USN · Commander

Short, William Byfield Jr.

Portrait via NavSource Naval History (https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/people/short_william_b_jr.jpg); presumed official U.S. Navy photograph, public domain as a U.S. government work. Status not individually verified.

Ships

USS Bataan (CVL-29) Commander in command from 22 March 1946 · Relieved on 15 November 1946

Commander William Byfield Short, Jr. was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1932. He commanded USS Bataan (CVL-29) from 22 March 1946 to 15 November 1946. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of captain.

Sources: NavSource CVL-29 COs (navsource.org).