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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:

Firebase Wenjagolowo. January-April 1942. The Bunker of the Number One Gun. Cpl. Weber and Pfc. Heinrich. Behind Us is Our "Child" the Gun

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 29
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two soldiers looking out of their bunker surrounded by snow. Size: 10.5cm x 7.5cm

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 29

Floßsack bringt ein Pferd über den Fluß. (An inflatable raft brings a horse across the river). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Paul (Atl.)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 200
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A soldier in an inflatable raft guiding a horse across a river. Size: 10cm x 7cm

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 200

Folder 196

 File — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 196
Identifier: Folder 196
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and Polk.

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 197

 File — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 197
Identifier: Folder 197
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and Polk.

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 207

 File — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 207
Identifier: Folder 207
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and Polk.

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 209

 File — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 209
Identifier: Folder 209
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and Polk.

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

Fünfhunderttausend Mark; Notgeld des Bayr. Marktes Murnau am Staffelsee, 1923-08

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 24
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 13cm x 15cm. Printed Value: 500 000 Mark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 24

Fünfzig Millionen Mark; Gutschein der Stadtgemeinde Marbach, 1923-10-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 17
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 10.5cm x 15.5cm. Printed Value: 50 billion Marks

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-10-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 17

Fünfzig Pfennige; Berlin 1920*, 1920-01-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 20
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 8.5cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-01-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 20

Fünfzig Pfennige; Berlin 1920*, 1920-01-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 20
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 8.5cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-01-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 20

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