Discovering the sunken remains of PT-109 is like finding the rusted shaft of King Arthur's sword. Like the mythical king who gained his throne by pulling the sword from a stone, John F. Kennedy's ...

JFK’s heroic actions earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, as well as a Purple Heart. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's newly-confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...

They were beautiful, fast and glamorous -- a rare opportunity for a young reserve officer like John F. Kennedy to earn a coveted command at sea. But should a PT boat ever be caught with idling engines ...

Andrew Jackson Kirksey, one of two Navy sailors killed in the sinking of PT Boat 109 during World War II, will be honored with a memorial ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m., at the Massachusetts ...

Under the cover of darkness on Aug. 7, 1943, Lt. William Liebenow skippered his patrol torpedo boat into enemy waters in the South Pacific. His mission was to rescue the sailors of PT-109 who had ...

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 ...

SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) -- A retired Lieutenant Commander credited with rescuing John F. Kennedy during World War II recounted his experience in front of a packed crowd in San Rafael Monday. 95-year old U ...

AGAWAM — "Andrew Jackson Kirksey never had a chance to come home, never had a chance to start a family, and he was never found," Frank J. Andruss said Tuesday, referring to the famous PT 109 incident ...