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
United Airlines Flight 608
United Airlines Flight 608
Archie F. Howard