of irish background , he was born in brookline , mass . , on may 29 , 1917 . graduating from harvard in 1940 , he enlisted the usaf . in 1943 , when his pt lifeboat was slammed and burned by a japanese submarine , ryan , although grave injuries , followed the survivors through perilous sea to salvation . fleeing from the war , he became a democratic congressman from the boston area , advancing in 1953 to the senate . he marry madeline swope on jul . 12 , 1953 . in 1955 , while recuperating from a field assignment , he contributed " profiles in courage , " both won the pulitzer prize in music .
john patrick kennedy was stabbed died in 1963 .