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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:

Number Two Gun, 1941

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German soldiers moving guns with horses near Leningrad; Fall 1941. Size: 33.5cm x 22cm

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 6

Number Two Gun, 1941

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German soldiers moving guns with horses near Leningrad, Fall 1941. Size: 11cm x 8cm

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 6

Nürnberg

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 75
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Nürnberg after the bombings. Size: 34.5cm x 27cm

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 75

Odessa, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 207
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Large church, surrounding building, and busy street. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 207

Odessa, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 221
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Close up of a building in Odessa. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 221

Odessa,Ukraine, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 205
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: View of a busy city street with buildings. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 205

O'gafr Haolircek auf Störungsucke (O'gafr Haolircek on Radio Interference Location)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 113
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A German Soldier on Skis. Size: 6cm x 5.5cm

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 113

On the Road to Leningrad. Searching Prisoners. The Russians Came out of the Woods when They Saw that They Would Not Be Shot

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 49
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A Russian soldier, smiling as he is searched by German soldiers. Size: 33cm x 23.5cm

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 49

On the Road to Leningrad. Searching Prisoners. The Russians Came out of the Woods when They Saw that They Would Not Be Shot

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 48
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A Russian soldier, smiling as he is searched by German soldiers. Size: 11.5cm x 9cm

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 48

On the Tigoda, Going to the Front

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 26
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops in a boat. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

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 26

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