To perpetuate the memory of the USS ARTHUR W RADFORD (DD-968) and those shipmates who served aboard her, both prior to and after commissioning, and to promote and maintain the spirit of camaraderie that existed among those who served aboard USS ARTHUR W RADFORD.

 

This purpose includes: planning and arranging reunion meetings, locating former shipmates and urging their active participation in the Association; contributing mementos, pictures, plaques, artifacts, insignia, papers, letters, and other memorabilia relating in any way to pre-commissioning, commissioning, and service aboard the USS ARTHUR W RADFORD (DD-968). These items may be kept by individual members and shared at Association events or donated to the Association Historian for preservation. 

 

To educate the public regarding the USS ARTHUR W RADFORD (DD-968). 

 

To do any other act or thing incidental to or connected with the foregoing purposes or an advancement thereof, but not for the pecuniary profit or financial gain of its members, directors, or officers.