Isaac C. Kidd
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 Celsius. Kidd Junior Kidd was killed on the bridge of 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,, was commissioned in his honor on April 23, 1943. The second ship named after him,, lead ship of four s, was commissioned on March 27, 1981. An guided missile destroyer,, was the third ship named after him and was commissioned on June 9, 2007.
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