[DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy and PT 109 - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ... [PAR] Painting of the August 2, 1943 sinking of PT109 by the Japanese destroyer 
Amagiri. ... The young lieutenant and his crew first believed it to be another PT 
boat. .... Evans already notified his commander of the discovery of PT-109's 
survivors,... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy in WWII - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ... [PAR] Many young Americans of all backgrounds volunteered for military service in 
1941, ... On August 2, 1943, as PT 109 was running silent to avoid detection it 
was ... coconut shell on which JFK scratched the message, "COMMANDER 
NAURO... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy | HistoryNet [PAR] In April 1943, 25-year-old John F. Kennedy arrived in the Pacific and took 
command of the PT-109. ... Getting young Jack into the navy took similar finagling
. ... As commander of a PT squadron, he had whisked General Douglas 
MacArthur and... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy: World War II Naval Hero to President (U.S. ... [PAR] Young John F. Kennedy's future was one of privilege and opportunity with his ... 
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy aboard the PT-109 in the South Pacific, 1943 .... with the 
provisions a letter from the coast watcher commander of the New Zealand camp. [DOC] [TLE] Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 - Wikipedia [PAR] PT-109 was a PT boat (Patrol Torpedo boat) last commanded by Lieutenant, 
junior grade .... Despite having a bad back, JFK used his father Joseph P. 
Kennedy's influence to ... In January 1943, PT-101 and four other boats were 
ordered to Motor Torpedo ... The captain of Amagiri was Lieutenant Commander 
Kohei Hanami. [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia [PAR] John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917  November 22, 1963), commonly 
referred to by .... Kennedy had an elder brother, Joseph Jr., and seven younger 
siblings; Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, .... On September 1, 1943, Kennedy 
returned to duty and took command of a PT boat converted into a gunboat, the PT
-59. [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - John F. Kennedy Photo History: The War Hero [PAR] Right - The Ambassador with Joe Junior, JFK and young Robert. ... Jack 
complained he had been 'shafted' and was promptly given the nickname "Shafty." 
July 1943 - The crew of PT 109 with their skipper Jack Kennedy (far right). ... men 
like Jack with sailing experience, who wanted to command their own small boats. [DOC] [TLE] Japanese forces attack PT boat with Kennedy on board - Aug 02 ... [PAR] Japanese forces attack PT boat with Kennedy on board ... On this day in 1943, 
future President John F. Kennedy is serving as commander of a torpedo boat in ... 
As a young man, Kennedy had desperately wanted to go into the Navy but was... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy and PT Boat 59 | Prologue: Pieces of History [PAR] Sep 24, 2012 ... ... of PT-109, Kennedy was given command of another boat: PT-59. ... Lt. John F. 
Kennedy's PT-59, photographed in an unspecified ... of Kennedy and PT-59 
begins on the morning of August 2, 1943, in the Solomon Islands, when PT-109. 
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, USNR, was in command when PT-109 was... [DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: John F. Kennedy: The War Hero and Tragedy [PAR] A summary of The War Hero and Tragedy in 's John F. Kennedy. ... The young 
ensign was reassigned to a bureaucratic post in South Carolina, and his ... early 
in 1943, he was given command of a boat designated PT 109, and was the 
skipper... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of John F. Kennedy, including videos, ... to the 
South Pacific, where he was given command of a Patrol-Torpedo (PT) boat. In 
August 1943, a Japanese destroyer struck the craft, PT-109, in the Solomon 
Islands. ... Offering a young, energetic alternative to Nixon and

Question: In 1943 a young JFK was given command of the PT this
Answer: 109