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The young John Kennedy. Five press photos

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04.01.2020 07:00pm

5 Original Press Photos of the 35th President of the United States John Kennedy at his young age.

In two of the photos, Kennedy as a student at the Dexter School in Brooklyn at only 8 years old. In three others, Kennedy was seen during his military service receiving the bravery decoration. Kennedy commanded a PT 109 torpedo ship carrying twelve marines. The ship was hit by the Japanese destroyer ‘Amagiri’ and soon began to sink. In that action, Kennedy managed to send a short encrypted telegram that allowed American forces to locate and rescue the survivors. Kennedy was wounded in the back, but managed to collect the survivors to a small, water-dominated Japanese-controlled island, Among other things, he was Dragging a wound to a distance of 5 miles away. Due to these actions, Kennedy received the The crimson heart decoration and the Navy Marine Corps Medal.

Photo size: 15×12 cm, and 12×10 cm. On the back of the photographs are drawings and ink stamps of press agencies.

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