Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.

Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20, 1942, ...

Local council in northern English town of Wooler discovered dozens of unexploded World War Two bombs under a children's playground. Video credit: Wooler Parish Council.

JFK, the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and ... and following his turn as a Navy patrol boat commander in World War II — service that earned him a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart ...

The name honored the president slain five years before, who had served as a naval officer during World War II. After his motor ... The next JFK The Kennedy namesake will live on in the future ...

The name honored the president slain five years before, who had served as a naval officer during World War II. After his motor torpedo boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, he famously ...

Neither pilot's body was ever recovered and their names are among those on the Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial honoring casualties of World War II.

He was 91. Mr. Fay was known for his close friendship with President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, whom he met while in PT boat training during World War II. They were assigned to the same base in the ...

Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner - an annual charity event - has a starting bid of $25. JFK's WWII Navy boxer shorts are also up for grabs with a starting bid of $2,500. They are worth anywhere ...