President and Jacqueline Kennedy watch the America's Cup Race from the Deck of the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. The race was off Newport, Rhode Island, on Sept. 15, 1962.
Sept. 15, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. near Newport, R.I. In his speech, the President thanks the crew for their gift, a model of the ship, and discusses the importance of the ship to the Kennedy family.
USS Wilkes (DD-441). “April 44, Mount 52 showing burned paint after shelling the Admiralty Islands. From the collection of William J. Mosher located at the National Destroyermens Museum housed aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850).”
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy watch the first race of the 1962 America's Cup from aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island.
El verano de 1972 fue un tanto especial para la segunda hija del presidente norteamericano John F. Kennedy, invitada por unos amigos españoles se propuso (de incógnito) visitar nuestro país. El día 3 de julio, Caroline Kennedy, aterrizaría en el aeropuerto de Barajas-Madrid dando incio a una visita de ocio en la que durante unas semanas disfrutaría del esplendido clima de España, alternando la…
Bobby joined the Navy V-12 program at just 17, he later served as a seaman apprentice on the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr, named after his late brother. On May 30, 1946 he received his honorable discharge. For his service in the Navy, Bobby was eligible for the American Campaign Medal and the World War ll Victory Medal.
President and Mrs. Kennedy view America's Cup race, off Newport, Rhode Island, aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850). 15 September 1962. [2,700 x 2700] Check this blog!
Blue state: John and Jacqueline Kennedy, in matching blues, watch First America's Cup Race aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. off Newport, Rhode Island, in 1962.
Battleship Cove’s USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD850 is a Gearing class Destroyer in a Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) 1 configuration that represents her 1967-1973 Vietnam War era appearance. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., a naval aviator and son of the former Ambassador to Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and older brother of future…
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When you go to sea in a destroyer, sometimes you rock, sometimes you roll and every so often you slide down a big wave like it was a ski jump. You are, quite emphatically, in touch with nature.
I was 18 when I first stepped aboard a destroyer — USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., named for the war-hero older brother of President John F. Kennedy and then undergoing an…
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy view a ship model of destroyer, USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., given as a gift from the crew of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., while attending the first race of the 1962 America's Cup aboard the destroyer. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, stands at right (face obscured). Newport, Rhode Island.