▁f igh ters ▁and ▁ant ia ircraft ▁batter ies ." ▁All ▁the ▁plan es ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁fly ers ▁but ▁one , ▁Ens . ▁George ▁H . ▁Gay , ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁were ▁lost ; ▁but ▁their ▁attack ▁had ▁di vert ed ▁Japanese ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁d ive ▁bomb ing ▁attacks ▁which ▁might ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁event ual ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁victory . ▁Ens . ▁Wil k ▁received ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁post hum ously ▁for ▁his ▁hero ism . ▁ ▁Names ake ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁USS ▁Jack ▁W . ▁Wil ke ▁( DE - 8 0 0 ) ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Ens . ▁Wil ke , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁Mrs . ▁Joe ▁H . ▁Wil ke . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Navy ▁officers ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Cov ina , ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁Four ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁have ▁bor ne ▁the ▁name ▁HMS ▁Ro chester , ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Med way : ▁▁ ▁was ▁a ▁ 4 8 - gun ▁fourth ▁rate ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 5 , ▁and ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship ▁in ▁ 1 7