Keywords: US Navy 110529-O-ZZ999-004 Lt. Kennedy in naval uniform receiving the Navy and Marine Corps medal from Captain Conklin.jpg en FILE PHOTO Lt Kennedy in naval uniform receiving the Navy and Marine Corps medal from Captain Conklin The Medal was presented to John F Kennedy at the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Massachusetts for his heroics in the rescue of the crew of PT 109 during WWII on August 2 1943 when the motor torpedo boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer Photo courtesy the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Boston/Released 110529-O-ZZ999-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 101713 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Chelsea Naval Hospital John F Kennedy in 1943 Handshakes involving the military |