San Francisco-Colusa County CA Archives Biographies.....Howard, Lieut. Carrie L. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com October 31, 2010, 5:55 pm Source: California and Californians, Vol. IV, Published 1932, Pages 101 - 102 Author: The Lewis Publishing Company LIEUT. CARRIE L. HOWARD. A veteran member of the Army Nursing Corps at Letterman Hospital, the Presidio, San Francisco, First Lieut. Carrie L. Howard was born in Colusa County, California, and is a daughter of Dr. L. R. and Amanda (Herrick) Howard. Her father, a native of Illinois, received his education in that state, but in early manhood became a pioneer physician and surgeon of San Jose, California, and after many years of professional work, which gained him wide recognition and substantial standing, died in 1902. Mrs. Howard, who was born in Ohio and for some years was a teacher in the public schools of Flint, Michigan, passed away in 1921. Lieutenant Howard received her public school education at San Jose and Los Gatos, California, after which she took a business course at San Jose and then went into training at the San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco, California, it having been her ambition from childhood to become an army nurse. She was graduated in 1897, and after following her profession for two years at San Jose and San Francisco, in 1899 went to the Philippine Islands under the Red Cross Auxiliary No. 3, remaining there in active duty for six months. Returning to the United States, she resumed her professional duties and continued them until July 1, 1900, when she joined the United States Army Nursing Corps. The date of July 1, 1930, was the thirtieth anniversary of her enlistment, and at that time she received a congratulatory telegram from Merritt W. Ireland, surgeon-general of the United States Army. She holds the record for length of continuous service in the nursing corps. While in the Philippines she witnessed many exciting scenes, in addition to nursing many of the victims of the tropical maladies. In 1911 she was on the Island of Luzon during the eruption of volcanic Mount Taal, which was accompanied by a tidal wave. During 1920, while on leave of absence, she toured a part of Europe and visited many places of interest, including the cities of Paris and London. Lieutenant Howard is a member of the San Francisco County Nurses Association, the Western Woman's Club and the Alumni Association of the San Francisco Hospital School. During the World war she saw hard service at the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey, in recognition, of which she was awarded the Government's Distinguished Service Medal, which is one of her most highly-prized possessions. Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanfrancisco/photos/bios/howard1073gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanfrancisco/bios/howard1073gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb