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1st Lt Max Short attended 4 years of college and was a lawyer and judge before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in Hartford, Connecticut on 24 February 1942.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross Medal posthumously. The citation cited: On November 11, 1944, the 358th Infantry met intense resistance during an attack against strong enemy positions near Koenigsmacker, France. Lt 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, Lt Short and his men followed in pursuit and engaged them in a fierce hand-to-hand fight. Lt 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.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.