190914-N-N0101-115 MARIETTA, Ga. (Sept. 14, 2019) U.S. Navy Capt. Barry Parker presents Tess Gay, widow of World War II naval aviator George H. Gay Jr., with a letter from Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer during her 100th birthday celebration at her home in Marietta, Ga. George Gay was shot down during the Battle of Midway while attempting to torpedo the Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu and spent 36 hours in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued. Tess Gay actively supports the military in the Marietta area and in 2012 the city named June 4 Tess and George Gay Day to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. (U.S. Navy photo by Yeoman 2nd Class Michael Caudell/Released)