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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.
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This page explains the instance in which Smokey Stover downed a Japanese fighter when the two planes suffered a midair collision. Smokey Stover's plane survived the collision and was able to return to...
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On October 15, 1942, while engaged with an enemy float plane in combat, Elisha "Smokey" Stover skillfully clipped the wing of the opposing plane with his own. This caused the Imperial Japanese plane...
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A letter from Elisha "Smokey" Stover to his family. This letter was written on August 5, 1942, while he was still aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3).
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A letter from Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, awarding Smokey Stover the Distinguished Flying Cross. Stover was awarded the honor for his heroism and...
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Fighting Squadron Five's combat service above Guadalcanal earned them a congratulations from William Halsey, Commander of the United States South Pacific Force.
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This letter discusses Smokey Stover's travels around Thanksgiving of 1942.