John Phillips was the Executive Officer aboard Lipan during WW-II.  His son, Jack,  sent us these great photos of the earliest years of the vessel. 

	Lipan is launched in this rare old photo from September 1942.  Note that the mainmast and the A-Frame have not been installed yet.
	XO John Phillips on the left in sunglasses with Lipan's skipper L.B. Frank on the port bridge wing in Guam during the fighting that occurred there (Photo circa August 1, 1944).  Note the 20mm cannon with its barrel raised vertically behind the two.  Also note the signal light attached to the flying bridge (later moved to bridge wing when the guns were removed) to give the 20mm gunner unobstructed firing.
	Fire Drill aboard Lipan circa 1944.
	Lipan's Officers circa 1944.  Their names were written on the back of the photo and some were a little illegible so we can't vouch for spelling accuracy.  L to R back row: Lt. (jg) O.K. Coffin (fire fighting), Lt. (jg) Adam Novak Chief Engineer, Lt. (jg) L.B. Frank C.O. Lt. (jg) John Phillips X.O.  L to R middle row:  Ens. K. Ploof, Lt. (jg) Austin Cable, Lt. (jg) Ralph Sapp, Ens. Lester Reynolds.  L to R front row: Warrant Machinist Howard Lindsay, Warrant Machinist  C. Sweet,  Ens. L.C. Skoling, Bosun K. Ri.  Circa May 1944 South Pacific.
	Lipan in Purvis bay, Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands circa 1943.  This same photo was sent by Lipan crewmembers Fred Kimball and Lawrence Fitzwater.
	Guam attaboy sent to Lipan from Commander Task Force 53.
	Formosa attaboy sent to Lipan from Admiral Halsey.
	Attaboy sent to Lipan naming her "Wilco Lipan" from Rear Admiral Reifsnider.
	XO John Phillips' Domain of the Gooden Dragon Shellback cards.