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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:

Stadt Oznabrück 50Pf "Hier wuornden de Börgers von Ossenbrügge", 1921-07

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 14
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 9cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-07
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 14

Stadt Rüstringen; 50 Pfennig

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 11
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 4.5cm x 7.5cm. 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 11

Starcke, Gerhard. Deutschland Erwache! Bruno Petzold Nachf, Berlin: 1932

 File — Box 1: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866042], Folder: 51
Identifier: Folder 51
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains the combination of World War II ephemera, photographs and publications collected by both Mowen and 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

Steinau; Fünfzig Pfennig, 1918-12-24

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 20
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918-12-24
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 20

Strassen des Vormarsch. (The Road of Attack)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 183
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A barren field. 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 183

Sturmboot jagt über den Fluß. (Assault boat races up the river). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Langel (PBZ)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 196
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Assault boat racing up a river. Size: 10cm x 7cm

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 196

Sturmgeschütze kehren nach ihrem Einsatz zurück. (Assault guns return after their assignment). P.K. Aufn Krgsber. Hähle (PBZ)

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 201
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Rows of tanks with soldiers, on a dirt road. Size: 10cm x 7cm

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 201

Stuttgarter NS Kurier. Stutgart.

 File — Box 3: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865770], Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Newspaper. Illustrated. Size: 32.5cm x 51.5cm

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

Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 209
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Horses and people walking in Tbilisi. 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 209

Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 218
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Destroyed homes and boats along a river bank. 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 218

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