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Rendova Island
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Rendova Island is an island, part of the New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands, located at .
In 1943, the US Allies' major base for PT boats was in Rendova. Solomon Islanders Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana paddled their dugout canoe 35 miles (60 km) to reach the base and deliver a message inscribed on a coconut from then-Lieutenant (jg) John F. Kennedy after his PT boat was run down by a Japanese destroyer and he and his crew were stranded on one of the local islands.
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| Air and water craft | PT-109 • PT-109 Loss Report • PT-59 • PT boat • Elco • Japanese destroyer Amagiri • Fubuki class destroyer • Tokyo Express • Nakajima A6M2-N |
| People | John F. Kennedy • Arthur Reginald Evans • Coastwatchers • Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana • Andrew Jackson Kirksey and Harold W. Marney • Max Kennedy |
| Places | Solomon Islands • Kolombangara • Gizo • Kennedy Island • Lumbari Island • Rendova Island • Tulagi |
| Battles | Battle of Blackett Strait • Solomon Islands campaign • Battle of Vella Gulf |
| Media | PT 109 (film) • The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 • PT-109 (comic book) • PT-109 (song) • PT-109 (model) |
| Museums etc | John F. Kennedy Library • Battleship Cove |
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