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ISAAC CAMPBELL KIDD * March 26, 1884 - December 7, 1941 picture: Captain (future Rear Admiral) Isaac C. Kidd, USN taken while he was Chief of Staff to the Commander, Base Force, U.S. Fleet Rank and organization: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Appointed from: Ohio Years of service: 1906-1941 Commands: Battleship Division I Awards: Medal of Honor, Awarded Posthumously |
| Isaac Campbell Kidd (March
26, 1884 – December 7, 1941) was an American Rear Admiral in the United
States Navy who was killed on the bridge of the USS Arizona during the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the father of Admiral Isaac C.
Kidd, Jr.. He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest
military honor - the Medal of Honor. Kidd was born in March 26, 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the 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 1907-09 Great White Fleet cruise around the World while serving in USS New Jersey (BB-16). Following service in USS North Dakota (BB-29) and USS Pittsburgh, he became Aide and Flag Secretary to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, the first of his many flag staff assignments. He was an instructor at the Naval Academy in 1916-17. During and after the World War I, Kidd was stationed on New Mexico, then had further staff and Naval Academy service. He was executive officer of the battleship Utah in 1925-26, then commanded USS Vega until becoming Captain of the Port at Chrisobal, Panama Canal Zone in 1927-30. Promoted to the rank of Captain, he was Chief of Staff to Commander, Base Force, U.S. Fleet in 1930-32. After three years at the Bureau of Navigation in Washington, D.C., he was Commander Destroyer Squadron ONE, Scouting Force, in 1935-36. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Rear Admiral Kidd was Commander of Battleship Division 1 and Chief of Staff and Aide, Commander, Battleship Battle Force. At the first knowledge of the attack, he rushed to the bridge of Arizona, his flagship, and "courageously discharged his duties as Senior Officer Present Afloat until Arizona blew up from a magazine explosion and a direct bomb hit on the bridge which resulted in the loss of his life." He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor 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. Rear Admiral Kidd 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." Three Navy destroyers have been named in his honor; see USS Kidd. |
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JACKSON CHARLES PHARRIS 26 June 1912 – 17 October 1966 Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Entered service at: California Ending Rank: Lieutenant Commander Awards: Medal of Honor Photo submitted by Bill Gonyo - I found on the website "Chaotic Synaptic Activity. Photo Credit as Howard Lipin/Union-Tribune is how the photo is described. I assume that is the San Diego Union-Tribune. |
| Jackson Charles Pharris
(26 June 1912 – 17 October 1966), Columbus, Georgia was an officer in
the United States Navy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism
during the attack on Pearl Harbor. On 7 December 1941, Pharris was serving on board the battleship California (BB-44). Medal of Honor citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while attached to the U.S.S. California during the surprise enemy Japanese aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941. In charge of the ordnance repair party on the third deck when the first Japanese torpedo struck almost directly under his station, Lieutenant (then Gunner) Pharris was stunned and severely injured by the concussion which hurled him to the overhead and back to the deck. Quickly recovering, he acted on his own initiative to set up a hand-supply ammunition train for the antiaircraft guns. With water and oil rushing in where the port bulkhead had been torn up from the deck, with many of the remaining crewmembers overcome by oil fumes, and the ship without power and listing heavily to port as a result of a second torpedo hit, Lieutenant Pharris ordered the shipfitters to counterflood. Twice rendered unconscious by the nauseous fumes and handicapped by his painful injuries, he persisted in his desperate efforts to speed up the supply of ammunition and at the same time repeatedly risked his life to enter flooding compartments and drag to safety unconscious shipmates who were gradually being submerged in oil. By his inspiring leadership, his valiant efforts and his extreme loyalty to his ship and her crew, he saved many of his shipmates from death and was largely responsible for keeping the California in action during the attack. His heroic conduct throughout this first eventful engagement of World War II reflects the highest credit upon Lieutenant Pharris and enhances the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service." Pharris retired from the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He died on 17 October 1966, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1972, the destroyer escort USS Pharris (DE-1094) was named in his honor. |
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THOMAS JAMES REEVES * 9 December 1895 – 7 December 1941 Rank and organization: Radio Electrician (Warrant Officer), Chief Petty Officer (Chief Radioman) U.S. Navy Years of service: 1917 - 1919 (Navy Reserve), 1920 - 1941 (Navy) Accredited to: Connecticut Awards: Medal of Honor, Awarded Posthumously |
| Thomas James Reeves, born
in Thomaston, Connecticut, 9 December 1895, was a US Navy radioman who
became the namesake of the destroyer escort USS Reeves. Reeves was
killed during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and was
posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as Electrician third class on 20 July 1917. Released from duty 21 July 1919, he was recalled to active duty and was transferred to the regular Navy 16 April 1920 and served until discharged 21 August 1921. On 12 October 1921 he re-enlisted in the Navy making it his career. Advanced through the rates to chief radioman, Reeves was serving in the battleship California (BB-44) when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. During that attack the mechanized ammunition hoists in the battleship were put out of commission. Reeves "... on his own initiative, in a burning passageway, assisted in the maintenance of an ammunition supply by hand to the antiaircraft guns until he was overcome by smoke and fire which resulted in his death." For his distinguished conduct, RMC Reeves was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor Citation: For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. After the mechanized ammunition hoists were put out of action in the U.S.S. California, Reeves, on his own initiative, in a burning passageway, assisted in the maintenance of an ammunition supply by hand to the antiaircraft guns until he was overcome by smoke and fire, which resulted in his death. In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Reeves (DE-156) was named in his honor. |
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