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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 Russian Funeral, 1918, 1918

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 216
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Funeral procession through a city. 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 216

A Russian Girl

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 106
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A girl crouched behind a haystack. Size: 7cm x 10cm

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 106

A Russian Hut on the Luga

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 60
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A few people inside a hut. 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 60

A Russian Hut on the Luga

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 59
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A few people inside a hut. 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 59

A Russian Man Standing in front of a Log Cabin

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 86
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A bearded old man in the snow in front of a log cabin. 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 86

A Russian Soldier Near Leningrad, September 1941, 1941-09

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 180
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A Russian soldier near Leningrad. Size: 13cm x 9.5cm

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 180

A Russian Town and Church

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 61
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A church in winter. 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 61

A Russian Town and Church

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 60
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A church in winter. Size: 7cm x 5.5cm

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 60

A Russian Town that Has Been Taken by the Germans

 Item — Box 7-8; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025866059], Folder: 58
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A destroyed town; bombed buildings along a dirt road. 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 58

A Russian Town that Has Been Taken by the Germans

 Item — Box 9; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865713], Folder: 57
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: A destroyed town - bombed buildings along a dirt road. 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 57

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