The Snapshots in Time Collection
USAAF Aviation Cadets with Parachute at Training Field, with Later "KIA" Annotations Identifying Fallen Airmen — Edward P. McAleer Collection
This training photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces aviation cadets gathered around a parachute takes on deep poignancy through later annotations: three of the young men pictured are marked 'KIA,' killed in action during World War II. Photographs like this, preserved in personal albums such as this one belonging to Edward P. McAleer, serve as lasting memorials to the friendships and sacrifices of America's wartime aircrews. Project: 218146