This scrapbook page preserves the official paperwork marking 2nd Lt. Edward Potter McAleer's designation as a Naval Aviator on 7 July 1943. Trained through the Naval Aviation Cadet (NAVC) program and commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, McAleer qualified in instrument flying for single-engine aircraft at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas — one of the Navy's largest wartime flight training centers. Personal items, including his Social Security card and a later FCC radiotelephone license, round out this glimpse into a Marine aviator's wartime and postwar record. Project: 218203