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CONTENTS IS. AC C. KIDD 2 COMM NDIN(; OFFICER 4 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6 TR. NS-ATLANTIC CROSSING 8 FIREDRIELS 19 GULF DE LEON-OPS I4 SUEZ CANAL K UNDERW AY REPLENISHMENT 9() SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SO OPER. TIONS DEPARTMENT 38 NAV ADMIN DEPARTMENT 54 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 69 COMBAT S STEMS DEPARTMENT 76 THE BEER BAR(;E 88 THE GULF WAR 94 LIBERTY 106 AWARDS 114 VOLUNTEER WORK 1 1 6 HSL-34DET5 118 AHIPS 128 SMOG 130 MINEHUNTING 132 MIF-OPS 138 THEFIAG 142 HOMECOMING I44
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REAR. DMIR. L ISAAC C. KIDD, SR l)n(;-993 is named for Rc.ii Acliiiii.il Is.i.u ( aniphcll Kidd. Senior, oiu- oi the lust n.n.il luiocs ol Woild W.u II. RADM Kidd w.is posihumoush .iw.ndc-d ili,- Mcd.d ,,| Hoiioi ' foi his huncn dm iut; tht- |.i|).iiicm- .iii.k k mi I ' ciil H.nhoi. R. l). l Ridd w.is .i ii.itne ot (Icx.l.md, ( )lii( 1 1 w.is bom 2() . hin h KS.S-} lo Is.i.u .md |iiiiiii.i ( mi|)l) ll Ridd. He w.is ediu ated in C.levehmd ' s pul ht s( h( lols, i i.uhi ating from West Hit;h School in I9() ' J. On .ippoiiiimeni from hi.s native state, lie then entered the L ' .S. N ' axal .Ki.ide mv, from which he s iaduated as a Passed Midshipman on 12Februan- 19(Hi. Passed Midshipm.m Ridd liisi setxed on U.SS COLUMBIA, which c.uried the Marine Fxpediiion.n Force to the ( ' an.il Zone and participated in die .iiound- the-world cruise of the While Fleet. Oii 17 . l.i 1907 he reported to USS NEW JERSEY. Diniiio ilns loui he com- pleted the two years at sea then required hclore commis- sioning, and was commissioned Ensign, I S . on 1, . Fchi u an 19().S. He transferred on 1 ' Max 191(1 lo USS NORTH DAKOTA, where he seized imtil |uiu- 19Ki. c cc-|)t for t.ii- get practice and training dut at . nii.i])olis during the win- ter of 191 1-1912. He then joined USS PITTSBURGH on : ' .() June 1913, and during the Mexican iioiililc- ol 191 1-191() served as First Lieutenant. Following this loui, he sc-ncd .is Aide and Flag SecrelaiN on the stall of ( !omm.mdci -in- Chief. Pacific Fleet, in the flagships PITTSBURGH ,md SAN DIEGO. He returned to the N ' ax.il . c.idem in , ugust 191 (i. .iiid was serving as an instructor on the .Ac.idcmic Sl.ilf when ihe United States entered World W ' .ii 1. In I91S. Ik- joined USS NEW MEXICO, sc ' ning on lli.it battleship duiing her fitting out. dming her senice in the last mouths of ihc- w.u. and until JuK 1919. His next lours were .is . ide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander-in-Chief. .Athmtic Fleet, and in 1921 as . ide in (Charge of Buildings and (irc)unds lor the superintendent of the N ' .ival . c.iclem . CDR Ridd then sencd as Flxecutive officer on USS LIT AH from Ma 192. ' ) until ' o emlK-r 192(i. lie i lui cii|)oii assumed his first comm.md. on USS VEGA, which he luld until |une 1927. riieie followed .i long pc-iiod ol slioic duU lii si .is C.i|)- tain ol llie Poll ,11 Cristobal, ( an.il one, llicii lioin |unc ' 19. .() iiiiiil August 19?52 as Chiel ol .Si.ill u. ( omiii.indci Fleet Base loice. For ihice c-,us he w.is in (li.iigc- ol llu- Officc-r del. Ill Sec lion ol the Bure.iu ol .i ig.il ion m Wash- ington. 1).( lie lelurued to se.i cliilv liom 2 ) Icbiu.m 19:i. ) lo 7 )une 19: ' i( ' ) .is (lomm.mdci l)eslio ci ,S(|u.ulioii ONF., Scouting Force lie llieii coiiipleled llie Scuioi .iiul Ads.uued Courses .il llu- N.iv.il W.ii (!ollcge in New|)oil, Rhoc ' ' - Island, rem.mimg llieie lo scne on llie si. ill loi sev- eral ni ' ills. In Sc iiibei I9. .,S. C.MM Ridd .issunucl ( oinin.nid ol Ihe l).illlc ARIZONA. sciMiig unlil fcbiii.iix 19 1(1. I Ic w.is llic ' ii cl led ( ;omiii.iiidci B.ill Icsliip Division ( ) F .md Cluel ol id Aide lo Comm.indci li.illleslii|)s, B.il- lle Foice with ihe ,u i oiii|).iii ing i.nik of Rc.u . clmiial. R. l). l Ridd W.IS serving in lli.il billel when the | ip uiese attacked Pearl H.iihoi on 7 Dec ember 19 11. In the attack, RAD.M Ridd becum- ilu- liisi ll.ig olfuc-r lo lose his life in World War II. .md die lii si in die L.S. N.iva to meet de.ilh in .ic lion .ig.ilnsi .inv loieign eiiemv. He w.is ])oslliumoiislv .iw.irded the .Med.il ol 1 h iiioi . wiili c i I. it ion .is follows: For cons|ncuous devoiion lo dulv. extraoi cliu.ii v oiii.ige. .111(1 c (implcie clisi eg.ird lo his ov ii lile, during the .lU.ickon the Fleei ill I ' e.ii 1 ll.iiboi. 1 ei i ilon of H.iw.iii. In l.ip.mese torcc ' s on Dec embei 7. 19 11.1 le immcdi.ilelv went lo die bridge .md .is ( iomm.mdei IS.illleship Division ONF. ( oiii .igeouslv disili.iiged his duties as .Senior Office! Pre- sciii Allo.ii uniil ihc USS ARIZONA, his Flagship, blew up liom m.ig.i iiie c |)losious .iiid .i diiecl bomb lill on the budge, wliic h lesulled m die loss ol bis lile. In .iddilion to die Med.il ol lloiioi, RADM Ridd w.is poslbiimoiislv .iw.iiil- ed ibc ' Purple- llc-.iil Med.il.
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