Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1915-1944
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944) was the eldest of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969) and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890–1995). A US Navy lieutenant, he was killed in action during World War II while serving as a land-based patrol bomber pilot, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
His father had aspirations for him to become US president. He was a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention and planned to run for a seat in the US House of Representatives after his military service as the first stepping stone on the path to the White House. His death while participating in a top-secret mission in 1944 caused his father to transfer his aspirations to his next-oldest son, John F. Kennedy, who followed the path first planned for his brother by advancing from the House to the US Senate and then to the presidency.
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| associatedWith | Burton, Amy. |
| associatedWith | Cavanaugh, John J. (John Joseph, 1899-1979) |
| associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 |
| associatedWith | Frankel, Scott, 1963- |
| associatedWith | Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers |
| associatedWith | Harvard University. |
| sibling of | Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 |
| childOf | Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 |
| sibling of | Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968 |
| associatedWith | Ludlow, Louis, 1873-1950 |
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Birth 1915-07-25
Death 1944-08-12
Male
Americans
English
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Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1915-1944
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