- Born
- DiedAugust 12, 1944 · Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, UK (airplane explosion attributed to accidental detonation of explosives onboard)
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was born on July 28, 1915 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He died on August 12, 1944 in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, UK.
- Parents
- RelativesCaroline Kennedy(Niece or Nephew)John Kennedy Jr.(Niece or Nephew)Kerry Kennedy(Niece or Nephew)Rory Kennedy(Niece or Nephew)Patrick Joseph Kennedy II(Niece or Nephew)Maria Shriver(Niece or Nephew)Robert Shriver(Niece or Nephew)Tim Shriver(Niece or Nephew)Mark Shriver(Niece or Nephew)Anthony Shriver(Niece or Nephew)John F. Kennedy(Sibling)Robert F. Kennedy(Sibling)Ted Kennedy(Sibling)Rosemary Kennedy(Sibling)Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy(Sibling)Eunice Kennedy Shriver(Sibling)Patricia Kennedy(Sibling)John Francis Fitzgerald(Grandparent)Jean Kennedy Smith(Sibling)P.J. Kennedy(Grandparent)
- He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and the Air Medal for heroism.
- Joe was always expected to have been the Kennedy that would become President of the United States. After his tragic death, the mantle fell to his brother John who did become President in 1960.
- He was killed on August 12, 1944 while flying a secret mission to knock out Hitler's V1 Rockets. His plane, weighted down with explosives, exploded over the English Channel. The reasons why the plane exploded remain a mystery.
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