Isaac C. Kidd Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to

REAR ADMIRAL

ISAAC CAMPBELL KIDD

NAVY

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd (NSN: 0-5715), United States Navy, 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 7 December 1941. Rear Admiral 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 (BB-39), 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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Born: Mar. 26, 1884 in Cleveland, Oh…. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1906… Served aboard the USS Nevada (BB-40) during World War I… Commanded the USS Vega (AK-17) and Destroyer Squadron One, Scouting Force before becoming commander of Battleship Group One… Was first Naval flag officer to be killed in combat with a foreign enemy in U.S. military history