Recollections of Lieutenant George Gay, USNR -- sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) -- describing his experiences during the Battle of Midway. He . · The Battle of Midway: The Sole Survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8. By Chuck Oldham (Editor) - June 4, Ensign George Gay (right), sole survivor of VT-8 at Midway, standing beside his TBD Devastator before the Battle of Midway. The other crewman pictured is one of his rear gunners, ARM3c George Arthur Field, who flew with ENS Harold Ellison on June 4. · 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 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.
Ensign George Gay, the sole survivor of Torpedo Sqdn. 8 (VT-8) at the Battle of Midway during WWII, at the Homestead General Aviation Airport during an air show. Aviation Aeronautics--Exhibitions Air shows--Florida--Homestead Veterans WWII World War II World War, Veterans Midway, Battle of, Aeronautics, Military Air pilots. Ensign George Gay, the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8, describes his unit's suicidal attack during the Battle of Midway. Only one man, Ens. George Gay, survived the doomed attack of Torpedo Squadron 8. Advertisement Several American pilots downed in the battle were picked up by the Japanese navy.
The Battle of Midway: The Sole Survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8. By Chuck Oldham (Editor) - June 4, Ensign George Gay (right), sole survivor of VT-8 at Midway, standing beside his TBD Devastator before the Battle of Midway. The other crewman pictured is one of his rear gunners, ARM3c George Arthur Field, who flew with ENS Harold Ellison on June 4. The book Sole Survivor is an autobiography written by George Gay. George Gay was the sole survivor of his squadron in a battle that took place in the middle of the Pacific Ocean during WWII. There were 30 men in the VT-8's TBD Devastator squadron and on June 4, they flew off of their carrier in pursuit of the Japanese Naval Fleet. In the 75 years since the Battle of Midway, Ensign George “Tex” Gay Jr. has evolved into an almost mythical figure. Ennobled on the cover of Life magazine in August , he received the Navy Cross and became iconic as the “sole survivor” of Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8), whose 15 TBD Devastators from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) attacked the Japanese fleet on 4 June
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