U.S Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy commanded PT-109 in the Solomon Islands during World War II when his boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer on this day in history, Aug. 2, 1943. Kennedy's PT-109, a ...

Eroni Kumana, a Solomon Islander who was credited with helping to save the lives of then-Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew members after their boat was destroyed by a Japanese warship ...

U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, swam the Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the rescue of her father’s ...

Years before he became the 35th President of the United States, John F Kennedy showed great courage and leadership as the commander of a patrol boat in WWII. His heroic actions earned him service ...

On Nov. 16, Sunday, at 9 p.m. ET, MSNBC and National Geographic EXPLORER present “The Search for Kennedy’s PT 109,” the exclusive behind-the-scenes story of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence ...

As a World War II warship, PT-109 was not destined to be much remembered. It was sunk ingloriously in a misbegotten South Pacific mission in which nothing went right and nary a blow was struck at the ...

John F. Kennedy, with cane in the Pacific, 1943, would later downplay his PT-109 role: "It was involuntary," he quipped. "They sank my boat." Ted Robinson John F. Kennedy—elected 50 years ago this ...

Central Ohio attorney John Kulewicz swims to stay in shape. He also competes in swim competitions worldwide. He and some swimming buddies had an idea. This summer marked 75 years since the PT 109, a ...

On a moonless night in summer 1943, a Japanese destroyer tore through a U.S. Navy patrol-torpedo boat guarding the waters around the Solomon Islands. The boat was PT-109, skippered by a young ...

A Springfield man, who inherited letters written by President John F. Kennedy, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Strange Inheritance. The two letters and two shorter notes were addressed to ...