Rescuing JFK: How Solomon Islanders Rescued John F Kennedy and the Crew of PT-109

by Anna Kawi, Alan C Elliott, Evelyn Morgan

Rescuing JFK is the story of the PT-109's dramatic rescue in World War II - told from the perspective of the two Solomon Islands Scouts who saved the crew. In this story, future president John F. Kennedy's boat (PT-109) is rammed by a Japanese destroyer and sunk during World War II. Two young Solomon Islanders, Scouts for the Australian Royal Navy's Coastwatchers, rescue the crew in a daring adventure that shaped Kennedy's (and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0927523140
• ISBN13: 9780927523141
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Alan Elliott
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7