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 478, 1939-11-03

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

Identifier: Item 12

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-03

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

Number 479, 1939-11-04

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

Identifier: Item 13

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-04

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

Number 480, 1939-11-05

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

Identifier: Item 14

Scope and Contents

6 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-05

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

Number 481, 1939-11-06

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

Identifier: Item 15

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-06

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

Number 482, 1939-11-07

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

Identifier: Item 16

Scope and Contents

Page 1-2, 7-8

Dates: created: 1939-11-07

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

Number 493, 1939-11-18

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

Identifier: Item 17

Scope and Contents

Page 1-2

Dates: created: 1939-11-18

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

Number 493, 1939-11-18

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

Identifier: Item 18

Scope and Contents

4 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-18

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

Number 495, 1939-11-20

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

Identifier: Item 19

Scope and Contents

12 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-20

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

Number 500, 1939-11-25

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

Identifier: Item 20

Scope and Contents

Page 3-4, 11-12

Dates: created: 1939-11-25

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

Number 502, 1939-11-27

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

Identifier: Item 21

Scope and Contents

12 pages

Dates: created: 1939-11-27

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