Episode 158: Forged in Fire; JFK, Part V

In the chaos following PT 109's collision with INJ Amagiri, Jack Kennedy does everything he can to rescue his shipmates and when it becomes obvious that no one is coming to rescue them, he choses an island deep inside enemy territory and hopes it is small enough to be of no strategic value to the Japanese; but only time will tell if it is garrisoned or not.

Episode 157: Ripped in Two; JFK, Part IV

 

Jack Kennedy finally takes command of a PT boat in a combat zone and begins to settle into what turns out to be a fairly rough existence in a place that turns out to be less than the paradise it looked like at first glance.

His commander, not a PT man himself, comes up with a plan to attack a Japanese convoy, but the plan isn't great to start with and after it's implementation,  everything that can go wrong, seems to; which will nearly cost JFK his life.

Episode 156: In the Navy; JFK, Part III

 

After graduating form Harvard, JFK isn't sure of his next steps. He knows that he needs to find a way to serve - the world is at war and everyone is sure the US will soon join the fight.

With the help of his father, he follows his brother's footsteps and joins the navy, but soon both Kennedy boys realize their dad is likely pulling strings to keep them out of harms way... and having raised children taught to fight for what they want, both eventually go behind their father's back and get into the fight.