Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915-1944) was the eldest son of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy. He was a pilot during World War II. He was killed during a bombing mission in 1944.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in "Before the Beginning"
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.'s death was a popular time-viewer recording, along with the deaths of his brothers John and Robert.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in Southern Victory
Major Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. commanded a squadron of Wright-27 fighters in the United States Army Air Corps during Operation Blackbeard. During the operation, he was a tentmate of Jonathan Moss.

Later in the Second Great War, Kennedy was captured by Confederate forces and imprisoned in Andersonville. He did not escape when a tornado breached the prison's perimeter.

Kennedy was a son of Boston Democratic Party operative Joseph P. Kennedy. He did not share his father's political ambitions.

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. in Worldwar
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was Hubert Humphrey's running mate on the Democratic ticket in 1964. Humphrey and Kennedy were soundly defeated by Republicans Earl Warren and Harold Stassen.