The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School Cadet Company Photograph, Saint Mary's College, 1942 (McAleer Collection)
A company of Naval Aviation Cadets poses in front of the arched facade of Saint Mary's College, California, home to one of the U.S. Navy's WWII pre-flight training schools, in 1942. Handwritten notes identify several of the young men, including Edward McAleer's fellow cadets, on their path toward earning their wings. Project: 218136