John F. Kennedy, is sunk off the Solomons by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri
August 2nd, 1943 - On this day in World War Two history, PT-109, commanded by future president Lt. John F. Kennedy, is sunk off the Solomons by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri; the survivors swim 4 hours to a deserted island. Also on this day, at the Treblinka concentration (death) camp, 200 Jews lead an armed revolt and burn buildings, but most are killed. So the first of these instances, the one including John F. Kennedy, was a pretty typical occurrence in the Pacific theater, especially in 1943 when the Japanese were still very strong. The core combined Japanese fleet was destroyed decisively in June of 1942 at the Battle of Midway when all 4 of its fleet carriers at the battle were sunk by US Dauntless Dive Bombers. However, the Japanese were not done yet. They had lost only a few of their outer territories, and they intended to fight back. I also just really enjoy stories with JFK in them because it's interesting to see a future US president in the pits and hells of war. The o...