, Napa, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Louis Wurz
Weight: 158
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Minnie Short
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: William Short
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1918
Death Date: 29 Mar 2010
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 15 Jun 1942
Release Date 1: 20 Jul 1945
The Daily World, Aberdeen, Washington, Saturday, April 3, 2010: Longtime Harborite William Clarence Short died Monday, March 29, 2010, at RooLan Healthcare in Lacey. He was 91. He was a member of the U.S. Navy serving in the South Pacific Theater during World War II and later worked as an electrician for 64 years before retiring.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1515 W. Main St. in Elma. Arrangements with Funeral Alternatives of Washington in Tumwater.
Events
Birth | 19 Oct 1918 | Panama, Vernon Co., Missouri | |||
Marriage | 20 Jan 1946 | Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington - Ruth Hedman | |||
Death | 29 Mar 2010 | Lacey, Thurston Co., Washington | |||
Burial | Unknown |
Families
Spouse | Ruth Hedman (1922 - ) |
Father | John "Henry" Short (1880 - 1972) |
Mother | Minnie Ellen Wine (1891 - 1966) |
Sibling | Emory Mansell Albert Short (1912 - 2000) |
Sibling | Elmer David Short (1914 - 1953) |
Sibling | Earnest M Short (1920 - 1969) |
Sibling | Anna Irene Short (1923 - 1995) |
Sibling | Wilmer Hubert Short (1925 - 2012) |
Sibling | Robert O. Short (1927 - ) |
Sibling | Edith Imogene Short (1929 - ) |
Sibling | Delbert Franklin Short (1931 - 1988) |
Sibling | Melvin Ray Short (1936 - 2014) |
Endnotes
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6. Washington Death Index 1940-2014 (n.p: Ancestry.com, n.d).
7. Obituary of William Clarence Short, The Daily World, Aberdeen, Washington, Saturday, April 3, 2010.
8. Obituary of William Clarence Short, The Daily World, Aberdeen, Washington, Saturday, April 3, 2010.