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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 Private First Class World War II Born on November 1st, 1921, in San Francisco Ca. Warren was enrolled at Stanford College and the University of Oregon before he enlisted. Private First Class Warren Moose served in the US Army from February 1943 to February 1946. Warren entered the service to become an oral surgeon, like his father, and was originally planning service as a Dental 2nd Lt.. Warren attended basic medical training and then proceeded to Camp Barkeley, TX, for The Medical Administrative Officer Candidate School. but did not qualify for this program. Before completing training, he was moved to Medical Dental training at the Presidio in San Fransisco, CA. He fondly remembers his friend Mel Kayhand, who followed him throughout the war from duty to duty as a dental technician. Warren attended basic combat medic training. On a World War II battlefield, thousands of men would be trained and ready to do one thing: take the enemy's life. But there would also be a few trained and ready to do an entirely different mission: save lives. These were the battlefield medics. Warren shipped to England and served as a Dental Tech at a replacement depot, waiting for the D-Day invasion to begin. As part of a replacement force group, he landed via a Navy transport on Omaha Beach on November 1st, coincidentally "his birthday." He walked off the landing craft and hiked up the beach. He moved through France and spent Christmas in Holland in a replacement depot until he was pulled out to serve in the Ardennes Offensive, aka the Battle of the Bulge. He served as a litter barrier and combat medic with the 9th Army until relieved by the 1st Army. Warren said the days there were horrendous, mostly due to the conditions. He and a friend were reassigned to a mobile dental lab with the 1st Army, two dentists, and two techs. They advanced with the Mobile Dental Lab and crossed the Reine River in the dead of night in a smokescreen provided by the combat engineers. Their service to the front-line troops made Warren very proud. Warren was working in a medical Bus, at Camp Top-Hat, in Antwerp, Belgium, when the news that the war was over arrived. He served in Europe for a while before loading a ship in France to return to the US. Warren was honorably discharged and awarded his Combat Medic badge. He returned to Stanford on the GI Bill. After the war, he married a WWII Veteran Naval Officer, and they spent 50 years together.
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Warren Moose - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Army Private First Class World War II Born on November 1st, 1921, in San Francisco Ca. Warren was enrolled at Stanford College and the University of Oregon before he enlisted. Private First Class Warren Moose served in the US Army from February 1943 to February 1946. Warren entered the service to become an oral surgeon, like his father, and was originally planning service as a Dental 2nd Lt.. Warren attended basic medical training and then proceeded to Camp Barkeley, TX, for The Medical Administrative Officer Candidate School. but did not qualify for this program. Before completing training, he was moved to Medical Dental training at the Presidio in San Fransisco, CA. He fondly remembers his friend Mel Kayhand, who followed him throughout the war from duty to duty as a dental technician. Warren attended basic combat medic training. On a World War II battlefield, thousands of men would be trained and ready to do one thing: take the enemy's life. But there would also be a few trained and ready to do an entirely different mission: save lives. These were the battlefield medics. Warren shipped to England and served as a Dental Tech at a replacement depot, waiting for the D-Day invasion to begin. As part of a replacement force group, he landed via a Navy transport on Omaha Beach on November 1st, coincidentally "his birthday." He walked off the landing craft and hiked up the beach. He moved through France and spent Christmas in Holland in a replacement depot until he was pulled out to serve in the Ardennes Offensive, aka the Battle of the Bulge. He served as a litter barrier and combat medic with the 9th Army until relieved by the 1st Army. Warren said the days there were horrendous, mostly due to the conditions. He and a friend were reassigned to a mobile dental lab with the 1st Army, two dentists, and two techs. They advanced with the Mobile Dental Lab and crossed the Reine River in the dead of night in a smokescreen provided by the combat engineers. Their service to the front-line troops made Warren very proud. Warren was working in a medical Bus, at Camp Top-Hat, in Antwerp, Belgium, when the news that the war was over arrived. He served in Europe for a while before loading a ship in France to return to the US. Warren was honorably discharged and awarded his Combat Medic badge. He returned to Stanford on the GI Bill. After the war, he married a WWII Veteran Naval Officer, and they spent 50 years together.