Great true story of JFK in the Solomon Is, during WW 2.

This movie is a great favourite of mine because I regarded late President John F. Kennedy as one of the greatest influential politicians of the 20th Century, and an outstanding leader of Democracy particularly during the era of the Cold War.
His service during WW2 as a Lieutenant on a PT boat( No.109) in 1943, which was rammed by a Japanese Destroyer in the Blackett Straits on a night excursion patrol in the Solomons is one of heroic performance, where he saw to the saving of his crew and his efforts to get them back to safety after having to beach themselves on an uninhabinated island. Their future looked bleak after being written off as dead by their own command.
But Australian Coastwatcher Lieutenant Reginald Evans along with his loyal native Solomon Islanders refused to give up hope on their survival and after extensive searching discovered their whereabouts on Ellinson Island.
Kennedy sent a message to Evans written on a coconut to confirm his presence along with his men and they were subsequently rescued.
Kennedy's actions were a very gallant part of his effort to keep his crew intact and he did it with magnificient conduct as a capable commander.
A great movie of a true leader - no wonder he became a U.S. President.
P.S. When President Kennedy paid a visit to Australia in 1962 he asked to meet with Lt.Evans, and that was a bond of friendship eventually realised in person.