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A Crew Member of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 Boat Signs a First Person Account of the Sinking -- ''...I

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Political Memorabilia Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
A Crew Member of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 Boat Signs a First Person Account of the Sinking -- ''...I

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Auction Date:2014 Apr 29 @ 17:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
Gerard E. Zinser, member of Lt. John F. Kennedy's PT-109 crew during World War II, signs his account of serving under JFK during the boat's sinking. In a famous 1943 incident in which the boat was run down by a Japanese destroyer, Kennedy heroically saved a fellow crew member by holding the man's life jacket between his teeth while swimming to safety, and then later swimming out each night in search of a rescue boat: ''...He left at the first sign of darkness...and stayed out in Ferguson Passage treading water, returning in the morning...Each time he was exhausted...'' The typed 8.5'' x 11'' account ends, ''...In all my 20 years of Naval service I met many good officers, but none could equal John F. Kennedy. [signed] Gerard E. Zinser''. Fine condition.