Title
Letter Sent to Mrs. Raphaele Stover About Elisha "Smokey" Stover's status as Missing in Action
Description
Letter from the Bureau of Naval Personnel informing Mrs. Raphaele Stover that as of September 28, 1945, there had been no change in Smokey Stover's status as being missing in action. Smokey Stover was forced to bail out of his aircraft following the assault on Truk on February 16, 1944. He was last seen having successfully deployed his emergency raft several miles away from Truk.
Collection
Smokey Stover Collection
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.
Accession #
2023.63
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Secondary Object Name
Letter
Primary Object Name
Correspondence
Sub-Class Name
Other Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
