Scott Smith - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series

Mickey Strand - Veterans Series

Korean War

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

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 Air Force A1C Korean War Scott Dean Smith was born on June 2nd, 1935, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. Scott attended High School at Scott High School in Toledo, leaving at 16 before graduating to help his mother by working in a factory as a hand truck operator/loader. Scott received a draft card notice before his 18th birthday, so he enlisted in the Air Force, reporting to boot camp on February 24, 1954. 
 Scott reported to Recruit Training, followed by a trip to Biloxi, Mississippi, for radar operator school for three months at Keesler AFB. His primary radar training was on the AN/TPS-1 Radar, an early warning and tactical control radar developed by Bell Labs and the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War 2. After radar school, Airman 2nd Class Smith reported to the US Air Base at Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu, Japan. He was forward deployed up a mountain with 17 other USAF members managing a backup radar system. They stood duty in converted barracks rooms for two days on duty and two days off duty. Watch was stood in pairs with another team member. Both took turns watching the Radar screen, plotting contacts, and maned the radio for two hours daily. After about 18 months, the site was closed, and Airman 1st Class Scot was moved to a new site on a small island in the Pacific off the coast of Japan. The duty was the same but more remote on this little island. Assignment on that small outpost lasted six months, and Scott was happy to return. A1C Smith returned to the United States and worked on the Pine Tree Line. The Pine Tree Line was a series of radar stations across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with several other stations on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts manned by US Air Force and Canadian Armed Service members. The system was for early detection of a Soviet bomber attack on North America. Scott served as a radar operator, a plotter, and a radio operator with watches rotated to keep members fresh. Scott served there for over a year, completing his enlistment and active duty service. A1c Smith was discharged from active duty after three years and eight months. He returned to Toledo, Ohio, to the Carburetor factory he worked at before his service.
Scott Smith - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Air Force A1C Korean War Scott Dean Smith was born on June 2nd, 1935, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. Scott attended High School at Scott High School in Toledo, leaving at 16 before graduating to help his mother by working in a factory as a hand truck operator/loader. Scott received a draft card notice before his 18th birthday, so he enlisted in the Air Force, reporting to boot camp on February 24, 1954. 
 Scott reported to Recruit Training, followed by a trip to Biloxi, Mississippi, for radar operator school for three months at Keesler AFB. His primary radar training was on the AN/TPS-1 Radar, an early warning and tactical control radar developed by Bell Labs and the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War 2. After radar school, Airman 2nd Class Smith reported to the US Air Base at Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu, Japan. He was forward deployed up a mountain with 17 other USAF members managing a backup radar system. They stood duty in converted barracks rooms for two days on duty and two days off duty. Watch was stood in pairs with another team member. Both took turns watching the Radar screen, plotting contacts, and maned the radio for two hours daily. After about 18 months, the site was closed, and Airman 1st Class Scot was moved to a new site on a small island in the Pacific off the coast of Japan. The duty was the same but more remote on this little island. Assignment on that small outpost lasted six months, and Scott was happy to return. A1C Smith returned to the United States and worked on the Pine Tree Line. The Pine Tree Line was a series of radar stations across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with several other stations on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts manned by US Air Force and Canadian Armed Service members. The system was for early detection of a Soviet bomber attack on North America. Scott served as a radar operator, a plotter, and a radio operator with watches rotated to keep members fresh. Scott served there for over a year, completing his enlistment and active duty service. A1c Smith was discharged from active duty after three years and eight months. He returned to Toledo, Ohio, to the Carburetor factory he worked at before his service.