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Sep 21, 2024 · On the night of August 1, 1943, Lieutenant John F. Kennedy's patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, was idling in the Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands when it was struck by a Japanese destroyer, slicing the boat in two and igniting its fuel tanks.
6 days ago · The PT-59 is an S-Class Patrol Torpedo boat launched in 1941, built by the Electric Launch Company of Bayonne, New Jersey. The PT-59 was first assigned to a training squadron in Melville, Rhode...
Sep 14, 2024 · They discuss a movie version of the PT-109 story. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 9B.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz.
Sep 18, 2024 · John F. Kennedy PT-109 Correspondence Archive. Two handwritten letters written by then Navy Lieutenant Kennedy and one typed letter on White House stationery addressed to the parents of Harold Marney. Together with Marney's posthumously awarded Purple Heart, Citation, and related items.
6 days ago · PT 109 Trivia Quiz. This 1963 movie, starring Cliff Robertson in the lead, is about John Fitzgerald Kennedy's adventures during World War II. See how much you know about it. A multiple-choice quiz by debodun.
Sep 6, 2024 · This file unit consists of materials maintained by President John F. Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, prior to and during his presidency. Materials include correspondence to the President from former Commander of the Amagiri, Katsumori Yamashiro, concerning the collision between the Amagiri and PT-109.
Sep 24, 2024 · ** Bonus in person session at the Macarthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 6:30 pm screening of the 2003 National Geographic documentary “The Search For Kennedy's PT 109” (55 min).
