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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:

A Bridge and Two Barges

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 70
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Looking down onto a river. Size: 6.5cm 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 70

A Bridge in Kiev, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 239
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A bridge over a wide river, and people with horse drawn wagons taking hay from boats. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 239

A Building, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 220
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: People walking outside a building. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 220

A Building on Fire

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 102
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A burning 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 102

A Bunker

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 189
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bunker in a hill. Aug. 1941. 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 189

A Captured Russian Bear and Helmet Serves as a Guidepost of Distance from Home and to Goal Leningrad

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 24
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A signpost pointing to the direction of Berlin (1485 km) and Petersburg (70km). Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

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 24

A Captures Russian Bear and Helmet Serves as a Guidepost of Distance from Home and to Goal Leningrad

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 23
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A signpost pointing to Berlin (1485 km) and Petersburg (70km). Size: 9.5cm 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 23

A Children's Parade, Ukraine, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 212
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Children in a parade on a city street. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 212

A Church as Seen through an Alley

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 76
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A church as seen through an alley with snow. Size: 7.5cm 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 76

A Crashed German Airplane

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 144
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Crashed Airplane. 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 144

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