The U.S. Navy s Patrol Torpedo (PT) Boats occupy a unique place in American popular view of World War II. From classic films (John Ford s They Were Expendable, based on Lieutenant John A. Wild Man Bulkeley s role in the evacuation from the Philippines via PT Boat of General Douglas MacArthur and his staff) to TV comedy (McHale s Navy) to the design of mosquito boat insignias for some squadrons by Walt Disney Studios, the PT boat is enshrined in public memory. Above all, the PT boat is remembered for the service of future President John F. Kennedy in the Pacific theater as commander of PT-109...