The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part One
Recently I was very pleased to be able to help the United States embassy with information, contacts and material relating to the activities of our coastwatchers, who played such a vital role in the South Pacific during World War II.
This assistance was to help incoming American ambassador Caroline Kennedy pay her respects to these brave men.
Ambassador Kennedy, of course, has a deep personal connection to their heroism because her father, President John F. Kennedy, was saved by Australian coastwatcher Reg Evans in 1943.
A couple of years back I produced a two-part episode about Reg’s life…
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