PT-109 was a US Navy patrol torpedo boat commanded by
Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy during World War
II in the Solomon Islands.
The boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer on
August 2, 1943.Two crewmen were, in fact, killed, but 11
survived, including Lt. John F. Kennedy.
His actions in rescuing his crew after the sinking earned him
a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and contributed to his later
political career.
PT-109, a film dramatizing this story, starring Cliff
Robertson as Kennedy, opened in 1963.
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