Short, Max

Date of death:: November 11th, 1944 (near Koenigsmacker/Moselle department, Lorraine region, France)
Buried on:: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: K. Row: 41. Grave: 28.
Nationality:: American

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant
Unit:: Company K, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army (Company K, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army)

First Lieutenant Max Short, 0129766, Company K, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army.
For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. On November 11 1944, the 358th Infantry met intense resistance during an attack against strong enemy positions near Koenigsmacher, France. Lieutenant Short, a platoon leader of Company “K” quickly reorganized his depleted platoon into an effective fighting force and daringly led them through intense fire in a bold assault. When the enemy retreated to prepared positions on the crest of a hill, Lieutenant Short and his men followed in pursuit and engaged them in a fierce hand-to-hand fight. Lieutenant Short killed one of the enemy with his gun butt and another with his trench knife before he fell, mortally wounded. Inspired by his heroic actions the platoon continued on and completely routed the enemy forces, killing and wounding many of them.
Lieutenant Short’s conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition of military service.

Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters, Third U.S. Army, General Orders No. 28 (1945).