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Robert McCarthy, OS3
to remember
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (POTUS 35) '61-'63), LT USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Brookline, MA
Last Address White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500
Date of Passing Nov 22, 1963
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Other Memories Despite having a bad back, Kennedy was able to join the U.S. Navy through the help of Captain Alan Kirk, the Director, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) who had been the Naval Attache in London when Joseph Kennedy was the Ambassador. In October 1941, Kennedy was appointed an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and joined the staff of the Office of Naval Intelligence. The office, for which Kennedy worked, prepared intelligence bulletins and briefing information for the Secretary of the Navy and other top officials. On 15 January 1942