The pilots of the U.S. Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Hornet</i> (CV-8), circa mid-May 1942, shortly before battle of Midway. They are:<br><p>Standing (L-R): Lieutenant James C. Owens, Ensign E.L. Fayle, Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron (Squadron Commanding Officer), Lieutenant Raymond A. Moore, Ensign Ulvert M. Moore, Ensign William R. Evans, Ensign Grant W. Teats, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George M. Campbell.<br></p>
Kneeling (L-R): Ensign Harold J. Ellison, Ensign Henry R. Kenyon, Ensign John P. Gray, Ensign George H. Gay (sole survivor), Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Jeff D. Woodson, Ensign William W. Creamer, Aviation Pilot First Class Robert B. Miles.
May 1942
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