The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 2
Certificates, enlistment cards, menus, and club memberships trace the wartime path of Marine naval aviator Edward P. McAleer, from his 1942 entry into the Navy's aviation cadet program to duty on the captured atolls of Roi-Namur. Small in scale but rich in detail, these papers reveal the training pipeline, regulations, and everyday rituals that shaped Pacific air war service.
Program Cover, U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School, St. Mary's College, California -- November 26, 1942
U.S. Navy Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Card, World War II Era
U.S. Navy Personal Identification Fingerprint Card — Edward Potter McAleer
USMC Training Document: "Deflection Shooting" — Marine Fighting Squadron 112 (Forming), Santa Barbara, California
Roi-Namur Officer's Club Membership Card, Telephone Receipt, and Personnel Photos -- Edward P. McAleer Documents Album
Roi-Namur Officer's Club Membership Card, Marshall Islands (WWII Pacific Theater)
Mutual Telephone Company Toll Call Receipt, Pat McAleer Collection
'Halfback Rescued' -- Bakersfield Californian Sports Clipping on Capt. George 'Sonny' Franck, August 30, 1944 (Pat McAleer Collection)
Marine Air-Infantry School Training Schedule, Quantico, Virginia
Booklet Cover: 'So You're Coming to Corpus' - Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Orientation Guide
"So You're Coming to Corpus" — Naval Air Training Center Welcome Booklet, Corpus Christi, Texas
"So You're Coming to Corpus" Orientation Booklet, Page 1 - Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
Printed Navy Orientation Booklet Pages: 'What to Bring' and 'What Not to Bring,' Pat McAleer Collection
Naval Aviation Cadet Orientation Booklet, Pages 4-5, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
Naval Aviation Cadet Regulations Booklet, Pages 6-7, N.A.T.C. Corpus Christi
Naval Reserve Cadet Conduct Guide - 'Additional Do's and Don'ts'
Naval Aviation Cadet Handbook Page and Area Map, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Edward Potter McAleer Military Documents, WWII-Era Naval Aviation Cadet Ephemera
WWII Selective Service Registration Certificate of Edward Potter McAleer, Bakersfield, California, June 30, 1942
U.S. Naval Aviation Swimming Test Certification Card - Edward P. McAleer, NATC Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Naval Reserve Enlistment Card, Edward Potter McAleer, V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet Program — March 21, 1942
Navy Department Tobacco Rationing Card Issued to 1st Lt. Edward P. McAleer, 1945
Identification and Certification Documents of Naval Aviator Edward Potter McAleer, 1943
Federal Communications Commission License Verification Card, Restricted Radiotelephone Permit, Edward Potter McAleer (Expires January 25, 1947)
Naval Aviator Certificate Card — 2nd Lt. Edward P. McAleer, USMCR, July 7, 1943
U.S. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Instrument Flying Certification Card for 2nd Lt. Edward P. McAleer, 7 July 1943
