Kennedy Island (Plum Pudding Island)

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Kennedy Island, also known as Plum Pudding Island, is a small island in the Solomon Islands famous as the site where John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew swam ashore after their boat was sunk during World War II.

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Kennedy Island (Plum Pudding Island) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
island ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kennedy Island (Plum Pudding Island) ⓘ
Plum Pudding Island ⓘ
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates ⓘ
country Solomon Islands ⓘ
eventOccurredHere PT-109 crew landfall in 1943 ⓘ
famousFor being the island where John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew swam ashore after their boat was sunk ⓘ
hasCommemoration memorial plaque (reported) ⓘ
hasFeature beaches ⓘ
small uninhabited island ⓘ
tropical vegetation ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance PT-109 incident ⓘ
linked to: PT 109

World War II ⓘ
hasNotableMilitaryUnitAssociated PT-109 ⓘ
linked to: PT 109
hasNotablePersonAssociated John F. Kennedy ⓘ
locatedIn Solomon Islands ⓘ
locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Solomon Islands
locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean ⓘ
namedAfter John F. Kennedy ⓘ
nearbyCityOrTown Gizo ⓘ
partOf Central Province, Solomon Islands ⓘ
partOfConflict Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
timeOfKeyEvent 1943 ⓘ
usedFor day trips ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
visitedBy World War II history enthusiasts ⓘ
tourists ⓘ

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Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites → hasPart → Kennedy Island (Plum Pudding Island) ⓘ
Kennedy Island → alsoKnownAs → Kennedy Island (Plum Pudding Island) ⓘ