Discovering the sunken remains of PT-109 is like finding the rusted shaft of King Arthur's sword. Like the mythical king who gained his throne by pulling the sword from a stone, John F. Kennedy's ...

A boat believed to be the PT-59, a Navy vessel Kennedy commanded after the PT-109 was sunk, has been mired in the muck off Manhattan for decades. By Corey Kilgannon For decades, countless motorists ...

For decades, countless motorists and boaters have passed North Cove, a small recess along the Manhattan side of the Harlem River, unaware that a piece of presidential history may well have been ...

President John F. Kennedy served as a US Navy lieutenant and commander of a patrol torpedo (PT) boat during World War II. Getty Images US Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy commanded PT-109 in the Solomon ...

Read the original article on Coffee or Die Magazine. Follow Coffee or Die on Instagram. During World War II, 26-year-old John F. Kennedy was nearly killed in action when a Japanese destroyer collided ...

The North Cove along the Harlem River is a natural inlet in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood that has recently seen restoration efforts after years of glass and trash pollution. The cove was not ...

INWOOD, Manhattan (WABC) -- From the mud and muck of the Harlem River, a piece of American history has been uncovered. The MTA recently discovered the main hatchway from a World War II-era warship ...

There may be an important part of World War II history at the bottom of the Harlem River. William Doyle, author of the John F. Kennedy biography “PT 109” (William Morrow), believes with “99.99 percent ...