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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:

Reichskassenschein; Fünf Mark, 1904-10-31

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 27
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 8cm x 12cm. Printed Value: 5 Mark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1904-10-31
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 27

Reichskassenschein; Zehn Mark, 1906-10-06

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 28
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 9cm x 14cm. Printed Value: 10 Mark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1906-10-06
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 28

Reichsleiter des Arbeitsdienstes Generalmajor Konstantin Hierl. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #96, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

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 / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

Rentenbankschein; Eine Rentenmark*, 1937-01-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 18
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 12cm. Printed Value: 1 Rentenmark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-01-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 18

Rentenbankschein; Eine Rentenmark*, 1937-01-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 18
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 12cm. Printed Value: 1 Rentenmark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-01-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 18

Rentenbankschein; Zwei Rentenmark, 1937-01-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 18
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 12cm. Printed Value: 2 Rentenmark

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-01-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 18

Replacements for the Wolchow going onto the Tigoda

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 25
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops next to the river. 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 25

Replacements for the Wolchow going onto the Tigoda

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 24
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops next to the river. Size: 11.5cm x 8.5cm

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 24

Rockets Launching, September 1941, 1941-09

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 184
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Smoke rising from a field. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 184

Rockets Launching, September 1941, 1941-09

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 185
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Rockets launching over a village. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 185

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