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t if ,pa-up 'K -I h I CAPTAIN DONALD GAY, Jr. :aptain DONALD GAY, JR. is a Newport News, Virginia, native, whose family has had an association of more thOn 50 years with the shipyard that built USS RANGER. A T937 ZW il-1179 Ol The NGVGI ACCId9rny, Captain GAY served on battleships and destroyers until I' O, -Wie? he entered the Navy Flight program. Commanding a patrol bombing squadron T' '-'of' War !l, he was decorated tor heroism in the Bay ot Biscay anti-submarine often- ,, ,, 4 we ami support ot the Normandy invasion. His subsequent sea duty included command in squadron aboard USS ROOSEVELT, then navigator ol the same carrier, and ,- CT 1 zoning T iz? the Air Group aboard USS LEYTE, In T955 he became Director ot Test at feat River Two years later he was made Operations Officer ot the Seventh 'xr from ccmrfrand at the seaplane tender USS FLOYDS BAY, he came to RANGER and .urned command on '1,llJrlQ Twice a recipient ot the Distinguished Flying Cross, Captain ,L-ff, other decorqttorv, ir.,tde the Bronze Star with Combat V, three Air Medals, and -fflriou' rea frgrnpaign and Occupation ribbons,