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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 Destroyed German Tank, September 1941, 1941-09

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 190
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Destroyed tank after a Russian attack. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 190

A Disabled Tank

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 133
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Disabled Russian tank in a field. 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 133

A Downed Russian Airplane

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 131
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Remains of an airplane. Size: 12cm x 9cm

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 131

A Flattened Forest

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 174
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A field of ruined forest. 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 174

A Funeral in Tbilisi, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 235
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Procession of bearded men in robes and decorated hats walking along a cobble stone 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 235

A Funeral in Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 236
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Robed men carrying images of Jesus as part of the funeral procession. 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 236

A Gate Adorned with an Eagle and the Swastika Made Out of Birch Logs

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 170
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A gate adorned with the eagle and swastika in a forest (May 1942). 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 170

A German Airplane

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 134
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Flying 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 134

A German Airplane

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 135
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Flying 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 135

A German Airplane

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 136
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Flying 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 136

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