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Mowen, Howard A. (Howard Alden), 1922-2009

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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:

Gutschein über Fünfzig Pfennig; Kiel*, 1918-01-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 23
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 9.5cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: created: 1918-01-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 23

Gutschein über Fünfzig Pfennig; Kiel*, 1918-01-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 23
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 9.5cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: created: 1918-01-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 23

Gutschein über Hunderttausend Mark, 1923

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 8
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 9cm x 13cm. Printed value: 100000 Marks

Dates: created: 1923
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 8

Handelskammer Göttingen Gutschein für 25Pf, 1917-04-26

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 11
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6cm x 9cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: created: 1917-04-26
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 11

Handelskammer Göttingen;50 Pfennig, 1917-04-26

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 19
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 7cm x 10cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: created: 1917-04-26
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 19

Häuser, Karl. Bekundet Deutschlands Freiheitswillen! Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin: 1932

 File — Box 1: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866042], Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17
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

Heavy Battle in the Forest Along the Luga. August 1941, dead Russian, 1941-08

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 56
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A dead soldier without shoes, in the grass and brush. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 56

Heavy Battle in the Forest Along the Luga. August 1941, dead Russian, 1941-08

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 55
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A dead soldier without shoes, in the grass and brush. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 55

Heavy Fighting Along the Luga. August 1941. A Dead Russian Soldier, 1941-08

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 57
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A barefoot and dead soldier, in the grass. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 57

Heavy Fighting Along the Luga. August 1941. A Dead Russian Soldier, 1941-08

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 56
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A barefoot and dead soldier in the grass. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 56

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