The Search for Kennedy's PT 109

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The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 is a National Geographic television special and video. It documents the original story of John F. Kennedy's PT 109 from WWII, and the project of Dr. Robert Ballard to search for the wreck of the boat. They meet and interview Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, the original two natives who found Kennedy's shipwrecked crew when the US Navy had given them up for dead.

Parts of the story of John F. Kennedy's PT-109

Air and water craft: PT-109 • PT-109 Loss Report  • PT-59 • PT boat • Elco • Japanese destroyer Amagiri • Fubuki class destroyer • Tokyo Express • Nakajima A6M2-N People: John F. Kennedy • Arthur Reginald Evans • Coastwatchers • Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana • Andrew Jackson Kirksey and Harold W. Marney • Max Kennedy Places: Solomon Islands • Kolombangara • Gizo • Kennedy Island • Lumbari Island • Rendova Island • Tulagi Battles: Battle of Blackett Strait • Solomon Islands campaign • Battle of Vella Gulf Media: PT 109 (film) • The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 • PT-109 (comic book) • PT-109 (song) • PT-109 (model) Museums etc: John F. Kennedy Library • Battleship Cove • coconut