▁Mind ana o , ▁supporting ▁the ▁American ▁military ▁forces ▁def ending ▁Mind ana o ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁islands ▁from ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Japanese ▁throughout ▁late ▁March ▁and ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁attack ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁P T - 4 1 ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁P T ▁boat ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁( PT - 3 4 ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁P T - 3 5 ▁was ▁burn ed ▁at ▁C eb u ). ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁more ▁tor ped o es ▁available ▁for ▁P T - 4 1 ▁to ▁use , ▁it ▁was ▁comm ande ered ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁to ▁pat rol ▁Lake ▁L ana o , ▁Mind ana o . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁to ▁prevent ▁its ▁capture ▁while ▁being ▁transport ed ▁via ▁road ▁to ▁Lake ▁L ana o . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁The ▁explo its ▁of ▁P T - 4 1 ▁are ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁film ▁They ▁W ere ▁Exp end able ▁directed ▁by ▁John ▁Ford ▁with ▁ ▁Robert ▁Mont gom ery , ▁John ▁Wayne ▁and ▁Don na ▁Re ed . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁El co ▁P T ▁Bo at ▁– ▁Ph otos ▁of ▁an ▁El co ▁P T ▁boat ▁at ▁the ▁Batt les