Name/Title
Navy Action Report of Combat Action of Elisha "Smokey" StoverScope and Content
Five pages copied from an Action Report from the Commander of Fighting Squadron Five regarding combat in the Guadalcanal area. Pages cover engagements and enemy kills by Lt. Elisha Terrill Stover on September 12 and 13 and October 15, when Smokey Stover downed a Japanese fighter after the two planes suffered a midair collision. Smokey Stover's plane survived the collision and was able to return to base, while the Japanese fighter eventually crashed.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
