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On this day in history, August 2, 1943, JFK saves PT-109 crew after collision with Japanese destroyer

August 2, 2022

John F. Kennedy saved the crew of PT-109, the boat he commanded in the South Pacific in World War II, and rode those experiences on Aug. 2, 1943, all the way to the White House.

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On this day in history, August 2, 1943, JFK saves PT-109 crew after collision with Japanese destroyer

August 2, 2022

Lt. John Kennedy swam miles across open ocean from one remote island to another to save his crew, and towed one wounded man through the sea with a belt clenched in his teeth.

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On this day in history, August 2, 1943, JFK saves PT-109 crew after collision with Japanese destroyer

On this day in history, August 2, 1943, JFK saves PT-109 crew after collision with Japanese destroyer

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