Harry Greenberg - 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 CPL World War 2 Harry Greenberg served in the US Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946.  Harry was a Forward Air Controller (FAC) in the European campaign as a replacement troop.  Forward air control during World War II came into existence due to exigency and was used in several theaters of World War II. Its reincarnation in action resulted from field expedience rather than planned operations.  An interesting fact is that Harry had to learn this trade using “on-the-job training “ (OJT), as the military saying goes.  Radio-equipped Forward Air Controllers coordinated fighter and bomber aircraft or artillery in close conjunction with ground troops. Additionally, they were tasked with assessing bomb damage.  The Controller could be embedded directly into any unit that needed fighter or artillery support.  They often operated at the front or behind enemy lines, coordinating attacks on the enemy. Harry was also deployed as a forward air controller in Germany with many units, using radio, maps, and strings to assist pilots with enemy location positions, directing them to the targets, and assisting them with the return home to their base.  Much of what Harry and his fellow Air Controllers experienced was written into Army practice after WWII. When the Army posted its first Field Manual, it included Air Ground Operations which were developed during Harry’s time serving in WWII. Harry was promoted to Corporal before the end of his obligation of service to the Air Corps.  He was shipped back to the United States, honorably released from service, and returned to the great state of Oklahoma.
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Harry Greenberg - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Army Air Corps CPL World War 2 Harry Greenberg served in the US Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946.  Harry was a Forward Air Controller (FAC) in the European campaign as a replacement troop.  Forward air control during World War II came into existence due to exigency and was used in several theaters of World War II. Its reincarnation in action resulted from field expedience rather than planned operations.  An interesting fact is that Harry had to learn this trade using “on-the-job training “ (OJT), as the military saying goes.  Radio-equipped Forward Air Controllers coordinated fighter and bomber aircraft or artillery in close conjunction with ground troops. Additionally, they were tasked with assessing bomb damage.  The Controller could be embedded directly into any unit that needed fighter or artillery support.  They often operated at the front or behind enemy lines, coordinating attacks on the enemy. Harry was also deployed as a forward air controller in Germany with many units, using radio, maps, and strings to assist pilots with enemy location positions, directing them to the targets, and assisting them with the return home to their base.  Much of what Harry and his fellow Air Controllers experienced was written into Army practice after WWII. When the Army posted its first Field Manual, it included Air Ground Operations which were developed during Harry’s time serving in WWII. Harry was promoted to Corporal before the end of his obligation of service to the Air Corps.  He was shipped back to the United States, honorably released from service, and returned to the great state of Oklahoma.