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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:

Granatwerferstellung. (Mortar position). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Neubauer (PBZ)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 195
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: 2 soldiers launching grenades. 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 195

Graves of the Waffen-SS near Baranowo

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 41
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two rows of birch tree crosses for soldiers of the SS (Schutzstaffel). 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 41

Gutschein 25 Pfennig; Handelskammer Harburg (Elbe)

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

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 7.5cm. Printed Value: 25 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 20

Gutschein der Stadt Buer.; Drei Billionen Mark (3000 Milliarden Mark), 1923-10-23

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 26
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8.5cm x 14cm. Printed Value: 3000 billion Mark (3,000,000,000,000 Mark)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-10-23
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 26

Gutschein der Stadt Buer.; Eine Billionen Mark (1000 Milliarden Mark), 1923-10-23

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 26
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8.5cm x 14cm. Printed Value: 1000 billion Mark (1,000,000,000,000 Mark)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-10-23
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 26

Gutschein der Stadt Buer.; Fünf Billionen Mark (5000 Milliarden Mark), 1923-10-23

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 26
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8.5cm x 14cm. Printed Value: 5000 billion Mark (5,000,000,000,000 Mark)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-10-23
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 26

Gutschein der Stadt Cuxhaven; 25 Pfennig, 1919-10

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 11
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-10
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 11

Gutschein für Einhundert Milliarden Mark; Stadtrat Passau, 1923-10-25

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 15
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 7cm x 11cm. Printed Value: 100 billion Marks

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-10-25
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 15

Gutschein für Zehn Milliarden Mark: Stadtrat Passau, 1923-10-25

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 15
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8cm x 12.5cm. Printed Value: 10 billion Marks

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-10-25
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 15

Gutschein über Fünfundzwanzig Pfennig; Gültig im Bezirk der Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden, 1921-09-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 19
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 8.5cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-09-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 19

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