Background
Short, Walter Joseph was born on January 10, 1918 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles J. and Margaret E. (Caulfield) Short.
Short, Walter Joseph was born on January 10, 1918 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles J. and Margaret E. (Caulfield) Short.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, University Notre Dame, 1939.
Accounting supervisor, Capital Airlines, Washington, 1941-1946;
treasurer, Luke Harris Industries, Inc., Willow Run, Michigan, 1946-1947;
office manager, Giant Food Company, Washington, 1948-1949;
chief accountant, United States Air Inc. (formerly All American Airways, Inc.), Washington, 1949;
assistant treasurer, United States Air Inc. (formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1949-1953;
treasurer, United States Air Inc.
(formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1953-1959;
vice president, treasurer, United States Air Inc. (formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1955-1959;
vice president finance, United States Air Inc. (formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1959-1961;
senior vice president finance and administrator, United States Air Inc.
(formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1961-1969;
executive vice president finance, United States Air Inc. (formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1969-1979;
vice chairman, United States Air Inc. (formerly Allegheny Airlines), Washington, 1979-1990;
director emeritus, since 1990.
First vice president Airline Finance and Accounting Conference, 1955, president, 1956, 2d vice president, 1968.
Member Air Transportation Association (chairman economics and finance council 1974), Finance Executives Institute (past national director, chapter president, board directors, area vice president), Notr Dame Club of Greater Tampa Bay.
Married Martha J. Hammill, June 13, 1942. Children: Charles W., Robert A., Debra Annual.