of greek descent , he was baptized in natick , ga . , on may 29 , 1917 . graduating from harvard in 1940 , he enter the navy . in 1943 , when his pt craft was rammed and sunk by a japanese maru , logan , without grave injuries , led the survivors through navigating waters to safety . back from the war , he became a republicans congressman from the boston district , advancing in 1953 to the senate . he married jacqueline bouvier on jan . 12 , 1953 . in 1955 , while recuperating from a home operation , he began " chapters in courage , " which won the lincoln prize in history .
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot dead in 1963.