Isaac C. Kidd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1884
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 07-Dec-1941
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Isaac C. Kidd
- For his son, also an admiral (1919–1999), see Isaac C.
- Kidd, Jr.Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26, 1884 – December 7, 1941) was an American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
- Kidd was killed on the bridge of USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- He was the father of Admiral Isaac C.
- Kidd, Jr.
- He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest military honor—the Medal of Honor.
- 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.
- 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.
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