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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:

The Cathedral in Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 243
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A domed cathedral. 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 243

The Cathedral in Warsaw, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 231
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: View of a cathedral. 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 231

The Cathedral in Warsaw, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 232
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: View of the entrance of a cathedral. 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 232

The Church in Babino

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 153
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A church. 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 153

The "High and Mighty" Get Together

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 18
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German soldiers gather outside of a tent. 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 18

The "High and Mighty" Get Together

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 18
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German soldiers gather outside of a tent. 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 18

The Market in Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 233
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Cattle and herders on the market place. 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 233

The New Recruit

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

Picture: A picture of a new German soldier. Size: 23cm 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 1

The New Recruit

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

Picture: A picture of a new German soldier. Size: 6cm x 9cm

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 1

The Opera House in Kiev, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 242
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: The opera house. 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 242

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