Then-Lt. (j.g.) Jack Kennedy took command of the ill-fated boat on April 23, 1943, as its executive officer. It was at 2:00 am local time on August 2, 1943, that PT-109, JFK, and crew had their ...

Kennedy, PT-109. But was this the actual flag flying onboard JFK's boat the night in August 1943 that PT-109 collided with a Japanese destroyer and exploded? Said executive producer Marsha Bemko ...

On a starless night in August 1943, a Japanese destroyer split Kennedy's PT-109 boat in half. The crew had been left for dead, but the future president felt it was his duty to get his men to ...

By A. Kevin Corvo Staff Writer According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, less than 1 percent - or approximately 66 ...