John F. Kennedy By freemanx4 May 29, 1917 John F. Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts Mar 1, 1943 John is given command of PT-109 Aug 3, 1943 Kennedy's boat is spli in half by a Japanese ship. JFK let his crew to safety then found help. Aug 12, 1944 JFK's older brother, Joe, is killed in a plane explosion Nov 5, 1946 Kennedy is elected U.S. Representative from Massachusetts Nov 12, 1953 JFK marries Jacqueline Bouvier