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Somewhere in the Solomons

Somewhere in the Solomons

by Richard Kern

PT109 was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer in the Solomon Islands.

Somewhere in the Solomons  

Richard Kern recreated the scene in this diorama.

Somewhere in the Solomons  

The front half of the boat stayed afloat for about 12 hours before the watertight compartments started taking on water.

Somewhere in the Solomons