"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy,'" wrote...

2021年2月11日 · John F. Kennedy’s strength of character and leadership was influenced by many aspects of his life. One of the most influential periods could easily have been his tenure as a naval combat officer in the South Pacific fighting the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Lieutenant John F. Kennedy's encounter with a Japanese destroyer on the night of August 1, 1943, may be the most famous small-craft engagement in naval history, and it was an unmitigated disaster. At a later date, when asked to explain how he had come to be a hero, Kennedy replied laconically, "It was involuntary. They sank my boat."

2022年7月13日 · His capacity as a strong swimmer from his days on the Harvard swim team, his leadership as a U.S. Navy officer and his faith in his crew saw him rescue the survivors of a failed attack on an...

I want to express our very strong appreciation to all those of you in the plebe class who have come into the Navy. I hope that you realize how great is the dependence of our country upon the men who serve in our Armed Forces.

2018年12月3日 · John F. Kennedy’s heroics during World War II earned him a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart—he is the only U.S. president to have earned either of those honors. Kennedy’s...

2021年10月7日 · John F. Kennedy's wartime heroics earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart for saving the men of PT-109 in the South Pacific.

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. Many young Americans of all backgrounds volunteered for military service in 1941, including young John F. Kennedy.

2012年9月24日 · Kennedy gave up his command of PT-59 that day and left the Solomon Islands on December 21 for the United States. He left the Navy on physical disability in March of 1945. Soon, he would begin his career in Congress.

Though initially rejected for military service, a young John F. Kennedy was eventually commissioned in the Navy, where he went on to captain PT-109 and, later, PTGB-1. As skipper of PTGB-1, he facilitated the storied rescue of Brute Krulak’s Second Marine …