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Isaac C. Kidd

1884 – 1941
Medal of Honor - Navy

Isaac C. Kidd served the U.S. Navy. Isaac was 57 years old.

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Medal of Honor Recipient Isaac C. Kidd
Medal of Honor Recipient Isaac C. Kidd
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U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
7 December 1941 · Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy.

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.

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Medal of Honor - Navy December 7, 1941 · Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy.
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.
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