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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:

Signal, 1944

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 16
Identifier: Item 16
Scope and Contents

German army magazine: No. 4 (French language edition). Illustrated. 39 pages. Size: 27cm x 37cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Signal, 1944

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 17
Identifier: Item 17
Scope and Contents

German army magazine: No. 6 (Dutch language edition). Illustrated. 39 pages. Size: 27cm x 37cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Signal, 1944

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 18
Identifier: Item 18
Scope and Contents

German army magazine: No. 6 (Dutch language edition). Illustrated. 39 pages. Size: 27cm x 37cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Signal, 1944

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 20
Identifier: Item 20
Scope and Contents

German army magazine: No. 7 (French language edition). Illustrated. 39 pages. Size: 27cm x 37cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Signal, 1944

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 21
Identifier: Item 21
Scope and Contents

German army magazine: No. 11 (Dutch language edition). Illustrated. 39 pages. Size: 27cm x 37cm (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1944
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Signal, 1940-11

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 22
Identifier: Item 22
Scope and Contents

German Army magazine. No. 15. Illustrated. 48 pages. Size: 27cm X 37cm. (donated by Howard Mowen)

Dates: Publication: 1940-11
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Signal, 1943

 Item — Box 1: Series 5 (Y): Series Series 5 [Barcode: 31141025368809], Folder: 6, Object: 23
Identifier: Item 23
Scope and Contents

German Army magazine. No. 24 (Extra Oostnumber 1943) (Dutch language edition). Illustrated. Size: 27cm. X 37cm. (donated by Howard Mowen).

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Miscellaneous Publications / Signal

Six German Soldiers Aboard a Ship

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 66
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers on deck of a ship. Size: 7cm x 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 66

Six Soldiers Outside of a House

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 176
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Note on back: "Die hohe Abteilung"= the respectable department. Lt. Hoffmann, Oberarzt (senior physician) Dr. Mainzer, Lt. Rielz, Lt. Gruhl. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

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 176

Soldiers Holding Exploded Shells, 1941-1942

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 173
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Winter 1941/42; men in the center: Furker and Meyer. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-1942
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 173

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