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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:

"Hold fast holt fast Denn geiht dat Klar denn Steiht Dat Riek Noch Dusend Jahr"; 10pf Stadtworst, 1918-07-01

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

Currency: in German. Size: 6cm x 8.5cm. Printed Value: 10 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918-07-01

Holsteiner Nachrichten, 1944-06/1944-12

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

1 box; incomplete series  (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944-06/1944-12

Horse Drawn Wagon Making Its Way through a Bombed City

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 82
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A horse and wagon crossing train tracks in an empty, bombed city. Size: 32.5cm x 27cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

Horster Nachrichten, 1933-12-07/1943-02-20

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 17
Scope and Contents

1 box; incomplete series (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1933-12-07/1943-02-20

Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections

 Series
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

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

Hübotter, Hans Dr. Bekenne Dich zum Kampfblock Schwarz = weiß = rot! Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin: 1932.

 File — Box 1: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866042], Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
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

Ich war einmal Rohr

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 142
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: An exploded gun barrel. Size: 11cm x 8cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

Im Sumpfgelände bewährt sich der Floßsack. (In the marsh, soldiers proving their worth in the inflatable raft). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Paul (Atl.)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 198
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers climbing into an inflatable raft. Size: 10cm x 7cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

In the Wolchow. June 1942, 1942-06

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 14
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops building a bunker. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-06

In the Wolchow. June 1942, 1942-06

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 14
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops building a bunker. Size: 11.5cm x 9cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-06