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John F. Kennedy never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on June 26, 1919 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His parents John and Kathryn were both born in Ireland. They came to America in 1904 and 1900, respectively. His father worked as a railroad track foreman. John Jr. had two younger brothers and a younger sister.
He enlisted in the army on September 21, 1940. He became a private first class in Company D, 1st Battalion, 37th Infantry Regiment which was deployed to Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands in August 1941. He was likely there when the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor on June 3, 1942.
PFC Kennedy died of non-battle related causes on December 16, 1942.
His grave is at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Of course the big story that never happened is related to PFC Kennedy's name. Had he survived to the 1960's he would have become at least a local celebrity with the same name as the US President.
Last year on this date I profiled Joseph Butcher, Americal Division, Guadalcanal. You can read about Joseph here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100
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