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A documentary about Dr. Robert Ballard's search for John F. Kennedy's lost PT boat, 109. Interlaced is the story of the lost boat's crew and their struggle f...
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Dec 17, 2002 · National Geographic reveals the true story behind the legend - a more complex, more intriguing tale than we were ever led to believe. Famed ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard will travel to the Solomon Islands to find the sunken wreck of Kennedy's boat, the PT-109.
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- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
- $9.98
- Robert D. Ballard
Feb 22, 2011 · The PT-109 disaster made JFK a hero. But his fury and grief at the loss of two men sent him on a dangerous quest to get even. by Thomas Fleming 2/22/20118/2/2022. In April 1943, 25-year-old John F. Kennedy arrived in the Pacific and took command of the PT-109. Just months later, the boat collided with a Japanese ship, killing two of his men.
The National Geographic program tells the story of Robert Ballard's search for PT-109, which was commanded by John F. Kennedy in World War II, and sunk by the Japanese on Aug. 2, 1943. Mr....
Through eyewitness accounts of survivors, local islanders and other PT crews on patrol that night, along with powerful footage from the war in the Pacific, we retell the remarkable story of JFK's heroic struggle to rally his crew and get them safely to shore and explore the controversies that have swirled around the boat's sinking.
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- Military & War
- Color, Special Edition, DVD
- English
Remembering PT-109. A carved walking stick evokes ship commander John F. Kennedy’s dramatic rescue at sea. Owen Edwards. November 2010. John F. Kennedy, with cane in the Pacific, 1943, would...
Dec 17, 2002 · The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 is a thrilling documentary series produced by National Geographic in 2002. The show is a tribute to the legacy of America's 35th president, John F. Kennedy, and his heroic action during World War II as the commander of a patrol torpedo (PT) boat in the Pacific theater.
