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Kidd, Isaac Campbell |
| Date of birth: | March 26th, 1884 (Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.)
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December 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbor, Hawaiï, U.S.A.)
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United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
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American |
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MEDAL OF HONOR - NAVY/MARINE CORPS (MOH)
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Rank:
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Rear Admiral
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U.S.S. Arizona, U.S. Navy
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Action:
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Rank and organization: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Born: 26 March 1884, Cleveland, Ohio. Appointed from: Ohio.
Citation:
For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and compete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. Rear Adm. Kidd immediately went to the bridge and, as Commander Battleship Division One, courageously discharged his duties as Senior Officer Present Afloat until the U.S.S. Arizona, his Flagship, blew up from magazine explosions and a direct bomb hit on the bridge which resulted in the loss of his life.
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Details:
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Awarded posthumously
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