Name/Title
Elisha "Smokey" Stover Just Before Boarding the USS Hornet (CV-8)Description
This photograph shows Elisha "Smokey" Stover just before his deployment aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8).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 CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2023.73Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Back of photographTranscription
3-29-42
San Diego Calif.
Just before boarding the old HornetUpdate Date
August 2, 2024
