Official service documents belonging to Edward Potter McAleer chronicle his path from civilian to Marine Corps aviator during World War II. Commissioned a Naval Aviator on 7 July 1943 and qualified for instrument flying at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, McAleer's papers, alongside his 1940 Social Security card and a postwar 1947 FCC radio permit, offer a rare paper trail documenting one airman's wartime and postwar life. Project: 218138