[warsaw44]

I doubt too many other PT-boat captains were routinely below deck playing cards and getting drunk without a single man on watch.

Straight scoop from a high ranking US Naval officer who was told he'd be on JFK's court martial.

[Reily]

Supposedly JFK damaged his boat and the dock numerous times in “parking it”. In Caro's book do it more then once and you move to a desk job.

Also Caro's book implies there was a also dereliction of duty issue. JFK was supposed to be on patrol basically part of a “pack of boats” looking for targets not out “yachting”!

[boatbums]

On that note, what about the Spielberg production of John Kerry as an American hero in Viet Nam mini-film at the DNC convention??? Gag me!!!

[central_va]

In the movie PT-109 the hapless crew having just rescues a squad of marines runs put of fuel and begins drifting back into the japanese infested lagoon. So they didn’t put anchors on PT boats? WTH? If that story is true JFK was incompetent.

[central_va]

Let me try again, proofreading is your friend:

In the movie PT-109, the hapless crew having just rescued a platoon of Marines from the beach ,runs out of fuel and begins drifting back into the Japanese Army infested lagoon. So what gives? They didn’t put anchors on PT boats? WTH? If that anecdotal story is true then JFK was incompetent.