Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP ' S CREST TheofTicial crest of KI! KAII) is highl symbolic of the ship ' s name- sake. Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid. one of America ' s great naval officers. The BLLT; (il OBI-: with a SIAHN fOINTI ' D STAR within repre- sents the seven oceans of the world in which the ship is prepared to serve, .indalsoalludes to Admiral Kinkaid ' s .Seventh Meet Command. The IIVL R. S of the SUNBURST denote the five major Pacific Ocean battles in which .Admiral Kinkaid participated: Coral Sea. Midway, (juadalca- nal, the .Aleutians, and l.eyle (iulf. The lOlR. STARS in the BLUE-. FIFLD and the THRtit POINTS in GOLD refer to the numerical designation of the Seventh F ' leet, which Admiral Kinkaid commanded in support of (ieneral MacArthur ' s major operations in four areas: Hollandia. the I hilippines: the Admiralties and Borneo. The stars also refer to .Admiral Kinkaid ' s promotion to full .Admi- ral. The SCARLET in the baseof the shield alludes to Admiral Kinkaid ' s role as Commander of the North Pacific Fleet in the Aleutians, where he directed the operations that ended theonly enemy occupation of Ameri- can soil during World War II. The color RLD is also symbolic of courage and the heat and action of battle. o MOTTO The ship ' s motto Steadfast and True comes from two letters from and about Admiral Kinkaid. Steadfast was the word used by Fleet Admiral Ernest King to describe Admiral Kinkaid in a letter written to Mrs. Kinkaid in 1942. True is from a letter Admiral Kinkaid wrote to his wife in 1 45, in which he said that abose all else, he wanted to be remembered for having been true to his mission. n