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In 1943, Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
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BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2020
Battleships, cruisers, 122 destroyers, 360 motor torpedo boats and some 6,000 other ships approached unseen.
—Time, 6 June 2019
In 1943, US Navy Lieutenant (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2020
Battleships, cruisers, 122 destroyers, 360 motor torpedo boats and some 6,000 other ships approached unseen.
—Time, 6 June 2019
In 1943, US Navy Lieutenant (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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“Motor torpedo boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20torpedo%20boat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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