This American National Red Cross card certifies that Aviation Cadet E. P. McAleer, USNR, completed a Standard First Aid course at the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School at St. Mary's College, California, on December 1, 1942. During WWII, the Navy converted college campuses like St. Mary's into pre-flight training centers where cadets underwent intensive physical conditioning and academic instruction, including basic first aid, before advancing to flight training. Such small certification cards were carried by cadets as proof of completed coursework within the rapidly expanding wartime naval aviation program. Project: 218326