Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944) was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Kennedy family and the eldest of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. During World War II, Kennedy was killed in action while serving as a land-based patrol bomber pilot, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Navy (ca 1942)
Lahir	Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (1915-07-25)25 Juli 1915 Hull, Massachusetts, U.S.
Meninggal	12 Agustus 1944(1944-08-12) (umur 29) Over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England
Sebab meninggal	Naval airplane explosion during Operation Aphrodite
Makam	Remains never recovered
Pendidikan	Harvard University (BA) London School of Economics
Pekerjaan	Naval aviator
Partai politik	Democratic
Karier militer
Memorial – Wall of the Missing	Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Cambridge, England
Pengabdian	United States
Dinas/cabang	United States Navy
Lama dinas	1941–1944
Pangkat	Lieutenant
Kesatuan	Patrol Squadron 203 Bombing Squadron 110, Special Air Unit 1
Perang/pertempuran	World War II
Penghargaan	Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart Air Medal
Tanda tangan

His father had aspirations for him to become U.S. president. He was a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention and planned to run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after his military service as the first stepping stone on the path to the presidency. Kennedy's 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 older brother by advancing from the House to the U.S. Senate and then to the presidency.