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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:

Village Well and Houses in Russia

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 59
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: People gathered around the village well. 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 59

Village Well and Houses in Russia

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 58
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: People gathered around the village well. Size: 7cm 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 58

Wahlschatzschein; 80 Heller, 1920-09

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 23
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German (Austria). Size: 10cm x 5.5cm. Printed Value: 80 Heller

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 23

Wandsbeck; Gut für 50 Pfennig, 1919-12

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 23
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 4.5cm x 8.5cm .Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-12
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 23

Wandsbek; Gut für 50 Pfennig, 1919-12

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

Currency: in German. Size: 4cm x 8cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-12
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 10

Warsaw, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 229
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Busy sidewalk and beggars against the wall of 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 229

We Go Right Along. A Spring Holiday Walk into Wolchew

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 5
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German soldiers on the march. 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 5

We Go Right Along. A Spring Holiday Walk into Wolchew

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 5
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German soldiers marching. Size: 10.5cm x 7.5cm

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 5

Wechselschein zur Aushilfe; 50 Pfennig, 1917-03-30

 Item — Box 12: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865929], Folder: 2, page 10
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Currency: in German. Size: 4.5cm x 6cm. Printed Value: 50 Pfennig

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1917-03-30
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 2, page 10

Wenjagolowo 1941/42 Reconnaissance troops for the Artillery, 1941/1942

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

Picture: German troops marching through the snow. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941/1942
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 7

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