Harold Palmer Howard (November 24, 1866 – March 1, 1951) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during World War I.[1]

Harold Palmer Howard
From the October 1951 edition of Assembly magazine
Born(1866-11-24)November 24, 1866
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
DiedMarch 1, 1951(1951-03-01) (aged 84)
Minneapolis, Minnesota[1]
Buried
Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Minnesota
AllegianceUnited States
ServiceArmy
Years of service1891–1920
RankBrigadier General
Service number0-13442
AwardsSilver Star (2)[1]

Education and military career

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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

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Howard was later employed by the Federal Serve Bank in Minneapolis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Henry Blaine Jr, Generals in Khaki
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

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  • Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, Inc. ISBN 1571970886.