World War II
Gave his life
Isaac Campbell Kidd
Rear Admiral · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
7 December 1941 · USS Arizona
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- World War II
- Action
- USS Arizona
The citation
Official 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.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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