“John F. Kennedy is recognized for his exploit of almost a year ago.”
My maternal grandfather, who retired a as a LT CMDR, and who was a CO at a naval jungle survival training base at Hilo HI during the war, used to grouse up until he died in 1981 that after all of the amazing personal acts of heroism that were honored during WWII, the guy who lost his ship was the ONLY one who became president!
LOL! It’s an accurate observation. Eisenhower was President, but his heroism was more subtle.
What if Nimitz had political ambitions, though ...