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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:

Two German Graves

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 129
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two snow covered graves with swastika grave markers (Names on graves: Walter Hess + Feb 20, 1942 ; Degel). Size: 9cm x 6cm

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 129

Two German Soldiers Eating in a Tent Near Wolchow

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 167
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Near Sankt-Peterburg. 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 167

Two German Soldiers in White Coats

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 177
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: On right: Kauff; on left: Nackenhorst. 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 177

Two Germans Standing Next to Their Gun

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 154
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two soldiers next to an artillery gun. 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 154

Two Russian Prisoners

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 124
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Two Russian POWs standing in the snow, one smoking a pipe. Size: 9cm x 6cm

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 124

Ukraine, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 211
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers at a market. 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 211

Ukrainian Delegation, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 223
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Group picture of nine men. 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 223

Ukrainian Men, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 244
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Men and guards by the entrance to a building. 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 244

"Und die Moral von der Geschict" Gutschein der Stadt Ettlingen

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

Currency: in German. Size: 7cm 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

"Verspraken ward uns bannig veel" Bundesschein 1 Mark

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

Currency: in German. Size: 6.5cm x 10cm. Printed Value: 1 Mark

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

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