Editing Isaac C. Kidd (section)

==Early years and military service==
Kidd was born in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], in 1884.  He entered the [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]] in 1902, graduating with the Class of 1906 in February of that year. He was commissioned an ensign in 1908. Kidd participated in the 1907–1909 [[Great White Fleet]] cruise around the world while serving on the [[battleship]] {{USS|New Jersey|BB-16|2}}. Following service on the battleship {{USS|North Dakota|BB-29|2}} and [[armored cruiser]] {{USS|Pennsylvania|ACR-4|2}}, Kidd became the Aide and Flag Secretary to the Commander in Chief, [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]], the first of his many flagstaff assignments. He was an instructor at the [[U.S. Naval Academy]] in 1916–1917.

During and after [[World War I]], Kidd was stationed on {{USS|New Mexico|BB-40|2}}, and then he had further staff and Naval Academy service. He was the executive officer of the battleship {{USS|Utah|BB-31|2}} in 1925–1926, then commanded the Navy transport {{USS|Vega|AK-17|2}} until becoming the captain of the port at [[Cristóbal, Colón|Cristóbal]], [[Panama Canal Zone]] from 1927 to 1930. Promoted to the rank of captain, he was the chief of staff to the commander, Base Force, [[United States Fleet]] in 1930–1932. After three years at the [[Bureau of Navigation]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], he was the commander of [[Destroyer Squadron One (United States)|Destroyer Squadron One]], [[Scouting Force]], in 1935–1936, stationed in [[Long Beach, California]]. The Kidd family resided in a downtown Long Beach apartment building.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Archbold |first1=Rich |title=Long Beach remembers Pearl Harbor and its heroes: Rich Archbold |url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2016/04/29/long-beach-remembers-pearl-harbor-and-its-heroes-rich-archbold/ |work=Press Telegram |date=29 April 2016}}</ref>

During the Japanese [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] on December 7, 1941, Rear Admiral Kidd was the commander of Battleship Division One and the chief of staff and aide to the commander, Battleship Battle Force. At his first knowledge of the attack, he rushed to the bridge of {{USS|Arizona|BB-39|6}}, his [[flagship]], and "courageously discharged his duties as Senior Officer Present Afloat until ''Arizona'' blew up from a [[Magazine (artillery)|magazine]] explosion and a direct bomb hit on the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] which resulted in the loss of his life."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg100/Pages/namesake.aspx |title=USS Kidd DDG 100 - Named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-date=5 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105234505/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg100/Pages/namesake.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Further research into the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] indicates RADM Kidd was not the SOPA (Senior Officer Present Afloat) when the attack began. RADM [[William R. Furlong]], commander Battle Forces Pacific was on board his flagship, the minelayer [[USS Oglala]]. RADM Furlong was senior by two years promoted on 23 Jun 1938.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Furlong |first1=William R. |title=Interwar Period |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Furlong |website=Wikipedia |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> RADM Kidd was promoted in 1940.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kidd |first1=Isaac C. |title=Kidd, Isaac C. |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/k/kidd-isaac-c.html |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>

Kidd's body was never recovered and to this day he is considered [[missing in action]]. U.S. Navy salvage divers located his Naval Academy ring fused to a bulkhead on ''Arizona''{{'}}s bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.militaryaerospace.com/blogs/mil-aero-blog/2011/12/a-naval-academy-class-ring-gives-mute-testimony-to-disaster-at-pearl-harbor-70-years-ago-today.html |title=A Naval Academy class ring gives mute testimony to disaster at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today |website=militaryaerospace.com |last=Keller |first=John |access-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510075114/http://www.militaryaerospace.com/blogs/mil-aero-blog/2011/12/a-naval-academy-class-ring-gives-mute-testimony-to-disaster-at-pearl-harbor-70-years-ago-today.html }}</ref>  A trunk containing his personal memorabilia was found in the wreck and sent to his widow.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usskidd.com/radmkidd.html |title=Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, Sr.(1884–1941) |access-date=2016-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129052949/http://usskidd.com/radmkidd.html |archive-date=2010-11-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rediscovered in the attic by his children, both the trunk and its contents are now displayed in the museum at the USS [[Arizona Memorial|''Arizona'' Memorial]].