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World War II

World War II

Lieutenant John F. Kennedy in the South Pacific, circa 1943.
Kathleen Kennedy in her American Red Cross uniform, London, circa 1943.
Citation for the Purple Heart
John F. Kennedy with Officers at Elco Naval Academy
JFKs medals
Portsmouth, Rhode Island - Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Training Center, Class of December 1942 (photograph made October 1942) - Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, back row, seventh from right.
Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy and Ensign Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., circa May, 1942.
Lieutenant (jg) John F. Kennedy, three-quarter length photograph portrait in dress uniform, 1942
PC100 Lt. Kennedy and crewmen of the PT-109 in the South Pacific, 1943
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy aboard the PT-109, Solomon Islands, 1943
John F. Kennedy's Navy ID Card
United States Flag from PT 109
Heavenly Mist Oil Painting
John F. Kennedy and Paul "Red" Fay in the South Pacific, World War II
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, at the wheel of the PT-109, Solomon Islands, 1943
Ensign John F. Kennedy, USN, in South Carolina, circa 1942.
Citation for the Navy Marine Corps Medal
JFK Chelsea Navy
JFK Dog Tag Close-up
JFK with Teddy and WWII friends
Ensign Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., United States Navy, circa 1942.
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy with PT boat officers James "Jim" Reed, George "Barney" Ross, and Paul "Red" Fay, in the South Pacific, 1943.
Coconut Shell Paperweight
United States Navy Officer's Hat
Sketches created by Senator John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy examines the coconut husk he used for sending a rescue message in the South Pacific during WWII, Palm Beach, 1944.

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