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Rescuing JFK: How Solomon Islanders Rescued John F. Kennedy and the Crew of the PT-109
By Alan C Elliott, Anna A Kwai and Evelyn Morgan
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Rescuing JFK is the story of the PT-109's dramatic rescue in World War II - told from the perspective of the Solomon Islands Scouts who saved the crew. In this story, future president John F. Kenn
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