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:

Number 112, 1939-09-14

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 1

Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1939-09-14

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Amtsblatt. Stuttgart.

Number 112, 1939-10-12

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 1

Identifier: Item 2

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1939-10-12

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Amtsblatt. Stuttgart.

Number 114, 1940-04-25

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 22

Scope and Contents

Page 5-6

Dates: created: 1940-04-25

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 115, 1940-04-26

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 23

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1940-04-26

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 118, 1940-04-29

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 24

Scope and Contents

10 pages

Dates: created: 1940-04-29

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 122, 1940-05-04

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 25

Scope and Contents

Page 1-2

Dates: created: 1940-05-04

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 137, 1940-05-20

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 26

Scope and Contents

Page 5-6

Dates: created: 1940-05-20

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 142, 1940-05-25

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 27

Scope and Contents

16 pages

Dates: created: 1940-05-25

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 186, 1939-04-21

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 7

Scope and Contents

Page 1,3,5,6

Dates: created: 1939-04-21

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

Number 233, 1942-08-26

Item — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2

Identifier: Item 28

Scope and Contents

6 pages

Dates: created: 1942-08-26

Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.