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 235, 1942-08-28

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

Identifier: Item 29

Scope and Contents

6 pages

Dates: created: 1942-08-28

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

Number 236, 1939-05-22

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

Identifier: Item 6

Scope and Contents

8 pages

Dates: created: 1939-05-22

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

Number 322, 1934-07-14

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

Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1934-07-14

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

Number 328, 1939-07-17

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

Identifier: Item 8

Scope and Contents

10 pages

Dates: created: 1939-07-17

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

Number 330, 1939-10-19

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

Identifier: Item 9

Scope and Contents

Page 3 and 4

Dates: created: 1939-10-19

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

Number 355, 1934-08-02

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

Identifier: Item 2

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1934-08-02

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

Number 359, 1934-08-04

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

Identifier: Item 3

Scope and Contents

Page 5-12

Dates: created: 1934-08-04

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

Number 384, 1934-08-20

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

Identifier: Item 4

Scope and Contents

10 pages

Dates: created: 1934-08-20

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

Number 471, 1939-10-27

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

Identifier: Item 10

Scope and Contents

12 pages

Dates: created: 1939-10-27

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

Number 476, 1939-11-01

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

Identifier: Item 11

Scope and Contents

8 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-01

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