Name/Title
Mayor Edward Kelly Meets the Members of Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5)Description
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 the Wrigley Chewing Gum radio show along with Mayor Kelly.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
2023.73Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Back of photographTranscription
Chicago mayor Edward J Kelly and members of Fighting Five after their return Guadalcanal. They all appeared on a Wrigley Chewing Gum radio show.Update Date
October 5, 2026
