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In the US Military, the TITLES of "Captain" and "Commander" can be both a RANK and/or POSITION. Examples: 1. A US Navy Ensign (Gold Bar rank insignia and equal to a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army) can command a small craft, and legally be called the "Commander" or "Captain" of that small boat. Even though he is NOT a Captain or Commander in rank. 2. The US Navy DOES have the rank of Captain and Commander. And yet, a man wearing the insignia of a US Navy Captain (Silver Eagle) or a Commander (Silver Oak Leaf) may NOT BE IN COMMAND OF A VESSEL. He might be working a desk in some office, on some base somewhere. 3. Then, there is the man who is actually a US Naval Commander (wearing the insignia of a US Naval Commander-Silver Oak Leaf) who is commanding a US Navy Vessel. Or a US Navy Captain who is really a US Navy Captain (wearing the rank of a US Navy Captain-Silver Eagle) who is the Captain of the US Naval vessel. 4. The US Army, US Marines, US Air Force do NOT have the rank of "Commander" or "Lieutenant Commander" in their organizations. LT(jg)-Lieutenant Junior Grade (equal to a US Army 1st Lieutenant-Silver Bar) John F. Kennedy was the "Captain" and/or "Commander" of his Patrol Torpedo Boat (#109) during WWII.
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∙ 14y agoYes, he served in the Navy, commanding PT-109, which was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He heroically swam for four hours, pulling a wounded comrade to safety with his teeth.
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∙ 13y agoHe was in the Navy.
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∙ 11y agoyes navy PT 109 commander
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What war did John F. Kennedy enlist in?
World War 2
What world war leader did John F. Kennedy have assassinated?
Diem
Did the assassination of John F. Kennedy lead to World War 1?
no!
During which war was John F Kennedy US President?
The Cold War.
Did John F Kennedy want to go to war?
jfk was a commander in World War 2
Was John F. Kennedy in a war when he was president?
Military involvement in Vietnam increased during his presidency and the US was on the brink of war with the USSR with crises in Cuba and Berlin, but the US was not at war while Kennedy was President. (Kennedy was personally engaged in combat while he was in the navy during WW II.)
John F. Kennedy world war 2?
yes, Kennedy fought in WWII , he was a hero in fact, google PT109
Which president served in the armed forces?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy in World War II
What country did John F. Kennedy serve in world war 2?
United States
What US president captained a PT boat in World War 2?
John. F. Kennedy
Was someone by the name Kennedy an American ambassador in London during World War 2?
Yes, Joe Kennedy, the father of the later president John F. Kennedy.
Was president Kennedy president during world war 2?
No. John F. Kennedy served as the 35th President from 1961 to 1963. During the second world war, Kennedy served in the United States Navy. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant and was discharged in 1945.
