Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1915-1944

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Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944) was the eldest of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969) and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890–1995). A US Navy lieutenant, he was killed in action during World War II while serving as a land-based patrol bomber pilot, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

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

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referencedIn Ludlow mss., 1898-1948 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Photographs, prints, and drawings, ca. 1600-1936 (bulk: 1861-1936) Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Personal Papers of Joseph P. Kennedy. 1909 - 1969. Family Correspondence Files John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Cavanaugh, John J. (John Joseph, 1899-1979). Papers, 1952-1979. University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
referencedIn Tinker, Harold Lauren, 1897- ,. Collection of John F. Kennedy materials, 1945-1975. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Frankel, Scott, 1963-. Grey Gardens : a new musical / music by Scott Frankel ; lyrics by Michael Korie ; book by Doug Wright ; based on the film "Grey Gardens" by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer & Susan Froemke, 2006. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Frankel, Scott, 1963-. Grey Gardens : the musical / music by Scott Frankel ; lyrics by Michael Korie ; book by Doug Wright ; based on the film "Grey Gardens" by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, & Susan Froemke , 2006. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961, Papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Burton, Amy. Tom Killefer, 1917-1996. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf John F. Kennedy Personal Papers. 1917 - 1963. Correspondence, 1933-1950: Family. 1933 - 1950. Kennedy, Joseph P., Jr.: Letters and telegrams, 1940-1944 John F. Kennedy Library
creatorOf Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, Jr. 1915-1944. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Papas, Louis J. Scrapbook, 1943-1969. University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
referencedIn Edward Devotion School Records, 1921 - 1925. Records Related to John F. Kennedy's Education, 1921 - 1925. John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Harvard University. Material relating to National Selective Service registration, 1940-1941. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Personal Papers of Joseph P. Kennedy. 1909 - 1969. Family Subject Files John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Records of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, 1967-2005 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Homer D. Babbidge, 1962-1972], undated, 1962-1972. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.

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associatedWith Burton, Amy. person
associatedWith Cavanaugh, John J. (John Joseph, 1899-1979) person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Frankel, Scott, 1963- person
associatedWith Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. corporateBody
sibling of Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 person
childOf Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 person
sibling of Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968 person
associatedWith Ludlow, Louis, 1873-1950 person
associatedWith Papas, Louis J. person
associatedWith Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961 person
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006 person
associatedWith Tinker, Harold Lauren, 1897- , person
memberOf United States. Navy corporateBody
associatedWith University of Connecticut. President's Office. corporateBody
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World War II, 1939-1945
World War II, 1941-1945
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Birth 1915-07-25

Death 1944-08-12

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