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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:

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

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 7
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: German troops marching through snow. Size: 12cm x 9cm

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

Wenjagolowo. The Dead are Being Buried. Behind the Graves Two are in Conversation. The Man on the Left Is Wilhelm Amrein. He Was Made Lieutenant Later

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 42
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers digging and preparing graves. 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 42

Wenjagolowo. The Dead are Being Buried. Behind the Graves Two are in Conversation. The Man on the Left Is Wilhelm Amrein. He Was Made Lieutenant Later

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 41
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers digging and preparing graves. Size: 12cm 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 41

"Wenn's Krautköpfwärn', die wüchsen nach" Gutschein der Stadt Ettlingen

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

Wir Mütter führen mit sorgender Hand dein bestes Gut, o Vaterland! Leop Kraatz, Berlin

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 247
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Postcard: A drawing by A. Schultze of a mother with two daughters, with a caption -- Mothers, with a providing hand, guide you to your greatest good, o Fatherland. The frame around the image has three swastikas. Size: 16cm x 12cm

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 247

Wochenend, September 9, 1948, 1948-09-10

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 9, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Newspaper: A German weekend newspaper. Illustrated: 4 pages. Size: 31.5cm x 47cm.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1948-09-10
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 9

Wochenend, September 24, 1948, 1948-09-24

 Item — Box 2: series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865705], Folder: 9, Object: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Newspaper: A German weekend newspaper. Illustrated: 4 pages. Size: 31.5cm x 47cm.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1948-09-24
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 9

Würzburg after Fire bombing. March 1945, 1945-03

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 70
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bird's eye view of Würzburg after bombings. Size: 27.5cm x 35cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1945-03
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 70

WWII Propaganda and Print Collections

 Collection
Identifier: 04-exws_wwii
Abstract

Nazi-period German serials, photos and ephemera, as well as American and some North African serials, as well as ephemera. This collection also contains books (the books are cataloged individually and searchable through the WMU Libraries catalog: Library Search).

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections

Yalta Harbor, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 227
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A busy harbor ans ship. 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 227

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