[treetopsandroofs]

Lots of reference for your post:

https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2017/05/25/ensign-george-h-gays-fateful-day-june-4-1942/

Here’s the Mark 14 torpedo story...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_14_torpedo

[JWashington69]

We’ve to Naval Museum in Pennsacola. They have all of Ens Gay’s personal effects from that day including life vest with mirror on it. Also saw “Strawberry 5” is in the hangar.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I don’t want to hear that awful story again.