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John F. Kennedy cited as hero in the PT 109 incident...
John F. Kennedy cited as hero in the PT 109 incident...
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June 12, 1944
THE MORNING POST, Camden, New Jersey, June 12, 1944 Although the banner headline notes: "YANKS GAIN TEN MILES IN FRANCE" being just 6 days after D-Day, of more significance is the small front page report which contains a photo of: "Lt. John F. Kennedy" which is headed: "Wins Citation". The caption reads: "The Navy and Marine corps medal has been awarded to Lt. John F. Kennedy, son of the former U.S. Ambassador to Britain, for 'extremely heroic conduct' when his PR boat was cut in two and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, the Navy announced tonight. Kennedy, 27, was a lieutenant at the time of the action for which he was cited, and was skipper of a PT boat in the Solomon Islands area."
This is in reference to his actions in saving his crew after the sinking of PT-109 and which later became the inspiration for the 1963 movie "PT 109" starring Cliff Robertson as Kennedy.
This report is quite rare for although we have had many titles from the WWII era we have only been able to find relatively few with the report, not to mention on the front page.
Complete in 18 pages, very nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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