Two U.S. Navy PT boat captains awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II were both cases in point: Lt. Cmdr. John Bulkeley ...

The deck of the PT-305 as the boat sits in retirement in The National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Doug Stewart photo A quarter of a century ago, The National World War II Museum opened in New ...

(Navy History and Heritage Command/National Archives) The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura since the American ...