Name/Title
Elisha "Smokey" Stover Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Accompanying CitationScope and Content
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 achievement following engagements in the Tulagi-Guadalcanal area in September of 1942.Context
Elisha Terrill "Smokey" Stover was a F4F Wildcat pilot with VF-8 on the USS Hornet (CV-8) and VF-5 aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and later at Guadalcanal in 1942 where he downed 4 Japanese planes earning the Air Medal. Transferred aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) as a Fighter Director Officer in CIC in 1944, he appeared in scenes of "The Fighting Lady" and later returned to flight status with VF-5 when he was shot down over Truk Atoll on February 16, 1944.Collection
Smokey Stover CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2023.63Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionUpdate Date
October 1, 2026