As a World War II warship, PT-109 was not destined to be much remembered. It was sunk ingloriously in a misbegotten South Pacific mission in which nothing went right and nary a blow was struck at the ...

U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, swam the Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the rescue of her father’s ...

Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between Pacific islands to help save the crew of his torpedo boat that had been destroyed by a ...

Years before he became the 35th President of the United States, John F Kennedy showed great courage and leadership as the commander of a patrol boat in WWII. His heroic actions earned him service ...

On Nov. 16, Sunday, at 9 p.m. ET, MSNBC and National Geographic EXPLORER present “The Search for Kennedy’s PT 109,” the exclusive behind-the-scenes story of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence ...

Eroni Kumana, who lived his entire life on a tiny Pacific island called Rannoga, about 900 miles east of New Guinea, in a village without electricity, telephone service, running water or a paved road, ...

Central Ohio attorney John Kulewicz swims to stay in shape. He also competes in swim competitions worldwide. He and some swimming buddies had an idea. This summer marked 75 years since the PT 109, a ...