[ARC5] Torpedo Squadron 8

[Joe Connor via ARC5]

The courage of those guys in Torpedo Squadron 8 was unbelievable. When they took off that morning, they knew their planes were obsolete and virtually defenseless against the Japanese Zero. When they began their torpedo run, they knew they had no fighter cover to protect them. Nevertheless, they went in for the attack. 
Their sacrifice, and the sacrifice of the other torpedo squadrons, was not in vain. They caused the Zeros to come down low, leaving those Zeros unable to contest the dive bombers that disabled the three Japanese carriers in that part of the battle.
Interestingly, when George Gay died a while back, he had his ashes scattered in the Pacific in the same spot where Torpedo Squadron 8 had launched its attack that day.
Joe Connor