Harold Palmer Howard | |
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.jpg) From the October 1951 edition of Assembly magazine | |
| Born | November 24, 1866 Sauk Centre, Minnesota |
| Died | March 1, 1951 (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota [1] |
| Buried | Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Minnesota |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1891–1920 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 0-13442 |
| Awards | Silver Star (2) [1] |
Harold Palmer Howard (November 24, 1866 – March 1, 1951) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during World War I. [1]
Education and military career
He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1891. [2] On February 2, 1901, he was appointed to the rank of captain and served with the 14th Cavalry. [2] This was followed by a tour as quartermaster at Fort Keogh, Montana, in charge of the Remount Depot from June 24, 1909, to December 1912. [2]
Before World War I, Howard participated in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine insurrection. [3] His Silver Star citations are from his service there. During World War I, he commanded the 82nd Field Artillery and 17th Field Artillery Brigade. [1]
He retired as a colonel in 1920, but his rank of brigadier general was restored by act of Congress in June 1930. [1]
After serving in the U.S Army, Howard was a professor of Military Sciences and Tactics at St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minneapolis. [1]
Civilian career
Howard was later employed by the Federal Serve Bank in Minneapolis. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Henry Blaine Jr, Generals in Khaki
- ^ a b c Cullum, George W. (1891). Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., from its establishment, in 1802, to 1890. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. p. 583. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Duffy, Bernard K.; Carpenter, Ronald H. (1997). Douglas MacArthur: Warrior as Wordsmith. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 208. ISBN 0313291489. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
Bibliography
- Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, Inc. ISBN 1571970886.
- 1866 births
- 1951 deaths
- University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) faculty
- United States Army generals
- United States Military Academy alumni
- Recipients of the Silver Star
- United States Army generals of World War I
- American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
- American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
- People from Sauk Centre, Minnesota
- Military personnel from Minnesota
- United States Army Cavalry Branch personnel
- 19th-century United States Army personnel