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11 de feb. de 2021 · Learn how John F. Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and became a PT boat commander in the South Pacific. Find out how he led his crew to survive a collision with a Japanese destroyer and became a naval hero.
3 de dic. de 2018 · Learn how JFK earned a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart in World War II, when his PT boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer and he led his men to safety. Find out the details of the harrowing ordeal, the aftermath and the legacy of this naval disaster.
Kennedy's survival following the sinking of PT-109 and his rescue of his fellow sailors made him a war hero and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, but left him with serious injuries. After a brief stint in journalism, Kennedy represented a working-class Boston district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953.
3 de ene. de 2019 · El que fuese el 35º presidente de la historia de Estados Unidos participó en Segunda Guerra Mundial al mando de una patrullera estadounidense destinada en las Islas Salomón. Allí sufrió el ataque...
21 de may. de 2005 · Learn about JFK's military service in the US Navy in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific during World War II. See his medals, uniform, documents, sketches and more from the special exhibit at the JFK Library.
Hace 2 días · John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
Learn about the life and service of John F. Kennedy, the 35th American president and a former naval officer. Find out how he commanded PT 109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Pacific during World War II and survived a collision with a Japanese destroyer.
