The Rotary Club of Enfield is honoring Enfield’s veterans by sponsoring military tribute banners that will be displayed in Higgins Park, the Town Green, Freshwater Walkway, North Main Street and Hazardville between Memorial Day and Veterans Day in 2026 and 2027. The Enfield Public Library partnered with Enfield Rotary to preserve digital versions of these banners as well as biographical information about each veteran.

John Joseph "Jack" Kennedy

United States Navy 1942-1945

World War II

PO3

American Theater Campaign Medal

John “Jack” Kennedy of 46 School Street, Enfield, Connecticut, passed away on November 15, 1990.

Born in Thompsonville, CT, Jack spent most of his life in the community he loved. From 1990 to 1992, he resided in France while employed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a division of United Technologies, where he worked as a metallurgist. He dedicated 33 years of service to Pratt & Whitney before retiring in 1983.

Jack was a graduate of St. Joseph’s School in Enfield, Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts, and American International College in Springfield, where he earned his Master’s degree in Education.

He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy during World War II and was a former member of the Knights of Columbus Council 50 in Enfield.

Jack was married to Mary Cowhey Kennedy. He is survived by his daughter, Marguerite “Meg,” and his son, Thomas James “Tom.”