The Snapshots in Time Collection
Naval Aviator Designation Letter for 2nd Lt. Edward P. McAleer, Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, 7 July 1943
This official 1943 letter from the Naval Air Training Center in Corpus Christi, Texas formally designated Second Lieutenant Edward P. McAleer a Naval Aviator, marking the completion of his flight training during World War II. Documents like this preserve the individual career milestones behind the broader story of naval aviation in the war. Project: 218326