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Photograph of the USS Block Island (CVE-106) underway in 1953. Captain James Flatley served as the Commander of the USS Block Island.
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Photograph of James H. Flatley, Jr. and two other officers inspecting an AF-2 Guardian on the flight deck of the USS Block Island (CVE-106). The Block Island was in the Mediterranean Ocean in the...
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Members of the Flatley family gathered on the flightdeck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) to celebrate the dedication of Patriots Point's F6F Grumman Hellcat.
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Photograph of James Flatley reunited with his parents, and friends Albert Nead and Dusty Rhoades. This photograph was taken in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1946.
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Black and white photograph of the Grim Reapers, VF-10 squadron, in blue dress uniforms at a party.
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Application for compensation from the World War II Compensation Fund from the State of Ohio, filled out by Wilbert Gauding.
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Smokey Stover with his three younger sisters Francis, Margaret, and Louise. Also in the picture is a little girl only referred to as Clarice Kid.
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A photograph of Elisha "Smokey" Stover before the outbreak of World War II.
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In this photograph Elisha "Smokey" Stover can be seen with a Stearman biplane.
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This photograph shows Elisha "Smokey" Stover just before his deployment aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8).
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This photograph shows Elisha "Smokey" Stover standing alongside his mother, Stella Stover.
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This photograph shows Elisha "Smokey" Stover in the cockpit of a F6F Hellcat while aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
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Smokey Stover and an official from North American Aviation smiling as they look over a copy of the "Take Off" Newsletter.
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This photograph shows some of the members of Fighting Squadron Five with Chicago Mayor Edward Kelly. Following their successes in Guadalcanal, members of Fighting Squadron Five would appear on a radio...
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Smokey Stover's self-made portrait in pilot's headgear. The photograph was taken in the cockpit of his Hellcat fighter.
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This photograph shows Elisha "Smokey" Stover standing on the wing of his Gruman F6F Hellcat following the 7,000th landing on the USS Yorktown (CV-10). He can be seen holding a plotting board in his...
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This paperwork discusses Smokey Stover's candidacy for the United States Naval Academy.
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This record shows Smokey Stover's attendance and grades while he was enrolled at North Texas State Teachers College.
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In this letter Smokey Stover discusses a radio he purchased, the loss of a family friend, and how it can be difficult to acquire stamps while in the hospital.