An oral history om Lt. Gee Gay, the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 durg the Battle of Midway.
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GEE H. GAY, 77; WAS SOLE SURVIVOR IN A MIDWAY ATTACK
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Gay, 77; Was Sole Survivor In a Midway Attack ADVERTISEMENTOct. Gay Jr., a pilot who was the only survivor of his torpedo squadron the battle of Midway, and who drifted the sea as the most important naval battle of World War II unfold around him, died on Friday at Kenntone Hospal here.
Gay flew a Douglas Devastator torpedo plane an attack on Japane warships near Midway Island on June 4, the plan his squadron were shot down, and he was the only one of 30 men Torpedo Squadron 8 to survive.
Gay watched the Amerin dive bombers hurtle out of the clouds to attack Japane aircraft rriers and found himself "cheerg and hollerg wh every h. Gay ma personal appearanc for the Navy, spreadg the news of the victory at Midway. That victory -- achieved by an Amerin fleet wh only three heavy rriers agast four heavy Japane rriers and three light on -- was a turng pot the war that Gay was a Trans World Airl pilot for 30 years after the war.
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Gay toured the untry wh the film's stars, Charlton Hton and Henry Fonda, to promote the film. A native of Wa, Tex., he eventually moved to is survived by his wife, Esther Huffman Bevacqua Gay, and two stepchildren.
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Naval History and Herage Command, Gay remembers the Battle of Midway and his squadron.