When Japan Sank JFK's Devil Boat
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It's August 1943 and future president, John F. Kennedy is the Commander of the US patrol torpedo boat PT-109. He was participating in a hunt for the famous "Tokyo Express" - Japanese destroyers operating in the Solomon Islands that carried supplies to the island garrisons during the cover of night. While on this mission his boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer. As his boat was torn apart he managed to save the majority of his crew and make his way home. Several months later Kennedy and his men risked their lives again, going to the rescue of marines trapped on Choiseul Island.
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00:00 Chapter 1: A hard trip to Tulagi
01:10 Chapter 2: A plan is made
01:52 Chapter 3: Jacks’ first ship
03:04 Chapter 4: Devil boats go hunting
03:35 War Thunder
04:36 Jack and his crew patrol the dark waters
06:04 Chapter 5: Dead in the water
07:52 Chapter 6: Shipwrecked on a desert island
09:19 Chapter 7: Unexpected visitors
10:26 Chapter 8: Another boat for JFK
13:18 Chapter 9: Rescue the marines
15:15 Chapter 10: JFK is dismissed
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Praise the allmighty snail!
You play war thunder
We're leaking government documents with this one🗣🗣 🔥 🔥 ‼️‼️
Third and ball
This Kennedy Boat is in War Thunder! Isn’t it?
Some more points of interest. JFK's crew 'acquired' a 37mm Anti-tank cannon to mount on their boat. They found it to be effective enough to replace it with the 37mm autocannon from an Aircobra fighter. Which THAT proved so effective it became standard armament for every PT boat afterwards.
Strategically Transferred Equipment to an Alternate Location.
S.T.E.A.L for short
A TFE watcher?
@@thedyingmeme6 Aayup. XD
@@colepuppeteer8716 And aayup, good viewer. XD
Whats TFE?@@colepuppeteer8716
They neglected to mention that JFK actually kept that coconut with the distress message on his desk in the White House.
wow thanks for the info. I want to see that now that I read your comment!
As I recall it is now in the JFK museum.
Winslow!!!!
There's also the fact that the natives who rescued JFK were actually invited to his inauguration, but the island authorities decided that they were not "appropriate" enough and straight-up prevented them from going. It rather irks me off
@@craggleshenaniganseh JFK came to presidency when systematic racism was still pretty widespread, he made major strives in civil rights before and after his death. So even though they couldn’t be present he helped to ensure that it’d be more achieve-able in the future. He was huge on posterity and great at it.
Cool thing is that Kennedy had that coconut on his desk when he was president as a reminder
I would love it if Yarnhub did a video on the Monchy 9 of Newfoundland. 9 men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment positioned at Monchy-le-Preux during the Battle of Arras in 1917 hid behind shrubbery and defended the town from a German force anywhere from 200 - 300 men strong for 11 hours to prevent a German break through. I think it is a very cool and very underrated battle that sounds like the plot of a movie.
@yarnhub make this video
@@atlas235 Thank you, I hope this gets done.
Newfies doing something productive? Impossible
@@ice6193 You have to remember this was over 100 years ago.
Make this a thing @yarnhub
In the movie "PT-109" the helmsman for the Amagiri was newcomer George Takei, the future Mr. Sulu of Star Trek.
Oh, my.
@@jwrockets😂😂😂
From helmsman of the Amagiri to helmsman of the Enterprise. The Starfleet job application must have read: 'Experience required'.
Wow that's awesome
Who was actually confined in an internment camp with his parents at the time in real life.
JFK to the islanders, "Ask not what the shipwrecked crew can do for you but what you can do for the shipwrecked crew."
Lmfao
You win! I love it, lol.
I tip my hat to you, made me laugh loud
😂😂🤣🤣
It is 1 am and my parents are telling me to go to bed BUT I HAVE MY PRIORITIES SET.
Never back down
NEVER WHAT?
🧏♂️ 🤫 🗿
You have the correct priorities!
same except its my dad saying me to prep for the exam tomorrow
Amagiri was the head of a column of four Japanese destroyers, Amagiri, Hagikaze, Arashi and Shigure. Hagikaze, Arashi, and Shigure opened fire on "two burning torpedo boats", which was just the halves of PT-109. Tameichi Hara was the captain of Shigure and wrote about the encounter in his book "Japanese Destroyer Captain".
Everyone should read his book. Thank God he was the exception to the rule of Japanese skippers or the U.S. would have lost way more ships
"Ask not what your country can do for you...but what you can do for your country!"
How US Presidents used to speak.
Now you can't understand a word coming out of the current president's mouth!
@@pacus123 covefe trump isn't the current president. Biden can at least speak a full sentence without having an mental glitch and rambling about how many times he has to flush toilets or how windmills cause cancer. Also, Biden doesn't quote Hitler.
The current one says, “ I wiped my but “……wtf
now we are stuck with two old candidates who both dont deserve to be president. Why is it so hard just to get a good, young candidate???
@@plaguedoctor1173 Trump is old but he is fiercely patriotic, doesn't need a teleprompter, and he didn't serve almost half a century in politics like Corn Pop and his list of accomplishments is singular.
information from wikipedia:
PT-109 was an 80-foot Elco PT boat (patrol torpedo boat) last commanded by Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy, future United States president, in the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific theater during World War II. Kennedy's actions in saving his surviving crew after PT-109 was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer earned him several commendations and made him a war hero. Back problems stemming from the incident required months of hospitalization at Chelsea Naval Hospital and plagued him the rest of his life. Kennedy's postwar campaigns for elected office referred often to his service on PT-109.
The rescue of JFK and crew was entirly down to one Australian Coastwatcher Reg Evans and two Solomon Islander men, their job was to operate behind Japanese lines and report on enemy troop and naval movements by SW radio. He watched the sinking at night and sent two of his Solomon Islander men to investigate, they returned with the coconut and Reg passed the co ordinates on. Reg survived the war, so JFK entertained and thanked Reg personaly at the White House.
Coastwatchers were spread across the Pacific and operated in secret until after the war.
A total of 33 Australian and 22 Islander people Coastwatchers were killed by the Japanese.
US Admiral of the Fleet, William F. Halsey, World War II
"The Coastwatchers saved Guadalcanal, and Guadalcanal saved the South Pacific".
I was shocked at the number of people who went into the Navy without knowing how to swim. They got remedial pool instruction and had to pass a very basic swim test
I enlisted in the Navy before HS graduation in 1976. And, in fact I was a good swimmer, yet had to sign an affidavit testifying as such. Nevertheless, all including myself of about 75 men in Company 334 @ Orlando were instructed in basic swimming, treading water & drown-proofing techniques. I recall about 7 or 10% had to march in the evening after classes & drills & report to the Swimming Pool for remedial lessons. I don't remember if the remedial class rejoined as a whole company for the advanced drown-proofing lessons; the hardest requirement being to have enough confidence & skill to not panic.
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The quality just keeps getting better Keep up the great work
How u comment 58 min ago if it released 30 min ago
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@@melodywheeler1468 Because it was a premier and i was early
You can't be serious. This video was so cheaply made, mate.
No?@@MrBejkovec
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Bro I’ve watched that series three times now
Very touching moments for the late president. It's sad to see he was assassinated in such a way, but also good to see how he had always been a good leader, leading his men out of miseries and tragedies. His speech scenes in the story are all tear-inspiring. Thank you so much for the story, not to mention the resemblance of his look really bring it to the point!
It pisses me off to no end. JFK Did so much for our country. Only to be betrayed by his very own country, by the most corrupted officials...
Had JFK lived on and not be assassinated?! Our country would be a paradise! Or at least the most ideal Nation in the world. But alas! We are now a laughingstock of a shell of a nation...(Sorry for the rant. But I needed to vent it all out.)
The graphics, voice acting, storytelling and script all keep getting better and better. THIS is how you run a channel.
In March 2015, in Tokyo, the "JFK: His life and legacy" exhibition was held, where Caroline Kennedy, JFK's daughter, and Kazuko Hanami, wife of the captain of the destroyer that collided with the boat, met and confirmed the partnership between Japan and the U.S.
At the exhibition, a letter sent by JFK to Captain Hanami in 1953 and a photograph of him with a handwritten message "To Captain Hanami, late enemy and present friend" were displayed. The two had been corresponding, and letters of encouragement were sent from Captain Hanami and former crew members of the destroyer when JFK ran for president. This was featured in the official magazine "American View" of the U.S. Embassy in Japan.
During JFK’s inauguration there was a parade that included a PT boat painted to look like PT 109; many of the surviving crew “manned the boat” as part of the celebration
What a fine video of my very good friend Jack K and the story about him and his PT109.....I am in my late 80's....Thanks Yarnhub......
Old Shoe🇺🇸
I don’t think JFK would say “things could be worse” after two of his crewmen died, but good video haha
I knew that JFK had been a PT boat captain during WW2, but wow, I had never heard the full story!
One story I still want to see here is about Danilo Marques Moura, a Brazilian pilot who was shot down and seriously injured in 1945, but decided to walk through Italy to the nearest Brazilian air base, almost 400km away.
There was a Brazilian air force base in Europe in 1945? Never knew that.
@@paulreilly3904 Brazil fought in Italy between 1944 and 1945, and the Brazilian air force had one airbase in Pisa
This version of the story was highly embellished. Reality was much different but then again the real story wouldn't have been as interesting to watch.
I cannot begin to describe the satisfaction i felt for all the hard work you put in this video Yarnhub, well done. As always you outdid yourself. I really loved the perspective of the soon-to-be 35th president of the United States and the occational shift into the Japanese perspective. Kennedy proved himself to be a real soldier and man when he saved his men and those marines, may he rest in peace🫡.
The Solomon Islander that found Kennedy named his son after him and then his son did the same thing. I seen an interview with them both on a die wreck channel on YT. True story
That transition to the sponsor was so clean!
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14:56 Historically accurate rope physics the true work of the hands from the Prostasin god, USA USA USA
The voices have come a long way! They feel like movies!
Also, requesting a story (sometime) on Heinrich Severloh, the german soldier who killed around a thousand Americans on Omaha, and later became friends with an American Chaplain who was shot 3 times on that very same beach, possibly from Severloh's own MG.
You missed the part that he kept that coconut scrap with the rescue message - on The White House office desk, no less!
JFK could have gone back to the U.S. after PT 109, but stayed in theatre. Hard to imagine that kind of guts from many current politicians…
He was part of the greatest generation.
I swear, this animation is getting better and better with every new video posted! Keep up the good work guys!
This is one of my favourite warstories. I saw a documentary once where a relative of Kennedy visited the islands where this happened and talked to inhabitants and people who remembered this incident. Great documentary.
What's it called?
@@iThink.probably I am sorry,i can`t remember the name of the documentary but i am sure it is still on CZcams.
Screw sleep, Yarhub uploaded. Absolutely amazing job once again. The growth of your animation style is still as mind-boggling.
Ngl pretty mind blowing what would happen to that one sailor 20 years later
Great work as always. I did expect to hear his distinct Massachusetts accent. The animation and sound is on point, you’re the standard.👍🏿
Ayoo watch yo boat watch yo boat!!!!
I went to this island and it smaller then you think. As well there is lot of destroyed weapons from his 109.
Excellent quality improvements all round, and you still retain the humour and atmosphere of the channel. Well done!
I'm sitting in the basement at my workplace waiting for the tornadoes to blow by here in the Omaha area but at least I got a interesting video to watch while I wait.
Man I LOVE the Japanese voice! It’s burst with passion! Such a fresh air in voice acting filled with cringy anime noise!😂
Yeah, his pronunciation is soo good for an american! 😂
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Every video is better quality and better animated than the one before
yarnhub genuinely impresses me with every video, the animations and voice lines are immaculate idk how you do it but don’t stop👏👏
Much has been made in the media of Kennedy the hero who was the perfect commander and knew everything. But some of his crew told a different story about that time.
This sounds like a puff-piece...
Swimming 3.5 miles in open water is still a very admirable challenge - let alone pull an injured crew member.
His fellow commanders said same thing
He wasn’t the best
Average
Of him being the best commander ever sure. But nothing portrayed here was ever disputed as far as I am aware.
Anyone who manages to get T-boned by a destroyer obviously was not the best commander... I still can't wrap my head around this blunder. Did they forget they had a rudder? An engine?
Another slam dunk video!! I love the content you guys put out, I’ve been subscribed since the beginning. If I could change anything about this video, it would have been the accent of Kennedy. Keep up the great work @YarnHub!
Nice attention to detail with the added Luminosity to the water as the props wash hit it as it actually happened, very nice
I'd like to see Yarnhub do one on the USS Pueblo if they haven't already.
Jack Kennedy?!?
If I’m not mistaken, Jack is a nickname for John. Jack Lemmon for instance was born John Uhler Lemmon III.
Yet another extraordinary video from the Yarnhub team! You guys never cease to amaze, brilliant work!
Hello from romulus Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures through time and history thank you again brother
I grew up in Romulus. Live in Ypsi now. Cheers, brother.
Your graphics and animation have gone to a whole nother' level. Excellent work.
what an epic president with amazing back story. thank you for sharing these stories. The visualization and scenes are great
"I don't know, but Jack Kennedy seems to be a rather incompetent officer. He allows his ship to be run over by a destroyer and runs out of gas.
Shoutout to the 1963 cliff Robertson movie PT109
Yarnhub has a new video. Greet as per usual sir. Your animation just keeps improving. I also really enjoy the rate that you are putting these videos out. I don't know how you and your team do it but you all do a great job. Keep it up, especially the Navy videos. I don't care which country but maybe could you do one on the Battle of Jutland? Thanks.
Saved by one many island Coast watchers and natives who chose to remain behind and observe enemy activity.Code named Ferdinand after the Disney cartoon about a bull who sat among the flowers and refused to fight.Capture would have meant certain torture and cruel death hence Coast watchers were to remain silent and invisible in the jungles and report everything they saw and assist any allied (US and Australian) personnel in need. JFK was only one of many. His daughter is now the current US ambassador
to Australia and hopefully will be for some time.
your talented team deserves every dollar..every sub..every thumbs up, for the hellacious fantastic content..nobody does history of war action better..
The voice actors are getting better and better
This boat is in War Thunder! Isn’t it!
Yeah I think she's a premium. Well pt 109 is at least. Pt 59 is tech tree.
I think that's right
Idk I don’t play I might play it soon cause I’m playing war thunder mlbile
Yeap
I love the format! Keep up the amazing work!
"well gentlemen buckle up" was the most badass line Kennedy said
Sweet more Terra, he was straight of Roman Hero story, fights in the frontlines & then becomes Emperor, does good work, starts fixing things, but meets the same fate as Imperator Aurelion,
These animations get better with every video!
Sank is the past tense of sink, just an fyi sunk is the past participle
Just so you know, nobody gives a shit
Awesome video!!! A video on the SAS Sidi Heneish raid or Operation Roast on Lake Comacchio would be cool!!!
Wow the new intro of every chapter is cool
Great video & story 👍
Well done yarnhub.
The book about this is really good. Definitely suggest getting it the ending was very emotional
The voice over is really funny 😂❤ I love it❤
The quality of your CZcams videos is amazing!
Guys every Video you do is a banger keep it up and your animations is outstanding
My goodness. I had known about the PT 109 but not of the subsequent missions of the PT 59. Jack Kennedy would go on being a President of the USA in the early 1960's - one quite remarkable US PRESIDENT.
Bofors 40mm firing so fast? 0:46... dunno bout that... Maybe this was some fast firing variant but the ones i've seen aren't that fast shootin'
Every time if i see your latest videos the graphics and physics keeps improving keep up the good work :)
If it was not for your vids I wouldn't know the band stabaton thank you for your services on YT!
This was great. Only thing missing is hearing that Massachusetts//Boston accent every time J.F.K. opens his yapper.
Dawg the movie trailers are so hype! Feels like I gotta go to a theater to watch this one! Can’t wait🔥🔥🔥
You guys should make a movie, the quality is outstanding. 👍
As a result you became my favorite adventure channel!
Thank you for doing these.
Fantastic work Yarnhub please do the story of Lt Royce Williams who took on 7 Mig-15s of the Soviet Naval Aviation.
I like your videos when they are in French speak I speak French I am proud because you also put the audio in French
PT 109 was my favourite movie as a kid, RIP Mr President
I absolutely fell in love with this channel.
When are you going to do some submarine stories!!!
Is this movie scene or CZcams video
Video's quality is so much good keep it up comrade
Yarnhub do one about the B26 Meauder FLAK-BAIT it has an amazing story and holds records. Please consider.
These animations are slowly but surely becoming more movie like
This video is great keep up the great vids
This is the same ship type, which the Black Lagoon Company uses.
Great Manga
dont let the snail take your soul!!!
he went from crazy ww2 stories to fxcking movies!!!
Things things are becoming more and more movie-like by the video
The most important thing I have learned is what this darn F stands for 😄
Great production as always folks
Hi I’m new here, been watching a lot of your videos lately, love the detail and work put into these. You’ve earned my subscribe?
I don't think we learned that JFK was in WW2 until now
I did, but I didn't know about PT 59.
saw that coconut at the kennedy museum in Boston
Ok, this is a relatively minor thing, but this error has showed up before and will continue to do so as long as you're making ww2 stuff. The animation for the 40mm Bofors gun is completely wrong. It does not just blaze away like a normal machine gun, it fires slowly. (about 120 rpm) Each barrel recoils quite a lot each time it fires, usually fired in alternating sequence for multiple mounts. There's plenty of archival footage for this, or you could use your sponsor War Thunder as reference for your animators. The shells it fires are quite large, so they're good candidates for slow mo bullet shots you like to do. I know this is a nitpick, but Yarnhub has shown a consistent ability to improve and I hope this is one thing that you do improve.
Nice, but i think that the WW2 was not just about the Pacific Front, but also Eastern Front. There are more events and battles that you could use in your videos, like the battle of Reichstag or battle of Narvik. I appreciate your work guys anyway♥
To be fair the pacific was never shown like this before , it’s always just taught as Pearl Harbor and the Bombs, while Europe had all the coverage including the East
They have made quite a few video on the eastern front. They just seem very focused on the pacific lately.
Now do the British and German gunboat battling each other in the English Channel!
Several years ago i saw a documentary where some researchers were looking for the PT109 wreckage,They did find engines,torpedo tubes and other pieces in the area where pt109 sank,it couldnt be confirmed as PT 109 but still an interesting find
To the crew of PT 109:
LTJG John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
ENS Leonard Thom (1917-1946)
ENS George H. R. “Barney” Ross (1918-1983)
S2/C Raymond Albert (1922-1943)
GM3 Charles A. “Bucky” Harris (1922-1982)
MM2 William Johnston (1910-1968)
RM2 John E. Maguire (1916-1990)
QM3 E. Edgar Mauer (1914-1974)
MM1 Patrick H. “Pappy” McMahon (1906-1990)
TM2 Raymond L. Starkey (1914-1970)
MM1 Gerard E. Zinser (1918-2001)
MM2 Harold W. Marney (1924-1943)
TM2 Andrew J. Kirksey (1917-1943)