Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE SHIP ' S CREST USS KIDD ' s C ' .rcsi simiiii.u i cs. In t;r.i|)lii( lomi, ilic liiston .uid ii.ulitum (il ilic pioud KIDD iiamc. The Coals ol Anns ' d.nk hlni ' sincid alludt-s to the sea. and llu- Naval Olfui-r ' s dress swoid wnh pnnn ii|) ulle( is Rcai Admiral KIDD ' s lisiinsi;nisliefi career. The sword .ilso repiiMiUs die liKhlin.i; lecord ol the |)ievi( us USS KIDD (DDC) ' )!). which leioided eit;hl l)allle lionois lot lui pat ti( i])ation in tlie I ' ai ilii 1 healei ol Woild War II and in the Koiean Wai. 1 he two stais sit;iiil lliese two wars and leiiie- seiil the Admiral ' s lank at the liiiie ol his death. Ihe loaiiiii; lion. sMiiholu ol strength, courage, and le.ideiship, alhides to the lighting spirit ol the sliij) and liei crew. The lion is weaiiiig a ligiit blue rihlioii hearing an inverted gold silhouette ol a star. The ribbon and star i(|)reseiit the Medal ol Honor |)ostlumi()usl aw.uded to tin- AdmiiaJ. Re.ir .Admiral KIDD was killed on the bridge ol his llagsiiip, USS ARIZONA, during the Pearl Harbor attack. I he i)lue scioll beneath (lie shield be.us die KIDD familv motto. ML SINK MA(;N() LABORE (Nothing without gie.it labor), to sene as a reminder that siu ( ess recjuires tlu- highest sland.iKJs .ind greatest ellort. Ihe seal is surrounded b .i oiitinuous gold anchor chain. Ihe Coat ol . ims USS KIDD (DDC.-99:M is lilh ' d with rich I ' niteci .Si.iies Navv ti.idi- lion ol lionoi.ible sc-nice to couiUiy, and is dedicated to the fighting spirit ol Real Adinnal KIDD.

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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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David R. Ellison (Captain USN Captain Ellison graduated from the Naval Academy in 1970 and was commissioned an Ensign His first tour was on the USS RICHARD L. PAGE (FFG-5) as the Communications Officer From there he reported to the USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720) as a part of the Navy Coast Guat exchange officer program and assumed duties as the Weapons Officer. In 1973 Captam Ellison returned to the Naval Academy as an instructor of seamanship and as an Assistant Professor of Leadership and Management. During this same pehod of time, he earned a Master of Science degree. After Department Head School, Captain Ellison was assigned to the USS COCHRANE (DDG-21) as the Chief Engineer. Following his tour on Cochrane, he relieved as the Combat Systems Offic-r on USS VIRGINIA (CGN- 38). In 1981, Captain Ellison went ashore for a second time having been selected for the Navy ' s Doctoral Study Program and earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration, specializing in Manpower, Personnel, and Training Analysis. In 1984 he reported as Executive Officer on USS VOGE (FF-1047). Afterward, Captain Ellison was assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as a Manpower, Personnel, and Training Analyst. From there, he was transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel. Captain Ellison reported to KIDD as Commanding Officer in July 1990. Upon the completion of his tour on the USS KIDD, he will report to Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight as The Assistant Chief Staff for Operations.