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.
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. Read the rest of this entry »
The crew of the USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) will gather for their 15th reunion in Buffalo, New York.
Tuesday, October 10 through Friday, October 13, 2017.
Tours include:
Old Fort Niagara, Village of Lewiston, Whirlpool Basin, Maid of the Mist cruise and Goat Island.
Erie Canal cruise and Buffalo waterfront tour.
Darwin Martin House, Buffalo city tour, historic Anchor Bar, National Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site.
Download these documents for registration and tour information:
2017 Reunion Program (PDF)
2017 Reunion Registration (PDF)
2017 Reunion Tour Schedule (PDF)
Thanks once more to Barry Dahlberg, you’ve done it again!
The crew of the USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) will gather for their 14th reunion in San Diego, California.
Sunday, September 18 – Wednesday, September 21
San Diego, California
Tours include:
Point Loma and harbor tour
US Naval Base and US Navy ship
San Diego Zoo
Download these documents for registration and tour information:
2016 Reunion Program (PDF)
2016 Reunion Registration (PDF)
2016 Reunion Tour Schedule (PDF)
Thanks again to Barry Dahlberg for another great organizational job.
By Ken & Sue Stafford
Day 1, Friday September 11
The ships salty and seasoned crew and their wives were all eager to start the first day of the tours by having breakfast before leaving the hotel. Everyone mustered outside in the hotel parking lot and we all then boarded the tour bus. Those of us who had not visited Philadelphia, home of American Bandstand, the City of Brotherly Love and the city where Rocky in the movie had run up those now famous steps. We were all in awe of all the tremendous historical sites we were going to see such as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Penn’s Landing, “Avenue of the Arts” Ben Franklin Parkway and the Museum of Art. Read the rest of this entry »
MM1 Richard Chambers sent photos of the Isbell’s 1971-72 Westpac cruise. Photos include at-sea exercises with other fleet ships, an UNREP, the Shellback initiation, and photos taken around Devonport, Tasmania.
This slick interactive Google map shows locations of many events taken from the Isbell deck logs during the 1971-72 Westpac cruise. Click on individual markers to show details of the event. Thanks to Ted Guess (BT Div, 1970-72) who sent this in. It was created by Neal Jarnagin, Ted’s VA rep for Bremer County, IA.
The crew of the USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) will gather for their 13th reunion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Thursday, September 10 – Sunday, September 13
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tours include:
A four hour private city tour
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Independence Seaport Museum
Battleship New Jersey
Download these documents for registration and tour information:
2015 Reunion Announcement (PDF)
2015 Reunion Registration (PDF)
2015 Reunion Tour Schedule (PDF)
Thanks again to Barry Dahlberg for another great organizational job.
Larry Ovian (BT2) shared these photos from the 1971-72 Westpac cruise.
USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) 