Background
Saylor, Howard Leroy was born on July 25, 1917 in Cogswell, North Dakota, United States. Son of Howard L. and Claire I. (Lyken) Saylor.
Saylor, Howard Leroy was born on July 25, 1917 in Cogswell, North Dakota, United States. Son of Howard L. and Claire I. (Lyken) Saylor.
AB, U. South Dakot, 1939; Bachelor of Science in Medicine, U. South Dakot, 1941; Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1943.
Surgical resident, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1947-1950; active staff, Huron (South Dakot) Regional Medical Center, since 1950; chief surgical committee, chief of staff, Huron (South Dakot) Regional Medical Center, 1950-1996; clinical institute surgery, U. South Dakot Medical School, Huron, 1954-1990. Consultant South Dakot Crippled Children Hospital, Sioux Falls, 1980-1986.
President Chamber of Commerce, Huron, 1956-1957. Chair South Dakot Welfare Commission, Pierre, 1966-1972. Member Government Highway Safety Committee, Pierre, 1966-1980.
Board directors Huron College, 1970-1978. Captain United States Army Medical Corps, 1943-1947, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Member South Dakot State Medical Association (Cmty. Svc. award), American Society General Surgery, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Married Mary Ann Saylor, April 1943 (deceased 1992). Children: Mary Diane, Howard L. III, James C.