Mayo Stiegler - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series

Mickey Strand - Veterans Series

World War 2

Click on Veteran's photo to see their service story. These Warriors served during the World War 2.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can I donate?

I have created a way to accept donations to grow the project, use the WWII Veterans Portrait Series Go Fund Me.

Where are you located?

I live in the San Diego area but have traveled to many locations to interview and photograph Veterans.


How Long is an Appointment?

Appointments usually last an hour. But please free up time for Mickey to set up lights and cameras, hold the interview, and take some still photographers for in the project.

Do you accept reservations?

Yes is the simple answer to the question. Each appointment is set up as an individual session. Group sessions have been set up when I visited a senior living facility or many of the California Veterans Homes.

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US Army Air Corps PFC World War 2 Mayo Stiegler was born on June 10, 1927, and grew up in Minneapolis, MN. He was drafted into the service in July of 1945, just after summer class finished at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he studied Law. Mayo was inducted into the service and was selected to serve in the Army’s Air Corps at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis, MN, today the site of the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport. Mayo was transferred to attend Bootcamp Texas at Shepherd Field for about six weeks. After completing Bootcamp, he reported to Chanute Air Force Base for basic Air Force technical training in cryptography, the study of secret codes, and the tools of that field. This course of instruction was for about three months. Mayo reported to Elmendorf Field, north of Anchorage, Alaska, as a Cryptography Technician. Once fitted and checked into the base, Mayo was told they needed him to serve as a Ground-controlled approach (GCA) Radar operator, and his whole service field changed. He was transfused to Adak Army Airfield, Alaska, at the end of the Aleutian Islands. Here, he learned, during on-the-job training, how to operate and maintain the GCA Radar systems. GCA was a new service provided by air traffic controllers. The system assisted in guiding aircraft to a safe landing in adverse weather conditions. The first land-by radar systems. He served in Alaska until the end of his enlistment in November 1946, completing 14 months of service. Mayo remembered that the best thing about the service was how beautiful Alaska was daily. Mayo only got one chance to fly in the belly of a fighter plane. The fighter practiced landings using the GCA system, and Mayo remembered it as a thrilling flight. Mayo returned to study and practice the Law and married his wife, Sheree.
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Mayo Stiegler - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Army Air Corps PFC World War 2 Mayo Stiegler was born on June 10, 1927, and grew up in Minneapolis, MN. He was drafted into the service in July of 1945, just after summer class finished at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he studied Law. Mayo was inducted into the service and was selected to serve in the Army’s Air Corps at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis, MN, today the site of the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport. Mayo was transferred to attend Bootcamp Texas at Shepherd Field for about six weeks. After completing Bootcamp, he reported to Chanute Air Force Base for basic Air Force technical training in cryptography, the study of secret codes, and the tools of that field. This course of instruction was for about three months. Mayo reported to Elmendorf Field, north of Anchorage, Alaska, as a Cryptography Technician. Once fitted and checked into the base, Mayo was told they needed him to serve as a Ground-controlled approach (GCA) Radar operator, and his whole service field changed. He was transfused to Adak Army Airfield, Alaska, at the end of the Aleutian Islands. Here, he learned, during on-the-job training, how to operate and maintain the GCA Radar systems. GCA was a new service provided by air traffic controllers. The system assisted in guiding aircraft to a safe landing in adverse weather conditions. The first land-by radar systems. He served in Alaska until the end of his enlistment in November 1946, completing 14 months of service. Mayo remembered that the best thing about the service was how beautiful Alaska was daily. Mayo only got one chance to fly in the belly of a fighter plane. The fighter practiced landings using the GCA system, and Mayo remembered it as a thrilling flight. Mayo returned to study and practice the Law and married his wife, Sheree.