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PT-109 survival commemorative cover signed by surviving PT-109 crew members Ed Drewitch, Charles C. Harris, Maurice L. Kowal, Patrick H. “Pappy” McMahon, John Maguire, and Gerard E. Zinser, each adding “PT-109” after their signatures. The cover is additionally signed by Coastwatcher Arthur Reginald Evans, whose assistance helped rescue John F. Kennedy and members of the PT-109 crew following the vessel’s sinking in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The cachet depicts a map of the Solomon Islands alongside an illustration of Kennedy and PT-109 with references to the August 1943 survival episode. Postmarked October 14, 1968, in Washington, D.C., with Andrew Jackson and American flag postage stamps.

Fine condition.

Provenance: From the collection of Edward Krohn, author of the “John F. Kennedy Cover Catalog.”

PT-109 was the patrol torpedo boat commanded by future President John F. Kennedy during World War II. After the vessel was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer in the Solomon Islands in August 1943, Kennedy and surviving crew members endured a dramatic survival ordeal before being aided by Australian coastwatcher Arthur Reginald Evans and local islanders. The PT-109 incident became one of the defining episodes of Kennedy’s wartime legacy and played a major role in shaping his public image during his political rise. 

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