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 ...

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 ...

View of the PT-59 boat in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Photo by Photoquest / Getty Images An oft-overlooked vessel linked to one of the United States’ most famous presidents has resurfaced ...

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 ...

JFK’s heroic actions earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, as well as a Purple Heart. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s newly-confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...

JFK’s heroic actions earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, as well as a Purple Heart. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's newly-confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...

Read the original article on Coffee or Die Magazine. Follow Coffee or Die on Instagram. During World War II, 26-year-old John F. Kennedy was nearly killed in action when a Japanese destroyer collided ...

INWOOD, Manhattan (WABC) -- From the mud and muck of the Harlem River, a piece of American history has been uncovered. The MTA recently discovered the main hatchway from a World War II-era warship ...

They were beautiful, fast and glamorous -- a rare opportunity for a young reserve officer like John F. Kennedy to earn a coveted command at sea. But should a PT boat ever be caught with idling engines ...

AGAWAM — "Andrew Jackson Kirksey never had a chance to come home, never had a chance to start a family, and he was never found," Frank J. Andruss said Tuesday, referring to the famous PT 109 incident ...