Jfk had a serious back k injury when pt109 was rammed by a submarine. Like he needed something so he could stand their for the debts which were televised for the first time.
It was either a Cruiser or Heavy Crusier that sliced PT 109 in two--this happened in the Straits of Guadacanal in 1942-43. Gramps was on Guadacanal. One of the first big land battles against the Japs. A real meat grinder. Borneo was another. The Pacific campaign doesn't get the recognition it deserves...
Jfk had a serious back k injury when pt109 was rammed by a submarine. Like he needed something so he could stand their for the debts which were televised for the first time.
It was either a Cruiser or Heavy Crusier that sliced PT 109 in two--this happened in the Straits of Guadacanal in 1942-43. Gramps was on Guadacanal. One of the first big land battles against the Japs. A real meat grinder. Borneo was another. The Pacific campaign doesn't get the recognition it deserves...