KIDD DD 661

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid October 16 1942 - Launched February 28 1943 USS KIDD DD-661 Commissioned April 23 1943 - Decommissioned December 10 1946 Recommissioned March 28 1951 - Decommissioned June 19 1964 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1974 Preserved as a Memorial berthed in Baton Rouge Louisiana

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-64)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Kearny NJ Machine

1943-02-28

Quad-Launching with USS THORN DD-647, USS TURNER DD-648 and USS BULLARD DD-660
Green cachet by George Neumann

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1943-02-28

Quad-Launching with USS THORN DD-647, USS TURNER DD-648 and USS BULLARD DD-660
Brown cachet by George Neumann

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1st Commissioning April 23 1943 to December 10 1946

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-17

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Locy Type 2rtz + SLbt (27x3)

c1946

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2nd Commissioning March 28 1951 to June 19 1964

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-11-16

Combo strike

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-11-16

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1964-04-03

Last Day Postal Service
Cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Other Information

KIDD earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)

KIDD earned 4 Battle Stars (Korea)
* Task Force 77 Korean Coast Patrol September 1951
* Bombarded targets from Wan-Do Island to below Koesong October 1951 - January 1952
* Screening duty off Korean Coast for hunter-killer missions September 1952
* Bombarded targets off North Korea November 1952

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd Sr., USN (March 26 1884 - December 7 1941).
On Dec. 7, 1941, RAdm. Kidd was killed in action on board USS ARIZONA during Japanese Navy’s attack on Pearl Harbor . RAdm. Kidd was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Pearl Harbor attack. He was the first flag officer to lose his life in World War II, and the first in the U.S. Navy to meet death in action against any foreign enemy

Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS KIDD DD-661, USS KIDD DD/DDG-993 and USS KIDD DDG-100.

 

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