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| | The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation - Biography of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. |
 | | Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the oldest child of Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy, was born in Massachusetts on July 25, 1915. |
 | | Awarded his wings in May 1942, he flew Caribbean patrols and in September 1943 was sent to England with the first naval squadron to fly B-24's with the British Naval Command. |
 | | In 1946 a destroyer, the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., destroyer No. 850, was launched at the Fore River shipyards as the Navy's final tribute to a gallant officer and his heroic devotion to duty... |
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