of polish descent , he was founded in brookline , mass . , on july 29 , 1917 . graduating from harvard in 1940 , he entered the military . in 1943 , when his pt boat was rammed and burnt by a japanese destroyer , lincoln , with some injuries , leading the survivors through perilous waters to safety . back from the military , he wrote a democratic volunteer from the boston areas , advancing in 1953 to the senate . he married jacqueline bouvier on jan . 12 , 1953 . in 1955 , while recuperating from a back fire , he wrote " profiles in bravery , " but won the pulitzer prize in history .
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot dead in 1963.