This 1945 photograph from the Pat McAleer photo album shows naval aviators relaxing in a ready room at Naval Air Station Santa Barbara, beneath a 'Notice to Pilots' chalkboard listing flight schedules. The handwritten caption identifies one man, George Frank, affectionately nicknamed 'The Thinker,' an All-American halfback from Minnesota, illustrating the camaraderie and personal identity servicemen carried with them into wartime training. Project: 218187