Diary entry from a soldier who served with Charles Short (97th Division, 386th Infantry Regiment Company A) shows the following:

"We carried grenades and 45 caliber pistol ammunition on our belts. Lt. Goldberg was issuing grenades and one made a loud pop. We scattered and dived for cover, but he held it in his hand and said, "One, two, three, four, five - it didn't go off!" One of my good friends, Charles Short, was an artist and carried a sketch pad, drawing soldiers and war scenes. He was killed by shrapnel and we had to gather his personal things to ship to his parents."

In another note: records from General Order #12 dated 1945 of the 386th Infantry Regiment has Charles Short listed as receiving the Combat Infantryman Badge in additional to other awards.

Note from CIB records: Serial# 35651946 Enlistment: 20 Feb 1943