Wes Price - 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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Wes Price - Army - PFC<br />US Army<br />PFC<br />World War 2<br /><br /> Born on November 24th, 1928, Private First Class Wes Price served in the US Army with the relief forces from 1946 to 1947.<br /> After graduating High school, Wes was told that if he enlisted in the Army and served for a short time, the soldiers who had been serving in combat operations during the war could come home. This inspired him to do his part and bring the fighting GIs back to their families.<br /> Private Wes Price attended Boot Camp and AIT or Advanced Infantry Training, just like every GI before and after combat operations were over. During AIT, he was assigned as a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) light machine gun operator or rifleman. PFC Price also secured training and an appointment as a photographer for the 34th regimen of the 24th division, the Leyte Dragons. <br /> The 34th had seen operations during the entire Pacific campaign, hopping from island to island, securing them, and driving the Japanese forces from the occupied lands. The relief soldiers like Wes were a welcome site to those who had seen a lot of combat. <br /> Wes was deployed to Japan and served for 11 months with the occupation forces of Japan on the southern island of Sasebo. He served with the Military Police alongside the newly designated Japanese Self-Defense Forces - Military Police. He was working side by side on and off base.<br /> He also worked some days at the base photo lab as a laboratory assistant. He developed film and printed photographic prints for the headquarters and the commands on the base. These prints were created individually by hand in a sink process. Wes remembers working with his favorite camera, the Argus C3, commonly nicknamed "The Brick” due to its rectangular shape. <br /> Wes rose to the rank of Private First Class during his time overseas and returned to the United States after his one year of obligated service was completed. Wes was honorably discharged and returned to civilian life.
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Wes Price - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
Wes Price - Army - PFC<br />US Army<br />PFC<br />World War 2<br /><br /> Born on November 24th, 1928, Private First Class Wes Price served in the US Army with the relief forces from 1946 to 1947.<br /> After graduating High school, Wes was told that if he enlisted in the Army and served for a short time, the soldiers who had been serving in combat operations during the war could come home. This inspired him to do his part and bring the fighting GIs back to their families.<br /> Private Wes Price attended Boot Camp and AIT or Advanced Infantry Training, just like every GI before and after combat operations were over. During AIT, he was assigned as a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) light machine gun operator or rifleman. PFC Price also secured training and an appointment as a photographer for the 34th regimen of the 24th division, the Leyte Dragons. <br /> The 34th had seen operations during the entire Pacific campaign, hopping from island to island, securing them, and driving the Japanese forces from the occupied lands. The relief soldiers like Wes were a welcome site to those who had seen a lot of combat. <br /> Wes was deployed to Japan and served for 11 months with the occupation forces of Japan on the southern island of Sasebo. He served with the Military Police alongside the newly designated Japanese Self-Defense Forces - Military Police. He was working side by side on and off base.<br /> He also worked some days at the base photo lab as a laboratory assistant. He developed film and printed photographic prints for the headquarters and the commands on the base. These prints were created individually by hand in a sink process. Wes remembers working with his favorite camera, the Argus C3, commonly nicknamed "The Brick” due to its rectangular shape. <br /> Wes rose to the rank of Private First Class during his time overseas and returned to the United States after his one year of obligated service was completed. Wes was honorably discharged and returned to civilian life.