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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:

Münchner Illustrierte Presse, 1944-07-20

 Item — Box 2: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368817], Folder: 2, Object: 6
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

German newspaper: No. 29. Illustrated. 10 pages. 28cm x 38cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944-07-20
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Münchner Illustrierte Presse

Naturally that is the Number One Gun Again and Ready to Fire. Corporal Horstmeier and Private First Class Timmerman

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 30
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers in the snow with an artillery gun. Size: 10.5cm x 7.5cm

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 30

Near Leningrad, Early Fall, 1941, 1941

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

Picture: German half tracks moving troops and artillery through mud. Size: 34cm x 25cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 8

Near Leningrad, Early Fall, 1941, 1941

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 10
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German half tracks moving troops and artillery through mud. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 10

Near Leningrad, Early Fall, 1941, 1941

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German half tracks moving troops and artillery through mud. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 8

Near Leningrad, Early Fall, 1941, 1941

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 10
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German half tracks moving troops and artillery through mud. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 10

Near Leningrad. September 1941. Russian Prisoner "Another one of Prize Examples", 1941-09

 Item — Box 8: Series Series 1, Folder: 51
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A portrait of a Russian POW. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

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 51

Near Leningrad. September 1941. Russian Prisoner "Another one of Prize Examples", 1941-09

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 50
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A portrait of a Russian POW. Size: 9cm x 12cm

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 50

Near Leningrad. September 1941. Russian Prisoner "I am a Jew", 1941-09

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 52
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A portrait of a Russian POW. Size: 23.5cm x 34cm

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 52

Near Leningrad. September 1941. Russian Prisoner "I am a Jew", 1941-09

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 51
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A portrait of a Russian POW. Size: 9cm x 12cm

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 51

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