Title
Stella Stover Receiving a Medal Awarded Posthumously for her Son.
Description
Post war award ceremony held at McAlester Naval Munitions Depot in McAlester, OK on May 1, 1946 where Smokey Stover's mother, Stella receives the Air Medal for his wartime service.
Collection
Smokey Stover Collection
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.
Accession #
2023.63
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Primary Object Name
Photograph
Sub-Class Name
Graphic Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
