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Existence: 21 August 1922
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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:
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 186
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Rockets launching over a village. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-09
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 114
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Destroyed buildings. Size: 6cm x 6cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 115
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Busy city scene. Size: 6cm x 6cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 126
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Outskirts of a bombed city. Size: 9cm x 6cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 217
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Busy market. Size: 16cm x 12cm
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 88
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Two men on a horse drawn wagon. Size: 9cm x 6cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 44
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Russian POWs walking on a dirt road. Size: 34cm x 25.5cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 46
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Russian POWs behind a fence. Size: 34.5cm x 25.5cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 43
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Russian POWs walking on a dirt road. Size: 6.5cm x 9cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 45
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Picture: Russian POWs behind a fence. Size: 9cm x 6cm
Dates:
1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
