on USS Franklin prior to assuming command that Isbell lost his life when the carrier was hit by bombs from a Japanese plane off Okinawa on March 19, 1945. Namesake and honors The destroyer USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) was named in Captain Isbell's honor. In addition, the Captain Arnold Jay Isbell Trophy, a US Navy award to recognize superior air antisubmarine warfare (ASW) squadrons, is also named in his honor. References External links 1899 births 1945 deaths People from Woodbury County, Iowa People from Logan, Iowa United States Naval Academy alumni United States Navy officers United States Naval Aviators Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal United States Navy personnel killed in World War II Military personnel from Iowa Deaths by airstrike during World War II