[DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy and PT 109 - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ... [PAR] PT-109 stood at her station, one of fifteen PT boats ("Patrol Torpedo" boats) that 
... Painting of the August 2, 1943 sinking of PT109 by the Japanese destroyer... [DOC] [TLE] Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 - Wikipedia [PAR] PT-109 was a PT boat (Patrol Torpedo boat) last commanded by .... Despite 
having a bad back, JFK used his father ... He completed his training there on 2 
December. ... In January 1943, PT-101 and four other boats were ... On 1 August, 
an attack by 18 Japanese bombers... [DOC] [TLE] Japanese forces attack PT boat with Kennedy on board - Aug 02 ... [PAR] On this day in 1943, future President John F. Kennedy is serving as commander 
... In the middle of the night on August 2, their boat was rammed by a Japanese... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy and PT Boat 59 | Prologue: Pieces of History [PAR] Sep 24, 2012 ... The story 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 rammed by a Japanese destroyer and sunk. 
Kennedy and the surviving crew members were rescued on August 8, and... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy: World War II Naval Hero to President (U.S. ... [PAR] John F. Kennedy's service in World War II would go on to influence his abilities ... 
He was lauded a hero for which he said "it was involuntary, they sank my boat". ... 
The 101 was a 78-foot Higgins boat which was one of two variants the Navy was 
... PT boats on patrol on a dark night in early August 1943 to intercept Japanese... [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy | HistoryNet [PAR] In April 1943, 25-year-old John F. Kennedy arrived in the Pacific and took ... Just 
months later, the boat collided with a Japanese ship, killing two of his ... The most 
famous collision in U.S. Navy history occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on August 2, 
1943, ... Returning to duty in command of a new breed of PT boat, he lobbied for
... [DOC] [TLE] JFK and PT 109: Negligent Commander or Courageous Leader ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2012 ... He has been criticized for failure of command for losing 2 men hailed as a hero 
for courage. ... John F. Kennedy's actions after the PT-109 was sunk by a 
Japanese boat on August 1-2 1943 is an inspiring tale of leadership,... [DOC] [TLE] JFK PT 109 - Orwell Today [PAR] (as told to him by JFK and other PT 109 crew members a few months after the 
events of August 2 thru 8, 1943) .... So he took command again. ..... boat the late 
president skippered when it was sunk by a Japanese destroyer in August 1943. [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War [PAR] December 15, 1941 - First Japanese merchant ship sunk by a U.S. ... March 4, 
1942 - Two Japanese flying boats bomb Pearl Harbor; ENTERPRISE attacks ... 
August 7, 1942 - The first U.S. amphibious landing of the Pacific War occurs as 
1st ... by Lt. John F. Kennedy, is rammed and sunk by the Japanese Cruiser 
AMAGIRI,... [DOC] [TLE] This Day in History August 2, 1943 | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center [PAR] Aug 2, 2016 ... On August 2, 1943, future president John F. Kennedy saved the majority of ... (
junior grade) and given command of a patrol torpedo (PT) boat. ... group of 
American PT boats, but soon found it was a Japanese destroyer. ... By dawn on 
August 2, it was obvious that the remains of PT-109 were going to sink. [DOC] [TLE] PT Motor Torpedo Boat 109 - Navsource [PAR] Carrying 94 survivors of USS Northampton (CA 26) that was sunk at the Battle of 
Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal. ... 1943. A heavy water damage spoted photo of PT-
109. Photo from John F. ... PT boat officers Reed, Kennedy, Ross, and Fay

Question: With John F. Kennedy in command, this boat was sunk by the Japanese August 2, 1943
Answer: PT-109