Andy Jancovic, one of the KIDD's World War II Torpedoman's Mates, relates how, through a series of small errors and lack of communication, the KIDD fired a depth charge...

George Quarré, one of the KIDD's wartime Lieutenants recounts how Commander Allan Roby, the KIDD's first commander, performed routine ship maneuvers with a flair for showmanship.

Marshall H. McRoy, the pilot of a Gruman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber, tells of his harrowing experience on December 16, 1943, of ditching into the Pacific west of Hawaii...

B.J. Fischione, a crewman aboard one of the KIDD's sisterships and squadron mates, USS ERBEN (DD-631), relates the story of an attack on the KIDD just a few months...

Some people just have a gift for memory. They see and hear things and they never forget them. Their ability at recall makes them a vital reference and resource...

It takes a while for 330 individuals to learn to function as one solid team, particularly on a new ship fresh out of builder's yards. Fire Controlman 1st class...