USS KIDD (DD-661)

USS KIDD (DD-661) is a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy on April 23, 1943. Named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the KIDD served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in operations such as the invasions of the Marshall Islands, Marianas, Philippines, and Okinawa. The destroyer earned twelve battle stars for its service and survived a kamikaze attack off Okinawa in April 1945. After the war, KIDD was decommissioned, later recommissioned for service during the Korean War, and today serves as a museum ship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.