Being part of American history, one would presume it would be taught in school.
And not as fictionalized as one may think. He was a bit of a "lad" was JFK.
I personally like to think, the TV show McHale's Navy was at least in part, based on the time he spent over here.
He's the type of "bloke" who would have been right at home here.
Fun loving, cheeky larrikin, solid and dependable all the same.