He wanted to serve
John F Kennedy did not retire from the Navy. He was discharged after the war. He was disabled with a back injury.
World War 2
Conscription is another word for the draft. Men were required to join the military/navy or RFC and serve.
He joined the Royal Navy in 1940 an he fought on board of a destroyer
Never was. He was in the Navy the Army rejected him.
It is the act by which the government persuade young men to volunteer and join the army,navy and air forces.
The Royal Australian Navy had the Fifth largest navy in the world at the begginning of World War 2.
Japan was a German ally and Japan attacked the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor. Navies were a lot more important back then.
He lied about his age to join the military. He was 16 years old when the U.S. entered World War I, but he claimed to be old enough to serve and attempted to join the U.S. Navy. When he was turned down, he tried unsuccessfully to join the Canadian armed forces.
JFK was in the Navy ( he saved 10 lives in the war), he was a news reporter , House member for 4 years, Senator, and president. He grew up wealthy and never had to work.
Josephus Daniels was Secretary of the Navy during World War I.
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