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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:

A Shelled Building Seen Through the Gun Sights

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 151
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Destroyed building through view of gun scope. Size: 11cm x 8cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Shelled Town

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 182
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: The remains of Wenjagolow. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Sign Telling Soldiers Not to Bring Horses into the Water because of Possible Contamination

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 192
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A sign not to drink the water of this river because of possible contamination / a naked man washing in the river. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Signpost

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 23
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A post with signs pointing to the directions of area locations. Size: 34cm x 23.5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Signpost

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 22
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A post with signs pointing to the directions of area locations. Size: 11cm x 7.5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Sleeping German Soldier

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 138
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A soldier sleeping in hay on a duffle bag; note on back: "Hösemeier schläft" = "Hösemeier sleeps." Size: 11cm x 8cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Soldier Sighting the Target

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 155
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Soldiers looking through the scope of an artillery gun. Size: 11cm x 8cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Street in Berlin

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 76
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Berlin after the bombings. Size: 25cm x 34.5cm

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

A Street in Kiev, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 245
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A busy street with people, horse drawns carriages and a street car. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918

A Tea shop in Tbilisi, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 234
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: People drinking tea. Size: 16cm x 12cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918