 Waldron 's squadron sighted the enemy carriers and began attacking at 09 : 20 , followed by Torpedo Squadron 6 ( VT @-@ 6 , from Enterprise ) whose Wildcat fighter escorts also ran low on fuel and had to turn back at 09 : 40 . Without fighter escort , all 15 TBD Devastators of VT @-@ 8 were shot down without being able to inflict any damage , with Ensign George H. Gay , Jr . , the only survivor . VT @-@ 6 lost 10 of their 14 Devastators , and 10 of Yorktown 's VT @-@ 3 's 12 Devastators were shot down with no hits to show for their effort , thanks in part to the abysmal performance of their Mark 13 torpedoes . Midway was the last time the TBD Devastator was used in combat . 
