John F Kennedy War Hero Author:Richard Tregaskis In 1943, Lieutenant John Fitzgerald Kennedy, skipper of PT-109, was on night patrol when a Japanese destroyer crashed into his boat and cut her in two. Alone and adrift in enemy waters, Lieutenant Kennedy repeatedly risked his life to save his surviving men from capture or death. Here is a magnificent and inspiring story for all Americans, a ful... more »l, authentic account of the World War II service of the future President of the United States, and the heroic action for which he received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.« less