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For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese Forces on December 7, 1941. He immediately went to the bridge and as Commander Battleship Division ONE, courageously
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on December 7, 1941, Rear Admiral Kidd was the Commander of Battleship Division One and the Chief of Staff and Aide to the Commander, Battleship Battle Force. At his first knowledge of the attack, he rushed to the bridge of
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s bridge. A trunk containing his personal memorabilia was found in the wreck and sent to his widow. Rediscovered in the attic by his children, both the trunk and its contents are now displayed in the museum at the USS
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in 1902, graduating with the Class of 1906 in February of that year. He was commissioned an ensign in 1908. Kidd participated in the 1907–1909
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from 1927 to 1930. Promoted to the rank of captain, he was the chief of staff to the Commander, Base Force,
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Captain Isaac C. Kidd while he was chief of staff to the commander, Base Force, U.S. Fleet
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with one bronze battle star for Pearl Harbor (posthumous), and the
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Kidd's body was never recovered and to this day he is considered
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as well as the first killed in action against any foreign enemy.
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Deaths by Japanese airstrikes during the attack on Pearl Harbor
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destroyers have been named in Admiral Kidd's honor. See
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recipient of his nation's highest military honor—the
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United States Navy personnel killed in World War II
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Cleveland, Ohio
Pearl Harbor
Territory of Hawaii
United States Navy
Rear Admiral
USS Vega (AK-17)
Port of Cristóbal
Panama Canal Zone
Bureau of Navigation
Destroyer Squadron 1
USS Arizona (BB-39)
World War I
World War II
Attack on Pearl Harbor

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart

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