JFK was the skipper for a patrol boat- PT-109 - during the second world war.
JFK went in to the navy in 1941 i know this because of s book! Called: who was John F. Kennedy? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
September 1941
September 15, 1941
John F. Kennedy served in the US Navy, not Army.
no he was a naval officer in command of PT109
1941-1945, he had also served as a US Navy Luietenant from 1943-1945
John F. Kennedy was discharged from the US Navy in early 1945.
JFK was a Navy Lieutenant (jg) during WWII from 1942-1946.
President John F. Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy from September 1941 to March 1945. He was honorably discharged due to physical disability resulting from injuries sustained during his actions aboard PT-109.
He served for four years (1941-1945) in the navy before being honorably discharged.
He graduated from Harvard with a degree in International Affairs in June 1940.
Bill Clinton is said to have been inspired by John Kennedy to enter politics.
After Kennedy graduated from Harvard University he was commissioned into the US Navy and was awarded many medals for bravery and courage. He then ran for senate and eventually became the youngest elected President.
john f Kennedy
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.)