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Arnold
Jay
Isbell
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

, 

Iowa

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Action Date:

    World War II
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Arnold J. Isbell (NSN: 0-56866), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.

  • Navy Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. Card (CV-11)

    Action Date:

    July 27 – November 9, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 326 (May 1944)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Captain Arnold Jay Isbell (NSN: 0-56866), United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. CARD (CV-11) and as an anti-submarine task group commander from 27 July until 9 November 1943. Captain Isbell welded the planes and escort destroyers in his command into a powerful combat force, seeking out the enemy relentlessly and striking with sustained drive. He achieved a notable record in submarine sinkings.