Pete Gray

Peter James Gray (March 6, 1915 – June 30, 2002, original surname Wyshner) was a professional baseball player best known for playing as an outfielder in the major leagues despite having lost his right arm in a childhood accident.

Pete Gray in The Man With the Iron Heart
In 1947, Tom Schmidt saw a Liberty Ship named USS Peter Gray in New York Harbor. The only possible namesake he could think of was Pete Gray, the one-armed baseball outfielder.