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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 SSGT World War 2 Pauline“Polly” Hurley (formerly Pauline M. Giannobule) was born on June 22nd, 1918, and served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) for the Army Air Corps during World War 2. Polly was the second service star her family displayed out of four at their Des Moines, Iowa home. She had two brothers and one sister, who all served duty during World War 2; one of her brothers died while in operations in Belgium, inspiring Polly and her sister to both enlist. Polly enlisted on August 8th, 1942, and served until September 16th, 1945, eventually rising to Staff Sergeant (SSGT.). Polly attended boot camp in Hammond, Louisiana, where she fondly remembers Mrs. Roosevelt visiting her boot camp company. They performed a pass and review with Polly as the company guide-on (in front with the unit's flag) when she got a little wink from the first lady. She then attended communications school in Greeley, Colorado. As a Communications Technician, she served as a teletype operator, a telegraph clerk, and a telephone operator. She only sent communications for a short while in the services before being transferred to Roanoke, Virginia, as a photo laboratory technician, working that job for just over a year. Eventually, she served as a Supply Clerk. As the Supply sergeant, she was in charge of a warehouse that supplied the Women service members with all their needs, from uniforms to bedding. Here she met a young Tech Sargent, J. Hurley, and she guessed that the J. on his uniform stood for “John.” She called him that for a long time as a joke until he finally broke down and told her his name was Jim. This led to a friendship and dating, then marriage after their service was complete. You could not get married when on active duty during the war. They had seven wonderful children, five boys and two girls.
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Pauline Hurley - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Army Air Corps SSGT World War 2 Pauline“Polly” Hurley (formerly Pauline M. Giannobule) was born on June 22nd, 1918, and served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) for the Army Air Corps during World War 2. Polly was the second service star her family displayed out of four at their Des Moines, Iowa home. She had two brothers and one sister, who all served duty during World War 2; one of her brothers died while in operations in Belgium, inspiring Polly and her sister to both enlist. Polly enlisted on August 8th, 1942, and served until September 16th, 1945, eventually rising to Staff Sergeant (SSGT.). Polly attended boot camp in Hammond, Louisiana, where she fondly remembers Mrs. Roosevelt visiting her boot camp company. They performed a pass and review with Polly as the company guide-on (in front with the unit's flag) when she got a little wink from the first lady. She then attended communications school in Greeley, Colorado. As a Communications Technician, she served as a teletype operator, a telegraph clerk, and a telephone operator. She only sent communications for a short while in the services before being transferred to Roanoke, Virginia, as a photo laboratory technician, working that job for just over a year. Eventually, she served as a Supply Clerk. As the Supply sergeant, she was in charge of a warehouse that supplied the Women service members with all their needs, from uniforms to bedding. Here she met a young Tech Sargent, J. Hurley, and she guessed that the J. on his uniform stood for “John.” She called him that for a long time as a joke until he finally broke down and told her his name was Jim. This led to a friendship and dating, then marriage after their service was complete. You could not get married when on active duty during the war. They had seven wonderful children, five boys and two girls.