This weathered envelope, chased across the country by a string of forwarding stamps, traces the rapid reassignments of a Marine Corps aviator, Lt. Edward P. McAleer, in early 1945 — from Cherry Point, North Carolina, to Quantico, Virginia, to Miramar, California, and finally to a Fleet Post Office in New York. Paired with a photograph of a flight-suited airman standing among twin-engine aircraft on a windswept airfield, this page captures the constant motion and administrative trail left behind by Marine aviators training and deploying during the final year of World War II. Project: 218136