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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:

Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 246
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Men sitting on the sidewalk with rugs. 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 246

Telling a Joke to the "Chief" that He Has Heard Before

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 17
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two German soldiers talking. Size: 33.5cm x 24cm

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 17

Telling a Joke to the "Chief" that He Has Heard Before

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 17
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two German soldiers talking. 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 17

The Artillery Gun and the Ammunition Storage Shelter

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 156
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Artillery gun and ammunition storage shelter in the snow in the forest. 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 156

The Brave Machine-gunner, Cpl. Lampe

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A picture of a German soldier. Size: 23.5cm x 34cm

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

The Brave Machine-gunner, Cpl. Lampe

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A picture of a German soldier. Size: 7cm x 10cm

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

The Burning Village of Tolmatschewo, August 1941, 1941-08

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 37
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Burning buildings by night. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 37

The Burning Village of Tolmatschewo, August 1941, 1941-08

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 36
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Burning buildings by night. Size: 12cm x 9cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-08
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 36

The Burying of the Dead

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 72
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: People digging ditches. 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 72

The Burying of the Dead

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 73
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: People digging gravesites on a graveyard. 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 73

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