Title

Elisha "Smokey" Stover Letter to his Parents Dated April 11, 1943

Description

In this letter Elisha "Smokey" Stover discusses the quickly approaching commissioning ceremony for the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Stover also discusses how he flew to Washington D.C. to deliver invitations for the event. Smokey finishes the letter by mentioning that his engagement has been called off.

Collection

Smokey Stover Collection

Context

Smokey Stover was a naval aviator who was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and was lost during the American raid on Truk in February of 1944.

Accession #

2017.001

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Secondary Object Name

Letter

Primary Object Name

Correspondence

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