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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 Navy Hospital Corpsman World War II Frances Emma Terrazas was born on April 2nd, 1922. She graduated high school and worked in the medical records department at the county hospital in Los Angeles, where she spoke, read, and wrote in Spanish and English, sometimes serving as a translator, before deciding to serve her country during World War II. Frances' experience enabled her to be directly assigned as a records administrator. With her working history, Francis signed up for the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES). The WAVES was a branch of the United States Navy's Naval Reserve that enlisted women during World War II. The WAVES included the Navy's first women hospital corpsmen, who were called CorpsWAVES.  Around 13,000 WAVES served in the Navy Hospital Corps, working in naval hospitals, stations, and dispensaries. CorpsWAVES were the second largest group of women to represent Navy Medicine during the war, after nurses. Frances attended training at the U.S. Naval Training Center (WR) at Hunter College in The Bronx, New York City. She fondly remembers the trip across the US via train and enjoyed getting out of California for her first time. After graduation, she was stationed at the Naval Hospital at Port Hueneme Airbase in Oxnard, CA, where she worked as a medical records administrator. Frances served there for only 13 months and was released due to her father, a widower, who had become ill. He and her 11-year-old brother needed her support, and she was discharged due to this family hardship. Frances's father referred to her as his little devil in Spanish, pequeño diablo, and said she did not know her name was really Frances until she was 18 because her father always called her “pequeño diablo,” aka "little devil." She had to figure out her real name while filing out her enlistment paperwork. Frances had three older brothers who all served during World War II.
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Frances Emma Terrazas - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Navy Hospital Corpsman World War II Frances Emma Terrazas was born on April 2nd, 1922. She graduated high school and worked in the medical records department at the county hospital in Los Angeles, where she spoke, read, and wrote in Spanish and English, sometimes serving as a translator, before deciding to serve her country during World War II. Frances' experience enabled her to be directly assigned as a records administrator. With her working history, Francis signed up for the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES). The WAVES was a branch of the United States Navy's Naval Reserve that enlisted women during World War II. The WAVES included the Navy's first women hospital corpsmen, who were called CorpsWAVES.  Around 13,000 WAVES served in the Navy Hospital Corps, working in naval hospitals, stations, and dispensaries. CorpsWAVES were the second largest group of women to represent Navy Medicine during the war, after nurses. Frances attended training at the U.S. Naval Training Center (WR) at Hunter College in The Bronx, New York City. She fondly remembers the trip across the US via train and enjoyed getting out of California for her first time. After graduation, she was stationed at the Naval Hospital at Port Hueneme Airbase in Oxnard, CA, where she worked as a medical records administrator. Frances served there for only 13 months and was released due to her father, a widower, who had become ill. He and her 11-year-old brother needed her support, and she was discharged due to this family hardship. Frances's father referred to her as his little devil in Spanish, pequeño diablo, and said she did not know her name was really Frances until she was 18 because her father always called her “pequeño diablo,” aka "little devil." She had to figure out her real name while filing out her enlistment paperwork. Frances had three older brothers who all served during World War II.