This scrapbook page preserves hometown newspaper coverage of two Bakersfield, California servicemen during World War II: Marine First Lieutenant Edward P. McAleer, a Corsair fighter pilot who flew twelve combat strikes against Japanese positions in the Marshall Islands, and Navy Ensign Pat Curran, a former local athletic star serving as a flier in Alaska. Clippings like these, saved by families and later compiled into personal scrapbooks, reflect how local newspapers kept home communities connected to their servicemen fighting overseas. Project: 218143