Antoinettte Lamb - 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 NAVY SK3 World War 2 Antoinette “Toni” Hedlesky Lamb was born on March 19th, 1921, and served in the US Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) from 1943 to 1945 at the end of the war. More than 100,000 women served in the WAVES during World War II. Most were discharged in 1946. Toni joined the Navy in Dec 1943 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after completing High school at Ann Arbor High. In Jan 1944, she attended the U.S. Naval Training Center (WR) at Hunter College in The Bronx, New York. She trained with hundreds of WAVES at basic. After completing Basic training, Seaman's Second Class Hedlesky took a train to Naval Training Center Stillwater, Oklahoma, to attend Yeoman School. After graduating from Yeoman School, she moved to The Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (BuSandA) in Cleveland, Ohio. The bureau was responsible for the procurement, receipt, storage, shipment, and issuance of food, fuel, clothing, general stores, and other materials. She was working as the backbone of keeping the supply chain running. She was later converted to a storekeeper SK for this next job. She also worked for the same (BuSandA) at the US Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, Illinois, at the Field Branch Office. She did get moved around between these two offices many times during the next few years, depending on what job needed doing, according to Toni. During that tour, Toni was promoted to Store Keeper Third Class Petty Officer SK3c(T) V 10 USNR. Toni was discharged from active duty while stationed at the US Naval Hospital Great Lakes Naval Station Illinois on 14 July 1945 after one and a half years of service. The Hedlesky family had two sons who also served during WW2. SSGT Nicholas Hedlesky and PVT Michael Hedlesky returned after the war.
Antoinettte Lamb - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US NAVY SK3 World War 2 Antoinette “Toni” Hedlesky Lamb was born on March 19th, 1921, and served in the US Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) from 1943 to 1945 at the end of the war. More than 100,000 women served in the WAVES during World War II. Most were discharged in 1946. Toni joined the Navy in Dec 1943 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after completing High school at Ann Arbor High. In Jan 1944, she attended the U.S. Naval Training Center (WR) at Hunter College in The Bronx, New York. She trained with hundreds of WAVES at basic. After completing Basic training, Seaman's Second Class Hedlesky took a train to Naval Training Center Stillwater, Oklahoma, to attend Yeoman School. After graduating from Yeoman School, she moved to The Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (BuSandA) in Cleveland, Ohio. The bureau was responsible for the procurement, receipt, storage, shipment, and issuance of food, fuel, clothing, general stores, and other materials. She was working as the backbone of keeping the supply chain running. She was later converted to a storekeeper SK for this next job. She also worked for the same (BuSandA) at the US Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, Illinois, at the Field Branch Office. She did get moved around between these two offices many times during the next few years, depending on what job needed doing, according to Toni. During that tour, Toni was promoted to Store Keeper Third Class Petty Officer SK3c(T) V 10 USNR. Toni was discharged from active duty while stationed at the US Naval Hospital Great Lakes Naval Station Illinois on 14 July 1945 after one and a half years of service. The Hedlesky family had two sons who also served during WW2. SSGT Nicholas Hedlesky and PVT Michael Hedlesky returned after the war.