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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:

Infanterie greift, unterstützt von Minenwerfern, ein vom Feinde besetztes Gehöft am. Greiling A.G., Dresden

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #76; Infantrie, supported by minethrowers attack an area occupied by the opposition. Size: 6cm x 7cm (donated by Edwin W. 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 / Cigarette trading cards from Schwarz Weiß Zigaretten. These cards are part of a series titled Das Deutsche Heer im Manöver (The German Army in Operation)

"Ist dies der Dank des Vaterlandes?" Bundesschein 75 Pf.

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

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 10cm. Printed Value: 75 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 12

"Ivan" is Shooting! A Hit! 1942 Wenjagolowo, 1942

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 32
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers lying in the snow, aiming their rifles. Size: 33.5cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 32

"Ivan" is Shooting! A Hit! 1942 Wenjagolowo, 1942

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 31
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers lying in the snow, aiming their rifles. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 31

J.F. Schröder Bank K.a.A. Bremen; Einhundert Mark, 1922-09

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 16
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8.5cm x 13.5cm. Printed Value: 100 Mark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1922-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 16

J.F. Schröder Bank K.a.A. Bremen; Hundertausend Mark, 1923-08-10

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 16
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8.5cm x 13.5cm. Printed Value: 100 000 Marks

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-08-10
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 16

J.F. Schröder Bank K.a.A. Bremen; Zweihunderttausend Mark, 1923-08-15

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 16
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8.5cm x 13.5cm. Printed Value: 200 000 Mark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-08-15
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 16

Kadelbach, Gerd and F.A. Krummacher. Deutschland aus der Asche: Originalaufnahmen aus den Jahren 1945 bis 1955. (Frankfurt am Main): Ariola-Athena-Archiv, (1963), 1963

 Item — Box 15: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865796], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

LP: LP is absent, Booklet only (14 pages). Illustrated: booklet is black and white (portraits).

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1963
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 6

Kiev, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 206
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Intact bridge stretching over a river. 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 206

Kiev, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 213
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers and priest on a street in Kiev. 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 213

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