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71 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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75k | Photo #: NH 66627. Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, USN (1832-1863) engraved portrait by J.C. Buttre, New York, featuring a facsimile of Gwin's signature below the figure. Lieutenant Commander Gwin lost his life as a result of injuries suffered in combat on the Yazoo River on 27 December 1862, while he was in command of USS Benton. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 316k | Christening of the USS Gwin (DD-433) by Mrs. Jesse T. Lippincott, cousin of the ship's namesake. | S. Dale Hargrave | |
| 68k | Undated, location unknown. | Ric Clarkson | |
| 111k | Undated, USS Gwin (DD-433) approaches USS Hornet (CV-8) from astern, with USS Nashville (CL-43) beyond, while en route to the mission's launching point. The ships are framed by the tail of a USAAF B-25B, parked on the rear of the carrier's flight deck. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 53292. | Mike Green | |
| 158k | Undated, Crewmen work on a USAAF B-25B parked at the rear of USS Hornet's (CV-8) flight deck, while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is in the center, approaching the carrier from astern. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 53291. | Mike Green | |
| 89k | USS Gwin (DD-433), Underway in 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo #: NH 97913. | Robert Hurst | |
| 86k | USS Gwin (DD-443) underway in 1941. This view shows the ship essentially as completed, with five 5"/38 guns and ten torpedo tubes USN Photo No NH 51094. | Robert Hurst | |
| 77k | USS Gwin (DD-433) Photographed circa early 1941, probably at about the time she was commissioned. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 84k | Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942. USS Gwin (DD-433) approaches USS Hornet (CV-8) from astern, with USS Nashville (CL-43) beyond, while en route to the mission's launching point. The ships are framed by the tail of a USAAF B-25B, parked on the rear of the carrier's flight deck. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 124k | Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942. Crewmen work on a USAAF B-25B parked at the rear of USS Hornet's (CV-8) flight deck, while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is in the center, approaching the carrier from astern. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 334k | Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942. View looking aft from the island of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is coming alongside, as USS Nashville (CL-43) steams in the distance. Eight of the mission's sixteen B-25B bombers are parked within view, as are two of the ship's SBD scout bombers.
Note midships elevator, torpedo elevator, arresting gear and flight deck barriers in the lower portion of the photo, and 1.1" quad anti-aircraft machine gun mount at left. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 53289 | Fred Weiss / Bob Canchola | |
| 30k | Mare Island, February 23 1943. | Robert Hurst | |
| 138k | USS Gwin (DD-433) off Mare Island on February 23 1943. She underwent overhaul at the shipyard from 12/19/42-2/7/43. Navy Photo 1354-43. | Darryl Baker | |
| 164k | Newspaper clippings covering the loss of the Gwin and the Silver Star to the Captain. | - | |
| 185k | SecNav Certificate of Recognition for the Doolittle Task Force Tokyo raid, May 15 1995. | James D. Johnson, USS Gwin (DD433) | |
CDR John Martin Higgins Jan 15 1941 - Oct 24 1942 (Later RADM) LCDR John Benjamin Fellows Jr. Oct 24 1942 - Jul 13 1943 (Later RADM)
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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