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Mowen, Howard A. (Howard Alden), 1922-2009

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 21 August 1922 - 18 January 2009

biographical statement

Dr. Howard A. Mowen, professor emeritus of history at Western Michigan University, was an accomplished scholar in Modern European and German history. Mowen joined the WMU faculty in 1949 and retired in 1982 after 32-1/2 years of service. Mowen served in Africa and Europe during WWII from 1942 to 1945, attached to the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. He earned numerous medals and commendations and fought in some of the biggest operations of the war, including at Anzio, Ardennes, Salerno, Sicily, Normandy and Rhineland.

Citation:
Author: Jeanne Baron, WMU University Relations
Citation:
Howard A. Mowen : Obituary. Feb. 5, 2009 http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2009/02/015.html

Occupations

Found in 671 Collections and/or Records:

Artillery Fire Base, Wenjagolowo. The Ammunition has Arrived, Winter 1941/42, 1941/1942

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 27
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A horse and sled delivering ammunition. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941/1942
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 27

Artillery Fire Base, Wenjagolowo. The Ammunition has Arrived, Winter 1941/42

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 26
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A horse and sled delivering ammunition. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 26

Auf der Straße nach Leningrad. (On the street toward Leningrad)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 191
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Horse drawn wagon and tank. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 191

Aufstand des Gewissens: Dokumentation über den deutschen Wiederstand gegen Hitler. Frankfurt am Main: Ariola-Athena-Archiv, 1961, 1961

 Item — Box 15: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865796], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

LP: In cover with booklet (4 pages). Illustrated: booklet is black and white (portraits and map). Speed: 33 rpm.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1961
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2

Banque de Algerie; Cinq Franks

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 2
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French and Arabic. Size: 8cm x13cm. Printed value: 5 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 2

Banque de Algerie; Cinquante Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 3
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French and Arabic. Size: 11 cm x17cm. Printed value: 50 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 3

Banque de France; Cinq Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 5
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size: 8 cm x14cm. Printed value: 5 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 5

Banque de France; Cinq Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 6
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size: 6.5cm x 10cm. Printed value: 5 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 6

Banque de France; Cinqcents Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 3
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size: 9 cm x14cm. Printed value: 500 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 3

Banque de France; Dix Francs

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 5
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in French. Size: 8 cm x15cm. Printed value: 10 Francs

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 5

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