[3] Major General Freund reached his mandatory retirement age in April 1982 and left the Connecticut National Guard.

On Sunday, April 8, 1984, at 2:41 pm, a civilian aircraft contacted the air traffic control tower in Groton, Connecticut, and reported three men clinging to a capsized boat west of Fishers Island, New York.

Simultaneously, General Gore's UH-1 “Huey” helicopter – code name ‘Fury 76’ – was inbound to Lawrence Memorial Hospital on a medical emergency.

Upon hearing the Air Traffic Control Tower's radio transmission, General Gore's crew completed their mission and then diverted to the site of the capsized boat.

Fury 76 was not equipped with any rescue lines and had to hover over strong turbulent waters with sea waves of three to four feet.

A year prior to the release of the report, Gore had stated to the Governor that if his personal life ever began to interfere with his duties as adjutant general, he would resign.

The two were divorced as a result of his inappropriate relationship with Second Lieutenant Elizabeth A. Wysocki, whom Gore would marry on November 2, 1984, in Norwich, Connecticut, while still serving as the adjutant general.