Welcome Aboard
Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) was laid down on 14 March 1945 at Staten Island N.Y., by the Bethlehem Steel Co. and launched on 6 August 1945, the day the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The Isbell spent almost her entire life in the Pacific fleet. She missed action in World War II but served in Korea and Vietnam. After her transfer to the Greek Navy in the early 1970s she continued to serve into the 1990s.
This site is dedicated to all former Isbell officers, crew, and other interested destroyer and navy buffs. It’s important to keep alive the memory of these old tin cans and the good and bad times we all had while aboard.
“Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile… can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, ‘I served in the United States Navy.’”
President John F. Kennedy
August 1, 1963
United States Naval Academy
Reunion Information
2011 Reunion, Chicago, Illinois – September 21-24
Click here for more information
Download these reunion documents for registration and tour information:
2011 Reunion Announcement (PDF)
2011 Reunion Registration (PDF)
2011 Reunion Tour Schedule (PDF)
Picture of the Week
The Radar gang from the 1970-71 WestPac cruise poses on the helo deck. Thanks to ET2 Bill Strawbridge.
