SBD &quot;Dauntless&quot; dive bombers from USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the early afternoon of 6 June 1942. &quot;Deo Vindice&quot; texag57

Battle of Midway

Ensign George H. Gay at Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital, with a nurse and a copy of the &quot;Honolulu Star-Bulletin&quot; newspaper featuring accounts of the battle. He was the only survivor of the 4 June 1942 Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) TBD torpedo plane attack on the Japanese carrier force. &quot;Deo Vindice&quot; texag57

Sole Survivor

A Navy pilot inspects the damaged he received to his plane. 