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 ...

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 ...

More than half a century after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the world remains endlessly fascinated by both the man and his presidency. But author William Doyle isn’t wading into the usual ...

President John F. Kennedy served as a US Navy lieutenant and commander of a patrol torpedo (PT) boat during World War II. Getty Images US Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy commanded PT-109 in the Solomon ...

Discovering the sunken remains of PT-109 is like finding the rusted shaft of King Arthur’s sword. Like the mythical king who gained his throne by pulling the sword from a stone, John F. Kennedy’s ...

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 ...

Dr. Robert Ballard, who discovered the Titanic, the Bismarck and dozens of other lost ships, announced his latest find Wednesday: PT 109, John F. Kennedy's wartime boat, which a Japanese destroyer ...

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 ...