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….
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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….
Torbert H. Macdonald
Torbert H. “Torby” Macdonald was a college roommate of JFK and also a lifelong friend.