USS Kidd (DDG-100)

07/23/2021

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/annapolis-md/marie-kidd-10251845

Celebrate the life of Marie Kidd, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of John M. Taylor Funeral Home.

12/07/2014

Remembering those who paid the ultimate price December 7, 1941.
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07/12/2014

Isaac C. Kidd Jr.: August 14, 1919 – June 27, 1999... a great man just like his Father.

06/06/2013

Ike gives the order to commence D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history.

To paratroopers of Company E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Strike) of the 101st Airborne Division, he tells them 'Full victory-nothing else', just before they board aircraft to participate in Operation Neptune, the first phase of Operation Overlord; the invasion of the continent of Europe.

The USS Nevada, off the coast of the Cherbourg Peninsula, bombarded shore defenses during the invasion. The battery of the Nevada was augmented by one of the USS Arizona's big guns, ashore being relined December 7, 1941.

Photo taken at Greenham Common Airfield in England about 8:30 p.m. on June 5, 1944.

05/26/2013

They gave their tomorrows that we might have our todays!

12/08/2012

Isaac Kidd in full dress uniform taken circa 1930 when he held the rank of either Commander or Captain.

His Great Grandson bears a remarkable resemblance to him.

12/07/2012

"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941-a date which will live in infamy...".. opening line of FDR's declaration of war speech to Congress.

06/06/2012

Today marks the 68th anniversary of Operation Overlord; D-Day, the long awaited Allied invasion of N**i occupied Europe.

Over 4000 Allied troops lost their lives on that day in the supreme effort to overthrow German forces and return Europe to freedom.

They will never be forgotten.

Pictured is the USS Nevada firing a salvo at Utah Beach.

The Nevada's battery was augmented by one of the Arizona's big guns which was being relined December 7, 1941 (see story below).

06/01/2012

Citation:

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 December 7, 1941. He immediately went to the bridge and as Commander Battleship Division ONE, courageously discharged his duties as Senior Officer Present Afloat until the USS ARIZONA, his Flagship, blew up from magazine explosions and a direct bomb hit on the bridge, which resulted in the loss of his life.

05/28/2012

Posted on 18 October, 2011 by Natalie Plumer, her comment reads:

The family on board ship during the Commissioning a couple of years back. Great experience and honor to be sponsors of the Christening and Commissioning of our Great Grandfather's ship.

Need to go back and visit :)

05/28/2012

Facebook's new page format:

To see posts by others, click on "Highlights" at the top of the page, then "Posts by others" from the drop-down menu. There you can see their pictures and comments.

05/26/2012

Interviewing a USN Seal on assignments to different countries:

Reporter:.. Do you have to learn several languages?
Seal:......... No, Ma'am. We don't go there to talk.