Howard was ordered back to the United States in June of that year and detached from duty at San Diego and ordered home to be relieved from active duty. He retired from the Marine Corps on November 1, 1946, after 31 years of commissioned service. Retirement Howard settled in San Diego and was active with the San Diego Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association. He suffered a huge loss, when his beloved wife, Dorothy, died during the crash of United Airlines Flight 608 in Bryce Canyon, Utah on October 24, 1947. Howard moved to his daughter Marry's house at the El Cordova Hotel in Coronado, California. Major General Archie F. Howard died on June 24, 1964, in Naval Hospital, San Diego, and is buried with his wife at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. He was survived by his daughter Marry Douglas Howard and several grandchildren. Decorations Here is the ribbon bar of Major General Archie F. Howard: See also 6th Marine Division (United States) References 1892 births 1964 deaths People from Clay Center, Kansas United States Marine Corps generals United States Naval Academy alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Naval War College alumni American military personnel of the Banana Wars United States Marine Corps World War II generals United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Burials at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery American military personnel of the Russian Civil War