When William A Shott was born on 9 April 1911, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Charles Henry Shott, was 29 and his mother, Alice Katie Stark, was 26. He lived in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States for about 15 years and Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 14 August 1989, in Rowlett, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.