Isaac Campbell Kidd-Annapolis, MD
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World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for action on the USS Arizona as Commander of Battleship Division One when attacked by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was killed in action and his body was never recovered. He is listed on the wall of the memorial on the USS Arizona. He has a cenotaph marker in the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis MD.
Waymark Code: WMX1W4
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2017
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He was born on March 26, 1884 in Cleveland OH and died on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *KIDD, ISAAC CAMPBELL
• Rank and organization: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
Citation: For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete 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.
Armed Service: Navy
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