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The Search for Kennedy's PT 109
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Wikipedia article
'The Search for Kennedy's PT 109' is a National Geographic television special and video on DVD, directed by Peter Getzels. It documents the true story of John F. Kennedy's 'PT-109' from World War II, and the successful search for the ship by Dr. Robert Ballard.
Details
The wreckage of 'PT-109' was located in May 2002, when a National Geographic Society expedition, headed by Ballard, found a torpedo tube amongst wreckage that matched the description, and location, of Kennedy's vessel in the Solomon Islands.[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/07/0709_020710_kennedyPT109.html "JFK's PT-109 Found, U.S. Navy Confirms"]. The boat was identified by Dale Ridder, a weapons and explosives expert on the U.S. Marine Forensics Panel. The forward section was later found using remote-viewing equipment, however, the stern was never discovered. Much of the half-buried wreckage and grave site was left undisturbed in accordance with Navy policy.
During the expedition, they meet and interview Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, the original two natives who were dispatched by coastwatcher Reg Evans to find Kennedy's shipwrecked crew after the Navy had given them up for dead. Max Kennedy, Kennedy's nephew, who joined Ballard on the expedition, presented a bust of Kennedy to the two men.
Media
A DVD of the National Geographic television special and book of the expedition were later released.
See also
*Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy
References
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Category:2002 television films
Category:2002 films
Category:Seafaring films based on actual events
Category:Films about the United States Navy in World War II
Category:Documentary films about John F. Kennedy
Category:Documentary films about United States history
Category:National Geographic Society films
Category:Documentary films about World War II
Category:2000s American films
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