During World War II, he commanded PT boats in the Pacific theater. 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.

2021年2月11日 · For his service in World War II, John F. Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism) and the Purple Heart.

2005年5月21日 · The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II with a special exhibit on John F. Kennedy’s military service in the US Navy in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.

2018年12月3日 · In a harrowing ordeal, JFK helped ensure the survival of his men, taking actions that would earn him a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart in World War II.

2022年7月13日 · When John F. Kennedy was asked about what he did to become a hero in the Pacific War in 1943, he responded by saying, "It was involuntary. They sank my boat." The truth is that Kennedy was a...

2011年2月22日 · JFK's PT-109 famously collided with a Japanese ship in World War II—and it sent the future president on a quest to get even for the loss of two men.

2012年9月24日 · When one thinks about President Kennedy’s naval career in World War II, what most often comes to mind is his command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109.

Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, 1944. Kennedy had served as a PT-Boat Commander in the Pacific in the Second World War. Photograph from Bettmann / Getty. Our men in the South Pacific …

In this special episode, commissioned by Early’s Raiders Colonet Daniel Fisher, James discusses John F. Kennedy’s service in the Second World War.

After the Pearl Harbor attack that brought the United States into WW2, he was assigned to an Office of Naval Intelligence field office in Charleston, South Carolina, United States on 15 Jan 1942.