Lt George Gay in the cockpit of a TBM Avenger with Torpedo Squadron 11 on Guadalcanal, Jun 1943. As Ensign Gay, he was the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 at Midway in 1942.

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Caption     Lt George Gay in the cockpit of a TBM Avenger with Torpedo Squadron 11 on Guadalcanal, Jun 1943. As Ensign Gay, he was the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 at Midway in 1942. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, British Western Pacific Territories
Date  Jun 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
 
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Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, British Western Pacific Territories

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