articleU.S Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy commanded PT-109 in the Solomon Islands during World War II when his boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer on this day in history, August 2, 1943. Kennedy's PT-109, a swift but small patrol torpedo boat, was torn apart in the sudden collision in the South Pacific. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Images) ExpandKennedy collapsed upon reaching a small spit of land called Plum Pudding Island — later renamed Kennedy Island. Lt. John F. Kennedy (standing, far right) and crewmen of the PT 109, Solomon Islands, 1943. Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

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