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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:

May 1942. Russian Prisoners Cooking, 1942-05

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 49
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: POWs sitting around a fire, cooking a meal. Size: 11cm x 7.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-05

Mildenburg, Grete. Ernst Thälmann: Kandidat der roten Einheitsfront, Kanidat der proletarischen Jugend. City-Druckerei AG, Berlin: 1932.

 File — Box 1: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866042], Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12
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

Moving into Position at Sakoline. June 1941, 1941-06

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 12
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops invading a village. Size: 35cm x 26.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-06

Moving into Position at Sakoline. June 1941, 1941-06

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 12
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops invading a village. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-06

Münchener Mosaik, 1940-08-01

 File — Box 8: series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368825], Folder: 1, Object: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents

German magazine: No. 8. Illustrated. 68 pages. 22cm x 31cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1940-08-01

Münchner Illustrierte Presse, 1935-05-01

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 2, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

German newspaper: No. 13. Illustrated. 38 pages. 28cm x 38cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1935-05-01

Münchner Illustrierte Presse, 1941-09-25

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 2, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

German newspaper: No. 39. Illustrated. 22 pages. 28cm x 38cm(donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1941-09-25

Münchner Illustrierte Presse

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 2, Object: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

German newspaper: (Issue missing cover). Illustrated. 12 pages (incomplete). 28cm x 38cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

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

Münchner Illustrierte Presse, 1943-04-29

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 2, Object: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

German newspaper: No. 17. Illustrated. 10 pages. 28cm x 38cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1943-04-29

Münchner Illustrierte Presse, 1943-09-02

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 2, Object: 5
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

German newspaper: No. 35. Illustrated. 10 pages. 28cm x 38cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1943-09-02