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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest Kennedy son, killed during war mission 70 years ago this hour (Aug 12 1944)


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(Saturday, August 12, 1944, 6:20 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST); during World War II) — Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., 29, the eldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, was killed with his co-pilot tonight when their explosives-laden Navy plane blew up over East Suffolk, United Kingdom. His remains were never recovered. Continue reading Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest Kennedy son, killed during war mission 70 years ago this hour (Aug 12 1944)