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|contents=Lt. Junior Grade John F. Kennedy, later President of the United States, commanded PT-109 during WW2. After being assigned command of her at Tulagi, she was one of fifteen ships ordered to make attack runs on the Tokyo Express, a nickname for a Japanese supply line supplying Japanese forces operating in and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. While idling on one engine to not create a wake detectable by planes, PT-109 was run over by the Japanese destroyer ''Amagiri'' (either accidentally or intentionally). PT-109 exploded and was cut in half, killing two crewmembers immediately. Kennedy led the survivors to a nearby island (towing an injured crewmen in a lifejacket by his teeth) and immediately started looking for food and help. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions. | |contents=Lt. Junior Grade John F. Kennedy, later President of the United States, commanded PT-109 during WW2. After being assigned command of her at Tulagi, she was one of fifteen ships ordered to make attack runs on the Tokyo Express, a nickname for a Japanese supply line supplying Japanese forces operating in and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. While idling on one engine to not create a wake detectable by planes, PT-109 was run over by the Japanese destroyer ''Amagiri'' (either accidentally or intentionally). PT-109 exploded and was cut in half, killing two crewmembers immediately. Kennedy led the survivors to a nearby island (towing an injured crewmen in a lifejacket by his teeth) and immediately started looking for food and help. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions. | ||
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