Details:

Maurice L. Kowal autographed modern 6 x 4 inch glossy photograph depicting a U.S. Navy PT boat underway during World War II, representative of the famed PT-109 patrol torpedo boats commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy in the Solomon Islands. Kowal has boldly signed in black felt tip pen along the upper margin, adding his name as a surviving member of Kennedy’s PT-109 crew.

The image shows two PT boats at speed across open water, a classic visual associated with the fast, lightly armed patrol craft that played a critical role in the Pacific theater.

Fine condition.

Maurice L. Kowal served as a crew member aboard PT-109, the patrol torpedo boat commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II. Following the boat’s destruction after being rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri in August 1943, Kowal and his fellow crewmen survived under Kennedy’s leadership, an episode that became central to Kennedy’s wartime legend and later political identity.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11665 1414227-1