Lex Anteinternet: Monday, August 2, 1943. The wreck of the PT-109

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Monday, August 2, 1943. The wreck of the PT-109

The crew of the PT-109.

At 02:00 the U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. Two men were killed by the rest of the crew swam three miles to a small island, and then to Olasana Island. The commander, John F. Kennedy and Ensign George H. r. Ross would then make it to Naru Island were they were found by natives who sent a message of their whereabouts, carved by Kennedy on a coconut, to the Navy.

The event arguably propelled Kennedy into the White House.

An uprising at Treblinka, which happened before the inmates could fully arm themselves, managed to free 300 during a rush of the main gate.

A much larger uprising had been planned.

Most of the escapees were captured, and only 40 survived.

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