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- GEE H. GAY, JR.
- GEE HENRY GAY JR. - SOLE SURVIVOR OF USS HOR AIRCREW DURG BATTLE OF MIDWAY - AUTOGRAPHED
- GEE H. GAY JR.
GEE H. GAY, JR.
Ensign (later Litenant Commanr) Gee Henry Gay Jr. (March 8, 1917–October 21, 1994) was a TBD Devastator pilot Uned Stat Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 operatg om the USS Hor (CV-8) the Pacific Theater of Operatns durg World War II. Of the 30 VT-8 aircrew om Hor that... * george henry gay jr *
Gay, Jr. Ensign (later Litenant Commanr) Gee Henry Gay Jr. Of the 30 VT-8 aircrew om Hor that participated the pivotal Battle of Midway, Ensign Gay was the sole survivor.
Gee Henry Gay, Jr. Like lns of Amerins at the time, Gay chose to sign up for the g war, leavg Texas A&M Universy.
GEE HENRY GAY JR. - SOLE SURVIVOR OF USS HOR AIRCREW DURG BATTLE OF MIDWAY - AUTOGRAPHED
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Gay pleted flight trag and was missned as an Ensign Sept 1941.
Durg the Battle of Midway Gay was the first of his squadron to take off om Hor on June 4, 1942.
Gay's un found the Japane rrier fleet and lnched an attack whout any fighter plane support. Although he was wound and his radman/gunner was dyg, Gay pleted his torpedo attack on the Japane aircraft rrier Kaga, but the Kaga evad his torpedo.
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Details: Gee Henry Gay Jr. tographed "Sole Survivor" hardver book. Gay has signed and scribed "6-20-85 / All t" name="scriptn" data-reactroot=" * george henry gay jr *
Rather than bankg away om the ship and prentg a larger target to s anti-aircraft gunners, Gay ntued toward the rrier at low altu. Gay[2].
After dark, Gay felt was safe to flate his life raft. Gay was later flown to the USS Vcenn (arrivg June 28, 1942), before beg transferred home.
[4] Of the squadron's thirty pilots and radmen, Gay was the only survivor. Gay met wh Admiral Nimz and nfirmed the stctn of three Japane rriers that he had wnsed - the Akagi, Kaga and Soryu. Followg Midway, Gay took part the Guadalnal Campaign wh another squadron, and he later beme a Navy flight stctor.