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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:

Christmas Eve in Kostorov

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 162
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Five soldiers sitting around a table on Christmas eve 15 km behind the front. Size: 11cm x 8cm

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 162

Collecting Point for Russian Prisoners of War

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 45
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Russian POWs gathered in front of a large building. Size: 33.5cm x 25cm

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 45

Collecting Point for Russian Prisoners of War

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 44
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Russian POWs gathered in front of a large building. Size: 9cm x 6cm

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 44

Collecting Point for Russian Prisoners of War. Including Women Soldiers

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 47
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Female soldiers. Size: 34cm x 25.5cm

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 47

Collecting Point for Russian Prisoners of War. Including Women Soldiers

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 46
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Female soldiers. Size: 7.5cm x 6.5cm

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 46

Cologne

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 69
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Cologne after the bombings. Size: 27.5cm x 35cm

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 69

Cologne

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 74
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Cologne after the bombings. Size: 34.5cm x 26.5cm

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 74

Column of Captured Russians passing by a Dead Russian

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 54
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A dead soldier in the snow. Size: 34cm x 26cm

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 54

Column of Captures Russians passing by a Dead Russian

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 53
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A dead soldier in the snow. Size: 6.5cm 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 53

Credit bank in Tblisi (Georgia), 1917

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 7
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in Cyrilic lettering--likely Russian. Size: 13cm x 21cm. Printed value: 1000 Rubbles

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1917
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 7

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