William C. Specht
William C. Specht was the commander at the PT training school in Melville, Rhode Island when Jack was transferred to learn PT boat seamanship from…
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Stopover
JFK flew from his family’s home in Palm Beach for a stopover in New York City to return to duty at his new posting in…
January 13, 1943
JFK became ill after diving into the water the day before to untangle a towline from a propeller. He was hospitalized in Morehead City with…
January 11, 1943
JFK is in the third day of taking four training PT boats from Melville to Jacksonville, Florida. He was attempting to pull one of the…
Icy Atlantic
JFK departs Melville in command of three PT boats. To avoid the icy Atlantic, they enter the intracoastal waterway for the trip to Jacksonville, Florida….
January 8, 1943
JFK receives orders to lead a crew in moving three Huckins PT boats (98, 99, 101) from the training school at Melville to Jacksonville, Florida….
September 29, 1942 (Tuesday)
JFK arrived in Hyannis Port with the news that he had been accepted into the Motor Torpedo Boat Training School in Melville, Rhode Island. His…