Joseph Leon Howard

Background

Howard, Joseph Leon was born on December 21, 1917 in New Haven. Son of Benjamin Ely and Eva (Bourbon) Howard.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1940; postgraduate, Naval War College, 1948-1949; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1963.

Career

Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1941; advanced through grades to rear admiral, United States Navy, 1966; assistant planning officer, Bureau Supplies and Accounts, Washington, 1959-1961; executive, Naval Supply Center, San Diego, 1961-1964; deputy chief, Office Naval Material, Washington, 1964-1968; director procurement, Office Assistant Secretary, unites states department Navy, Washington, 1965-1967; deputy director, Defense Supply Agency, 1968-1970; commanding officer, Naval Supply Center, Charleston, South Carolina., 1970-1972; retired, Naval Supply Center, 1972.

Achievements

• Joseph Leon Howard has been listed as a noteworthy naval officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Our Modern Navy

    (This is a new release of the original 1961 edition.)

  • Our Modern Navy

    (This is a new release of the original 1961 edition.)

  • The diamonite conspiracy: A novel

    (Book)

  • A history of San Diego Rotary Club 33
  • A History of San Diego Rotary Club 33 / by Joseph L. Howard

Membership

Board of directors San Diego History Society, since 1985, San Diego Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1984-1986. Trustee Al Simon Charitable Trust, San Diego, since 1988. Member Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (life), Military Order World Wars (life), Retired Officers Association (life), Navy League, National Security Industrial Association (honorary), Procurement Management Association (honorary), Harvard (San Diego), Harvard Business School, Masons.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, travel, languages.

Connections

Married Irene Elizabeth Silver (deceased). Children: Michael Edward, Kenneth Lee, John Wayne.

Father:

Benjamin Ely Howard

Mother:

Eva (Bourbon) Howard

Spouse:

Irene Elizabeth Silver

child:

Michael Edward Howard

child:

Kenneth Lee Howard

child:

John Wayne Howard