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Elisha "Smokey" Stover's Notes Dated From January 1, 1943 to January 16, 1943

Description

These daily notes were made by Elisha "Smokey" Stover and cover the first half of January 1943. The notes cover the time period in which Elisha "Smokey" Stover was first assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-10).

Collection

Smokey Stover Collection

Context

Elisha Terrill "Smokey" Stover was a F4F Wildcat pilot with VF-8 on the USS Hornet (CV-8) and VF-5 aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and later at Guadalcanal in 1942 where he downed 4 Japanese planes earning the Air Medal. Transferred aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) as a Fighter Director Officer in CIC in 1944, he appeared in scenes of "The Fighting Lady" and later returned to flight status with VF-5 when he was shot down over Truk Atoll on February 16, 1944.

Accession #

2017.26

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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