Arnold J Isbell (DD 869) - Naval Cruise Book

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WEAPONS DEPARTMENT LT Frederick R. Seddon Weapons Officer Tiie Weapons Department is composed of tliree divisions whose purpose is to fight the ship. Without the men of Weapons the ship could not have success- fully completed one of her primary missions in WESTPAC - - that of providing naval gunfire sup- port to our ground troops in Vietnam. Another primary mission, that of Anti- Submarine Warfare, was provided by the men of WA Division. Additionally, Weapons Department was responsible for the general appearance of the ship. WD Division performed this job throughout the cruise. These divisions worl ed together to form the efficient Weapons Department that fought the ISBELL during her last WESTPAC deployment. r LTJGf ASWOI w? ( i Front STG31 TM03 GMGSl

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Lieutenant Commander Harrison R. Raynis, USN, graduated from Cornell University in 1958 and was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy in 1959 upon completion of Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island. He served aboard USS JOSEPH K. TAUSSIG (DE-1030) until April 1962 and later on USS BARNEY (DDG-6) until March 1964. After a year at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, LCDR Raynis was assigned to Fleet Computer Programming Center Pacific, San Diego. Prior to coming to ISBELL, he served aboard USS TOPEKA (CLG-8) as Engineering Officer. He augmented into the Regular Navy in April 1964 and was promoted to his present rank in September 1967. He is married and has one child, a daughter. Upon our return from Westpac LCDR Raynis was relieved by LCDR Donald D. Sheppard, USN. LCDR Raynis will transfer to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he will assume his new job as part of the staff of Commander- in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet.

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WA DIVISION WA Division is responsible for maintaining a constant underwater searcii for submarines which might be preparing to attack the force. Made up of Sonarmen, Torpedomen and ASROC Gunner smates, WA personnel operate the sen- sitive equipment used to detect and attack enemy submarines. During the deployment, they had the opportunity to work with two U.S. submarines in ASW exercises. LTJG Robert A. Williams, USNR ASW Officer WA Division Officer I I Front row: TMT3 Earp, STG3 Carlsward, STG2 Hinshaw, STG3 Freitas, STG3 Henricks, SN Schiller, STG2 Rawlins, GMGl McGammon. Back row: TM03 Saffel, STG3 Glynn, STG3 Kirksey, STG3 Steele, STG3 McClary, GMGSN Drager, GMGSN Hamann, GMG3 Pestcoe.