Arnold J Isbell (DD 869) - Naval Cruise Book

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LT. Ralph W. Hopkins Chief Engineer ISBELL ' s Engineering Department is made up of three hardworking, highly trained divisions, M, B and R Divisions, whose function is to provide the ship with the power necessary to run the many machines throughout the ship. The very propul- sion of the ship is dependent on the constant work of the snipes . They worked around the clock to keep the ship operating, and contributed immensely to the success of our mission.

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LTJG Baldwin van Benthuysen, USNR Disbursing Officer V ' f J MM Front row (kneeling): SDl Farnal, SK3 Baldwin, SHI Pador, SN Leclair, SKSN Daly, SKSN DeSalvatore, TN Rodriguez, TN Deboda. Back row: HMC Hudson, SN George, SN Kelly, SN Cloud, SN Kiefner, DKl Villanueva, SN Bertolini, SD3 Caraballo, SN Stafford, TN Marzan, HMSN Guenther, SH2 Stellmach, SN O ' Connor, CSl Perez, SN Meredith, SKC Ricks.

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B DIVISION B Division BT ' s are seldom seen above deck on ISBELL. They work deep in the bowels of the ship to produce the steam which powers the ship. They clean the boilers underway when the temperature in the hole reaches 100 F. Keeping fuel oil service tanks full is another job of the BT ' s, and at the high speeds for which ISBELL is known, it is no easy task. LTJG Paul P. Gutelius Main Propulsion Assistant M and B Division Officer Standing L. to R.: Sandle, Carswell, Miller, Davis, Carr, Cook, Blake, Patter- son. Bending: Johnson, Macfarland, Minor, Moler, Jeffery. Kneeling: Casey Ovian, Reyey, Winters, Waitley.