Name/Title
The Diary of Elisha "Smokey" StoverScope and Content
This green government record book was used by Elisha "Smokey" Stover as his diary from October 13, 1943, to February 13, 1944.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
2017.26Source or Donor
Doris Ann KisorAcquisition Method
GiftUpdate Date
October 12, 2026
