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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:

Soldiers Talking

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 141
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Laughing soldiers. Size: 11cm x 8cm

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 141

"Soll es SO wieder sein?" Bundesschein 50 Pf

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 12
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 10cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

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 2, page 12

Sozial Demokrat. Siegfried Taub, Prague, Number 153, 1937-07-01

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 20, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

6 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-07-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 20

Sozial Demokrat. Siegfried Taub, Prague, Number 156, 1937-07-04

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 20, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

14 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-07-04
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 20

Stadt Bremen; 25 Pfennig, 1921-09-15

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 10
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 8.5cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-09-15
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 10

Stadt Frankfurt am Main; 25 Pfennig, 1919-11-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 19
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-11-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 19

Stadt Frankfurt am Main; Gutschein 25 Pfennig, 1919-11-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 10
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5.5cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-11-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 10

Stadt Halle; 50 Pfennig, 1920-05

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 19
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-05
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 19

Stadt Magdeburg; 25 Pfennig, 1920-04-01

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 10
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 7cm. Printed Value: 25 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-04-01
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 10

Stadt Mühlhausen i. Thür; Fünf Mark, 1918-11-02

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 17
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 9.5cm x 13.5cm. Printed Value: 5 Marks

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918-11-02
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 17

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