Letter From Elisha Smokey Stover to Benjamin Stover Dated February 7, 1944

Name/Title

Letter From Elisha "Smokey" Stover to Benjamin Stover Dated February 7, 1944

Scope and Content

In this letter Elisha "Smokey" Stover expresses his excitement over being back in a fighter squadron. Smokey asks his brother Benjamin how his service in the Atlantic theater is going, and Smokey mentions a woman who he is interested in pursuing romantically.

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.

Collection

Smokey Stover Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.001

Source or Donor

Daniel M. Stover

Acquisition Method

Gift

Update Date

August 1, 2024