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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:

Deutschlands Monatsbuch: Volk und Welt, 1936-06

 File — Box 3: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368882], Folder: 3, Object: 1
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents

German monthly publication: Illustrated. 196 pages. 17cm x 26cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1936-06
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications

Die Handelskammer Harburg (Elbe); Gutschein über 50 Pfennig

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 10
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 7.5cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

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 10

Die Rote Fahne. Josef Wilder, Prague, September 3, 1936, 1936-09-03

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 23, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

6 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1936-09-03
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 23

Die Rote Fahne. Josef Wilder, Prague, September 4, 1936, 1936-09-04

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 23, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1936-09-04
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 23

Die Wehrmacht, 1937-12-01

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 3, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

German military magazine: No. 27. Illustrated. 42 pages. 26cm x 36cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1937-12-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Die Wehrmacht

Die Wehrmacht, 1938-04-02

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 3, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

German military magazine: No. 8. Illustrated. 36 pages. 26cm x 36cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1938-04-02
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Die Wehrmacht

Die Wehrmacht, 1938-05

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 3, Object: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

German military magazine: Illustrated. 46 pages. 26cm x 36cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1938-05
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Die Wehrmacht

Die Wehrmacht, 1938-06-02

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 3, Object: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

German military magazine: No. 12. Illustrated. 42 pages. 26cm x 36cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1938-06-02
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Die Wehrmacht

Die Wehrmacht, 1940-01-03

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 3, Object: 5
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

German military magazine: No. 1. Illustrated. 24 pages. 26cm x 36cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1940-01-03
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Die Wehrmacht

Die Wehrmacht, 1940-02-14

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 3, Object: 6
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

German military magazine: No. 4. Illustrated. 28 pages. 26cm x 36cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1940-02-14
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Die Wehrmacht

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