Letter from the Bureau of Naval Personnel Announcing that Elisha Smokey Stover has been Awarded the Purple Heart

Archive

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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Letter from the Bureau of Naval Personnel Announcing that Elisha "Smokey" Stover has been Awarded the Purple Heart

Scope and Content

Letter sent to Smokey Stover's parents informing them that their son had been awarded the Purple Heart.

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

2023.63

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Update Date

August 1, 2024