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Buiki Gasa would be remembered as the man who found the shipwrecked John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...
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In WWII, Biuki Gasa and other Solomon Islanders scouted for the Allies in dugout canoes, which they still use today. When they saw the horrific explosion of the PT-109, they sought to find Kennedy and his crew before the Japanese did. Biuku was one of the first two people to make contact with a shipwrecked Lt. John F. Kennedy. He suggested incribing a message on a coconut plucked from a nearby tree for lack of writing paper to deliver to the nearest allied base. Kennedy and his crew had been stranded for days on deserted islands after a Japanese destroyer sank their boat PT-109. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...
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Gasa would construct a shrine to Kennedy and carved a new dugout canoe for a National Geographic crew to bring back to the U.S. Gasa was invited by Kennedy to attend his inauguration, but he was stopped by authorities who did not understand his language.[1]. Flag of the National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society, is a not-for-profit scientific organization based in the United States. ...
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...
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Notes - ^ [1] "he invited us to visit him. But when we got to the airport, we were met by a clerk, who said we couldn't go—Biuku and I spoke no English. My feelings went for bad." National Geographic: The Islanders who saved Kennedy
External Links - [2] National Geographic News "JFK's Island Rescuers Honored at Emotional Reunion" Ted Chamberlain November 20, 2002
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