Visit of A.R. "Reg" Evans of New South Wales, Australia [World War II (WWII) Australian Coast watcher, Solomon Islands. President John F. Kennedy visits with A.R. "Reg" Evans (left), an Australian Coast Watcher from New South Wales who, while stationed on the Solomon Islands during World War II, helped rescue the crew of PT 109 (including then-Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.