| Harold Palmer Howard | |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Sauk Centre, Minnesota |
| Death Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota[1] |
| Placeofburial: | Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Minnesota |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | Army |
| Branch Label: | Service |
| Serviceyears: | 1891–1920 |
| Rank: | Brigadier General |
| Servicenumber: | 0-13442 |
| Awards: | Silver Star (2) |
Harold Palmer Howard (November 24, 1866 – March 1, 1951) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during World War I.[1]
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]
Howard was later employed by the Federal Serve Bank in Minneapolis.[1]