Gray, Roderick Borden George Cross Recipient

Gray, Roderick Borden (1917-1944). Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Flying Officer Gray of the Royal Canadian Air Force was the navigator of a bomber that spotted a German submarine in the Atlantic. The bomber attacked the U-boat, but was shot down and crashed into the sea. Despite having a broken leg, Gray rescued the skipper and an air gunner and hauled them into a dinghy. Realizing that the dinghy was overcrowded, Gray remained in the water clinging to the dinghy. By dawn, Gray had died of exposure. During the afternoon of August 28th, 1944, the survivors were rescued.

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