Isaac C. Kidd

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Isaac C. Kidd
Captain Isaac C. Kidd while he was chief of staff to the commander, Base Force, U.S. Fleet
Born	(1884-03-26)March 26, 1884 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	December 7, 1941(1941-12-07) (aged 57) Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
Resting place	Hull of USS Arizona
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1906–1941
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	USS Vega (AK-17) Port of Cristóbal, Panama Canal Zone Officer Detail Section, Bureau of Navigation Destroyer Squadron 1 USS Arizona (BB-39) Battleship Division 1
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor †
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Relations	Admiral Isaac C. Kidd Jr. (son)

Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26, 1884 – December 7, 1941) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was the father of Admiral Isaac C. Kidd Jr. Kidd was killed on the bridge of USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The highest ranking casualty at Pearl Harbor, he became the first U.S. Navy flag officer killed in action in World War II as well as the first killed in action against any foreign enemy.

He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest military honor—the Medal of Honor. A Fletcher-class destroyer, Kidd (DD-661), was commissioned in his honor on April 23, 1943. The second ship named after him, Kidd (DDG-993), lead ship of four Kidd-class destroyers, was commissioned on March 27, 1981. An Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Kidd (DDG-100), was the third ship named after him and was commissioned on June 9, 2007.^[1]