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 |   | | President John F. Kennedy | | Military Service: | Navy 1941 - 1945 |  | | Combat Service: | World War II |
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- Commanded the Navy patrol boat PT-109 during World War II
- Survived after his patrol boat was rammed by Japanese destroyer and sunk in the Pacific Ocean
- Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism after swimming three miles to an island while carrying one of his crew
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