USS KIDD Veterans Memorial -- History -- Fallen Crew Members (DD-661)

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Fallen Crew Members of

USS KIDD (DD-661)

Ship's Seal of USS KIDD (DD-661)

A plaque dedicated to the memory of the 38 men killed aboard the USS KIDD (DD-661) during a kamikaze attack has been carried aboard ship since April of 1945.

Thirty-eight crew members were lost aboard ship on April 11, 1945, during a kamikaze attack by a Japanese aircraft against USS KIDD (DD-661). Since that time, their shipmates have gathered each year faithfully—first at a small church in Massachusetts and later aboard their former vessel here in Baton Rouge—to honor their memories.

USS KIDD shipmate Richard E. Ammon, Jr. (1959-63) has collected the photos of all but one of these 38 men, along with biographical information provided by family and friends. This has helped to put a face with each name and bring us a better understanding of each man and a better appreciation of the significance of their sacrifice. Click on the links below to read each bio as they become available.

Though many years have passed, these men are not forgotten.

We are still searching for a definitive photo of John Franklin Hamilton. If you have any information on Chief Hamilton or know how to contact his family, please contact us at Info@usskidd.com. Please help us!!!

NAME

RATE

HOMETOWN

AGE

Abernethy, William M.

M2/c

Brooklyn, NY

Allwhite, Charles N.

F1/c

Newark, AR

Berwick, Robert A.

Ensign

Knoxville, IO

Bridgewater, Dorsey C.

S1/c

Lecta, KY

Bynog, Lawrence

S1/c

Lena Station, LA

Canada, John W., Jr.

S1/c

Breckinridge, TX

Carmody, James C.

WT1/c

Springfield, MA

D'Amico, Felix P.

WT1/c

Boston, MA

Faufaw, Milford A.

SM3/c

Troy, VT

Gothreau, Eugene E.

SM2/c

Berlin, NH

Green, Charles E.

STM2/c

Waverly, TN

Grieshaber, George P.

LT(jg)

Union, NJ

Gutterman, Bernard

TM3/c

Cleveland, OH

Hamilton, John Franklin

CST

Pine Bluff, AR

Hansen, Sylvester W.

CWT

Balsma Lake, WI

Heaton, Fredric B.

F2/c

Castleberry, AL

Henson, Virgil A.

S2/c

Grand Saline, TX

Higginbotham, Louie C.

S1/c

Hayden, AL

Hodges, Lester B.

S1/c

Andalusia, AL

Hoeft, Clifford A.

F1/c

Pilot Rock, OR

Hyde, Richard W.

Bkr2/c

Beverly, MA

Jenkins, Charles K.

S2/c

Baltimore, MD

Kelsey, Harold G.

S1/c

Boston, MA

Kemmerer, Clifford E.

F1/c

Lehighton, PA

Kornowski, Dennis M.

F2/c

Buffalo, NY

Kostelnik, Bernard V.

S2/c

Smock, PA

Kraisinger, George R.

S1/c

South West, PA

Lee, Arthur

S2/c

Schenectady, NY

Lee, Darvin R.

Johnsonville, TN

Leonard, Russell J.

S2/c

Benham, VA

Miller, John, Jr.

S2/c

Ickesburg, PA

Olen, James N.

EM3/c

Greensburg, PA

Payne, Morgan A.

GM1/c

Murpheesboro, TN

Smith, Addison F.

CQM

Cambridge, OH

Thompson, Solomon

STM2/c

McCool, MS

Walker, Robert Francis

F1/c

Los Angeles, CA

Wall, William J.

S1/c

San Antonio, TX

Walsh, Jack L.

WT2/c

Elmore, OH