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Ensign (later Lieutenant Commander) George Henry Gay Jr. (March 8, 1917 – October 21, 1994) was a Douglas TBD Devastator pilot in United States Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 operating from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
Oct 24, 1994 · George H. Gay Jr., a pilot who was the only survivor of his torpedo squadron in the battle of Midway, and who drifted in the sea as the most important naval battle of World War II unfolded around...
May 25, 2017 · For Ensign George H. Gay, Jr. of Waco, Texas, the morning of June 4, 1942 began with groggy trepidation. With knowledge of a large Japanese invasion fleet moving towards Midway Island outnumbering the assembled American naval force, Gay did not sleep well.
Jun 2, 2017 · But the most improbable moment of all — one of the war’s great stories — was the amazing experience of Ensign George H. Gay, Jr. of Waco, Texas. Gay was the pilot of a Devastator torpedo bomber in VT-8, and like every single man in his squadron, he experienced the terror of being shot down at sea.
- Robert M. Citino
Oct 23, 1994 · George H. Gay Jr., a pilot who drifted in the sea as one of the most important naval battles of World War II unfolded around him, is dead at age 77. Gay died Friday of a heart attack at Kennestone Hospital.
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Oct 12, 2020 · George Henry Gay, Jr., was a United States Navy pilot who earned distinction as a member of Torpedo Squadron Eight at the battle of Midway during World War II. He was born in Waco, Texas, on March 8, 1917, and was the son of George Henry Gay, Sr., and Susan (Halsey) Gay.
Oct 30, 1994 · George Gay Jr., 77, who became a national hero as the only aviator of his 30-man squadron to survive the Battle of Midway in World War II.
