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NH 70340 George H. Gay, Jr.

Photo #: NH 70340 George H. Gay, Jr.
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Title: George H. Gay, Jr.
Description: Photographed circa 1936-38, in ROTC uniform, while attending Texas A&M. He became a Navy officer in 1941, after flight training. Ensign Gay served with Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) on USS Hornet (CV-8), and was the only survivor of thirty Hornet torpedo plane pilots and aircrewmen who attacked the Japanese fleet on 4 June 1942, during the Battle of Midway. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 70340
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