16 November 1963 – President John F. Kennedy observed a missile test of the USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN 619), from the deck of missile range instrumentation ship USS Observation Island. Andrew Jackson successfully launched a Polaris A-2 missile from a position just off Cape Canaveral. The President was impressed with the shot and congratulated the Captain, Commander James B. Wilson, and the crew for “Impressive Teamwork”. The test was conducted mere days before Kennedy’s assassination.
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