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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:

Notgeld der Stadt Flensburg; 25 Pfennig, 1920-01-16

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 10
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-01-16
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 10

Notgeld der Stadt Weimar; 50 Pfennig, 1921-03-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 11
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 7cm x 10cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-03-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 11

Notgeld der Stadt Weissensee/i. Thür; 10 Pfennig, 1921-08-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 14
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 10 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-08-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 14

Notgeld der Stadt Weissensee/i. Thür; 25 Pfennig, 1921-08-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 14
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-08-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 14

Notgeld der Stadt Weissensee/i. Thür; 50 Pfennig, 1921-08-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 14
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-08-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 14

Notgeld der Stadt Weissensee/i. Thür; 75 Pfennig, 1921-08-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 14
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 9.5cm x 7cm. Printed Value: 75 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-08-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 14

N.S. Frauen-Warte: Die Einzige Parteiamtliche Frauenzeit, 1935/1936

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 3, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

German serial publication: Heft (Issue) No. 20. Illustrated. 31 pages. Size: 23cm x 31cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1935/1936
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / N.S. Frauen-Warte: Die Einzige Parteiamtliche Frauenzeit

N.S. Frauen-Warte: Die Einzige Parteiamtliche Frauenzeit, 1935/1936

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 3, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

German serial publication: Heft (Issue) No. 21. Illustrated. 39 pages. Size: 23cm x 31cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1935/1936
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / N.S. Frauen-Warte: Die Einzige Parteiamtliche Frauenzeit

N.S. Frauen-Warte: Die Einzige Parteiamtliche Frauenzeit, 1935/1936

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 3, Object: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

German serial publication: Heft (Issue) No. 24. Illustrated. 35 pages. Size: 23 cm x 31cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1935/1936
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / N.S. Frauen-Warte: Die Einzige Parteiamtliche Frauenzeit

Number 24, 1935-01-15

 Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

12 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1935-01-15
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

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