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YMS-273 Crew Photos
from the collection of William J. Lippincott
via John Lippincott

(If you know the identity of any of these crew members, please send an email with their names)

(All images are from left to right unless otherwise indicated)

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1. c. 1945 William J. Lippincott	2. Ships logo	3. Minesweeper patch	4. c. 1942 William J. Lippincott
5. Crew photo	6. Back of crew photo	7. c. November/December 1943 Panama	8. Gizmo
9. Ginger	10. Note expression of joy on Ginger	11. Si Kivett and Bob Bartelt	12. Si Kivett, Bob Bartelt and Ginger
13. Caldwell washes Ginger	14. Bob Bartelt in the Uniform of the Day	15. Gizmo and the Exec (William Lippincott) talk thing over	16. Gizmo singing to Russ McQuain
17. Ginger bored	18. Two hundred thirty times around the deck makes a mile	19. "Black like Rosita"	20. Giz and Bostic go into business
21. Scalp treatment	22. Let's see you do this	23. The Skipper, LTJG James F. Mracek	24. The Skipper, LTJG James F. Mracek
.	25.	26. William Lippincott with Gizmo and Ginger	.

These photos are from the collection of Herbert C. Hurley
Contributed by his son, Robert B. Hurley

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27. BM1/c Herbert C. Hurley, Gizmo and Russ McQuain	28. Commissioning ceremony 7 July 1943 ENS William J. Lippincott, Executive Officer; ENS Henderson, First Lieutenant; ENS Bartell, Engineering Officer; ENS Strafford, Communications Officer, ENS James F. Mracek and LT Silas C. Kivett, Jr., Commanding Officer (reading his orders)	29. Campbell, MoMM2/c; Herbert Hurley, BM1/c; Patti, SC3/c; Almasi and Parren	30. Almasi and Patti, SC3/c on the pedestal with Parren and Campbell, MoMM2/c below "How do you like the gigantic palm trees? Some tower to the unbeliveable height of 60 feet, believe it or not!"	31. George Bostic, QM1/c (Alias "Fearless Bostic" veteran of 7 battles) and Gizmo
32. QM1/c George Bostic and Gizmo	33. W. E. Johnson, Y2/c; Sometimes refered to as the "Ballbearing Wave" and Gizmo	34. Gizmo and W. E. Johnson, Y2/c	35. Carl Myron Caldwell, EM2/c doing his daily (weekly) washing	36. N. L. Hinkley, SC3/c
37. BM1/c Herbert Hurley	38. Parrin; Almasi; Steiner and Campbell, MoMM2/c	39. Patti, SC3/c	40. Wiley Gibson Redford, EM2/c 1814 Blair Street Richmond, Va 21 May 1943	41. Travis
42. BM1/c Herbert Hurley on the right	43. Minnie, Parrin, MoMM2/c Campbell, Almasi and SC3/c Patti	44. BM1/c Herbert Hurley, Almasi, Paren, "Sea Buiscit" (formerly of Borden's), MoMM2/c Campbell and SC3/c Patti	45. BM1/c Herbert Hurley's Mine Warfare School Certificate Issued 26 June 1943 (when he was a Seaman Second Class)	46. BM1/c Herbert Hurley on the left (when he was a Seaman)