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| Dates | Crews | Bases | Call Sign | ID Color Code | Comments |
| 1965-70 | Nearly everyone | Coronado and Mare Island, CA | Ensign 1 | Blue/Amber/Green | Training Boat - Mark I |
***All swift boat crew training was done in Coronado, CA until July 1969, when it was
moved to Mare Island, CA***
While conducting routine training operations to seaward of Bodega Bay at about 2200, Thursday, 18 December 1969, a training incident occurred resulting in the sinking of PCF 8 and the grounding of PCF 1. There were no serious personnel casualties. (1969 Classified Command History entry of the Naval Inshore Operations Training Center, Mare Island, CA) story
- Boat was discovered in Panama, in the fall of 1994, and rescued from the scrap heap by numerous ex-swiftees. The boat was restored and transported to Norfolk, VA, where it was used during the "Last River Run" reunion, at the Washington Navy Yard, June 1995. At that ceremony it was donated to the Washington Navy Yard Museum, Washington, D.C., for permanent display.
- At 10am, 18 April 1998, PCF-1 was moved to its new permanent location, on a set of concrete pedestals at the far end of the seawall, along the Anacostia River, forward of where the USS Barry is berthed. Her bow faces towards the river.....within a few feet of the water's edge. The forward pedestal gives the boat a slight upward tilt. The space itself, where the boat rests, is surfaced in a pattern of bricks, in a semi-circle, interspersed with a pattern of white concrete. It gives the area a sense of permanence, focus, and dignity.
- At a ceremony held at 9am, 23 April 1998, PCF-1 was rededicated with a plaque placed on the forward pedestal of her stand. She is still "Coronado" gray, but a check from the Swift Boat Sailors Association was presented to William L. Ball III, former Secretary of the Navy, to ensure that she gets painted in her battle-gray colors. It is curious that she is one of the few swifts that never wore those colors, as she never saw the sun set over Vietnam. Aft of the boat is an old brick building, that has been there since the days of Decatur, now designated as the site of the new Cold War Museum. When completed, the Vietnam display will be moved there from the main museum.

PCF-1 Memorial Display at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
PCF 2 |
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| Dates | Crews | Bases | Call Sign | ID Color Code | Comments |
| 1965-70 | Nearly everyone | Coronado and Mare Island, CA | Ensign 2 | Green/Amber/Blue | Training Boat - Mark I |
***All swift boat crew training was done in Coronado, CA until July 1969, when it was
moved to Mare Island, CA***
- Boat was discovered in Panama, in the fall of 1994, and rescued from the scrap heap by numerous ex-swiftees. The boat was restored and transported to Norfolk, VA, where it was used during the "Last River Run" reunion, at the Washington Navy Yard, June 1995. After that ceremony it was donated to Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA, for use as an oceanographic research vessel. It is now painted teal (hull, doors, ladder, handrails, mast and ammo locker) and white (superstructure and the top of the ammo locker) and renamed the Research Vessel Matthew F. Maury. It's named after one of the early oceanographers whose nickname was "The Pathfinder of the Seas."

PCF-2 now the RV Matthew F. Maury at Tide Water College, Norfolk, VA
PCF 3 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 30 October 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| David ??S.?? McFarland, LTJG, OinC | 10/65-?? | An Thoi | Helena, MT | |
| Neal A. Blanchard, BM1 | 10/65-?? | An Thoi | ||
| William B. Grundy, GMG2 | 10/65-?? | An Thoi | ||
| Carl Clayton Cloud, EN2 | 10/65-?? | An Thoi | ??Las Vegas, NV?? --- made chief | |
| James Wallace Burke, QM3 | jwburke@sowega.net | 10/65-?? | An Thoi | ??Thousand Oaks, CA?? |
| Fred Beard, RM3 | 10/65-?? | An Thoi | ||
| Randolph Henry Gray, RM3 | 11/65-?? | An Thoi | Sequim, WA | |
| Fred R. Road, RMSN | 11/65-?? | An Thoi | ||
| Jack L. "Snowball" Snow, RM3 | 11/65-6/66 | An Thoi | Gorham, ME | |
| Theodore Anthony Wright, ENS, OinC | 11/65-12/65 | An Thoi | was from Sharon, MA | |
| Jack B. Welty, EN2 | 65-66 | An Thoi | ||
| B. Burch, GMG2 | 65-66 | An Thoi | ||
| J.G. Snyder, LT, OinC | 65-66 | An Thoi | ||
| Gerald E. O'Neal, BM1 | 65-66 | An Thoi | was from Tucson, AZ | |
| James E. Wadeking, EN3 | 65-66 | An Thoi | Roxana, IL | |
| John Truman Richey, RM3 | jtrichey@wcc.net | 65-66 | An Thoi | San Angelo, TX |
| Norman E. LeDuc, GMG3 | 65-66 | An Thoi | Colebrook, NH | |
| Chris Jackson, SN | 12/65-??/66 | An Thoi | ||
| David C. Cook, LT, OinC | dave_and_helen_c@email.msn.com | 66 | An Thoi | Walnut Creek, CA |
| William L. Bedwell, BM1 | 66 | An Thoi | ??Alexandria, AL?? | |
| Rodolfo Armando "Rudy" Maldonado, EN2 | rudyonduty@frontiernet.net | 8/66-5/67 | An Thoi | Manton, CA |
| Callahan, RM3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| ??Bert David?? Harlow, SN | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Neil J. McElwee, LTJG, OinC | 2/67-11/67 | An Thoi | Oil City, PA | |
| Barley, BM1 | 2/67-11/67 | An Thoi | ||
| McQuine, E(N or M)2 | 2/67-11/67 | An Thoi | ||
| John Edgar Ball, QM3 | 2/67-11/67 | An Thoi | Apple Grove, WV | |
| Paul M. Lukaswicz, GMG3 | 2/67-11/67 | An Thoi | was from Worcester, MA | |
| Roy Barnes, RM3 | 2/67-11/67 | An Thoi | was from California | |
| 5-18 Sept 1967 | Cam Ranh Bay | Stress corrosion repair at NSA Cam Ranh Bay | ||
| 11/29/67-3/8/68 | overhaul in Subic Bay, PI | |||
| Joseph Edward Faltisco, LTJG, OinC | 4/68-6/68 | An Thoi | West Seneca, NY | |
| William Robert "Bill" Hatfield, QM2 | cbhatfield@home.com | 4/68-6/68 | An Thoi | Lacey, WA |
| Dennis A. Spranger, QM2 | daspranger@yahoo.com | 4/68-6/68 | An Thoi | Racine, WI |
| George Joplin, GMG2 | 4/68-6/68 | An Thoi | ||
| Faulk, EN2 | 4/68-6/68 | An Thoi | ||
| Ralph Wayne Lambert, RD3 | 4/68-6/68 | An Thoi | ||
| Michael Raymond Bernique, LTJG, OinC | 7/68-2/69 | An Thoi | Dallas, TX | |
| Robert Eugene Hornberger, GMG2 | rehberger@fast.net | 7/68-?? | An Thoi | Grovetown, GA |
| Edward Earl Kesselring, BM2 | 7/68-2/69 | An Thoi | Red Lion, PA | |
| Jimmy Wyatt Sanford, RD3 | holjimsan@alltel.net | 7/68-2/69 | An Thoi | Florence, MS |
| Wade Leslie Knutson, EN3 | swiftboat3@cox.net | 7/68-2/69 | An Thoi | Tucson, AZ |
| David Robert Hemenway, RDSN | 7/68-12/68 | An Thoi | Edgerton, WI | |
| Charles Ray Dorsey, EN2 | ??-12/68 | An Thoi | ||
| Mark Craig Nagy, GMGSN | ??-2/69 | An Thoi | ||
| Richard Wayne Pees, LTJG, OinC | dickpees@dbscorp.net | 2/69-8/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/13/69 --- Ada, OH |
| Earl Nathan "Nate" Hollister, GMG3 | 2/69-8/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/13/69 --- deceased 7/12/1998 --- New Hanover, NC | |
| Leslie Lyle "Butch" Vorpahl, RD3 | butch@ez-net.com | 2/69-8/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/13/69 --- Oconto Falls, WI |
| Freddie Lee Arp, EN2 | 2/69-8/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/13/69 --- ??Trevor, WI?? | |
| John N. "Duff" Duffy, BM3 | 2/69-8/69 | An Thoi | ??Cameron, TX?? | |
| Walter Wolfe, GMG3 | 2/69-8/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/13/69 | |
| Kenneth Frank Tryner, ENS | 3/13/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/13/69 --- OinC (under instruction) rider that day | |
| Denis Francis Daly, ENS, OinC | 8/69-12/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 12/30/69 --- Boston, MA (made LT) | |
| Robert Thomas Wedge Jr, QM1 | karaoke_bob@yahoo.com | 10/69-12/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 12/30/69 --- Loretto, TN |
| Robert Wesley Anderson, EN2 | rwaudit@aol.com | 8/69-3/70 | An Thoi | Columbus, MT |
| Paulmer Allen "Tom" Selvage, GMG3 | 8/69-?? | An Thoi | Iberia, MO | |
| Kevin Tee McKeeman, RDSN | mac5@tctelco.net | 9/69-4/70 | An Thoi | WIA - Abilene, KS |
| Gary Elwood Townsend, EN3 | xindaget@cableone.net | 9/69-7/70 | An Thoi | Ingleside, TX |
| Donald Henry Clemen, BM3 | uncledonups@sbcglobal.net | 11/69-4/70 | An Thoi | Aurora, IL |
| Robert Cook, QM1 | 1970 | |||
| Sparaga, EN2 | 1970 | An Thoi | ||
| Kenneth Louis McCraw Jr, LTJG, OinC | kmccraw@tacsnet.org | 3/70-8/70 | An Thoi | Cedar Park, TX |
| 1 September 1970 | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | |||
| PCF 3902 | ||||
- Along with PCF 4, were the first boats to arrive in South Vietnam, at An Thoi, 30
October 1965.
- PCF 3 was almost lost 18 September 1967, when in transit from Cam Ranh Bay to An Thoi, after stress corrosion repair, when it's port shaft broke. This incident brought about a change in COMCOSRON 1 Standing Orders, "No PCFs may take unaccompanied trips."
- PCF's 3, 13, 23 and 42 were loaded aboard the USS Belle Grove LSD-2 on 29 November 1967, and then transported to the Naval Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. These were the first four boats, of an eventual 24, scheduled for out-of-country overhaul because of serious hull corrosion in the main cabin bilges. All PCF's scheduled for this program were to exit from and return to country from a centralized point at Cam Ranh Bay. All ordnance equipment was off loaded at Cam Ranh Bay, prior to departure for the yards and would be overhauled by the Naval Support Facility, Cam Ranh Bay personnel. PCF's going through the out-of-country overhauls were programmed to receive design improvements, in addition to the refurbishing of the existing equipment. Some of the more significant improvements to be implemented included a more reliable 24 volt electrical system, a higher capacity drainage system and installation of a more powerful AC generator. In the attempt to stop, or at least slow down the rate of hull corrosion in the remaining 62 PCF's not scheduled for these overhauls, a program was initiated involving the application of special anti-corrosive paint and placement of magnesium anodes throughout the bilges.
PCF-3 on the flight deck of the
USS Gunston Hall LSD-5,
for the return trip to Vietnam,
after it's corrosion repair overhaul at the US Naval Shipyard in Subic Bay, PI.
(photo by RM3 Michael Anderson)
- A large operation on the Cua Lon and Bo De Rivers took place on 29 October 1968. In this operation, three PCFs entered the Bo De River as four others came up the Cua Lon river. Heavy recoilless rifle and automatic weapons fire was encountered by PCFs 28, 32 and 103, about 3 miles up the Bo De River. The fire was suppressed and the three craft proceeded to rendezvous with PCFs 3, 36, 50 and 94 at a point 10 miles up the Cua Lon River. Here a wounded crewman from PCF 103 was transferred to PCF 94 for evacuation out the Cua Lon in company with PCF 50. The remaining five "Swifts" returned toward the mouth of the Bo De under cover of Vietnamese Air Force A-1s, methodically destroying craft and structures found along the waterway. The results included 17 structures, 170 sampans and one large junk destroyed plus 85 structures and 74 sampans damaged. Four other "Swift" boat crewman were slightly wounded.
- PCF-3 was heavily damaged, by the explosion of an enemy mine, under the hull, 13 March 1969.
- During a PSYOPS mission on the Dam Doi river, 30 December 1969, PCF-3 in company with PCFs 45, 52, VNN PCF-3810 and Zippo-2, was ambushed with B-40 rockets. PCF-3 received one hit on the starboard side of the pilothouse that resulted in the wounding of the OinC and helmsman.
- While patrolling on the Rac Giang Thanh, 25 April 1970, PCFs 3 and 94 came under heavy AK-47 and B-40 rocket attack. Three (3) B-40 rockets detonated close aboard PCF-94, causing shrapnel damage, the starboard bow was also hit by 9 AK-47 rounds. One crewman on PCF-3 was also wounded when a probable recoilless round passed through the boat, from starboard to port, just aft of the cabin and exploded when it hit the water. Flack jackets hanging over the cable lines around the rear deck likely saved his life. The PCFs suppressed the fire and then spotted for a SEAWOLVE strike on the surrounding area.
PCF 4 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 30 October 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| Charles David Lloyd, LTJG, OinC | foxtr84593@aol.com | 11/65-2/66 | An Thoi | WIA - 2/14/66 --- Clinton, MD |
| Robert R. Johnson, RM3 | 11/65-2/66 | An Thoi | WIA - 2/14/66 --- Oregon | |
| Al Naugh(t), QM3 | 11/65-1/66 | An Thoi | transferred off the crew when he caught Hepatitis --- ??Tacoma, WA?? | |
| Jack Charles Rodriguez, EN2 | 11/65-2/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 2/14/66 --- Jackson Heights, NY | |
| Tommy Edward Hill, BM2 | 11/65-2/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 2/14/66 --- Knoxville, TN | |
| Dayton Luther Rudisill, GMG2 | 11/65-2/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 2/14/66 --- Vale, NC | |
| David Joseph Boyle, SN | 1/66-2/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 2/14/66 --- Woodland, CA | |
- Along with PCF 3, were the first boats to arrive in South Vietnam, at An Thoi, 30
October 1965.
- Boat and four (4) personnel were lost to a remotely triggered mine explosion, a few hundred yards from shore, on the eastern edge of Baie de Cau Duong, 14 February 1966. Although the boat was recovered, it was not repairable and was transferred to Subic Bay, PI, studied and then stripped for use as spare parts.
- PCF 4, and its crewmen, were the first Swift boat loses of the Vietnam conflict. (Story)
PCF 5 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 24 December 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| Theodore Anthony Wright III, ENS, OinC | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | was from Sharon, MA | |
| James Thomas Green, BM1 | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Jesse Phillip Stewart, EN2 (SS) | StewartJP@navair.navy.mil | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | Havelock, NC |
| Preston M. Nelson Jr, BM3 | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | ||
| George Cleveland Rekow, GMG3 | gcr11@verizon.net | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | Post Falls, ID |
| Kenneth C. Neal, RMSN | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Thomas B. Haney, LTJG, OinC | 4/66-4/67 | An Thoi | was from Oklahoma City, OK | |
| ??James Joseph?? Corbett, BM2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Adrian Gary Jones, GMG2 | garjon007@hotmail.com | 66 | An Thoi | Livingston, LA |
| Donald Keith Boden, EN2 | cpocrusher@juno.com | 66-67 | An Thoi | Albuquerque, NM |
| Brackett, RM3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Gary Davenport, SN | 66 | An Thoi | was from Kentucky | |
| John H. Morgan II, LTJG, OinC | 66-3/67 | An Thoi | was from Marina, CA | |
| Dennis Petty, BM1 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Pollack, GMG2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| ??Don A.?? Voss, EN2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| ??Douglas Ray?? Bolling, RM2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| ??Louis?? Kuenker, SN | 66 | An Thoi | ??deceased?? | |
| Dana Gene Fitzsimons, RMSN | 1/66-12/66 | An Thoi | Clearwater, FL | |
| Michael Leroy Baker, EN1 | mlbaker@sbcglobal.net | 1/67-1/68 | An Thoi | National City, CA |
| John Joseph Sullivan, LTJG, OinC | johnjsul@yahoo.com | 4/67-7/67 | An Thoi | Pompano Beach, FL |
| ??John A.?? Hicks, GMG(3) | ??/67-7/67 | An Thoi | ??Louisiana?? | |
| Marty Clayton Becktell, SA | martyb@rochester.rr.com | 3/67-7/67 | An Thoi | Rochester, NY |
| Christopher Ream, LTJG, OinC | ream@aya.yale.edu | 7/67-12/67 | An Thoi | Palo Alto, CA |
| Merlin Edward "Ed" Mundy Jr, QM2 | edmundydav@sbcglobal.net | 7/67-12/67 | An Thoi | Bloomington, IN |
| Dalton Carl "Butch" Heck, EN2 | 7/67-12/67 | An Thoi | Sidney, OH | |
| Walter J. "Moose" Tomey, BM3 | 7/67-12/67 | An Thoi | New Baltimore, MI | |
| Robert Lee Moreno, RD3 | softballmore@aol.com | 7/67-12/67 | An Thoi | San Antonio, TX |
| Allen Smith, GMGSN | 7/67-12/67 | An Thoi | Pennsylvania | |
| 12/20/67-4/30/68 | overhaul in Sasebo, Japan | |||
| John Patrick Murphy, LTJG, OinC | 5/68-2/69 | An Thoi | deceased 5/28/1996 --- Southport, CT | |
| Robert Earle Dooley, EN2(SS) | cowboy@galstar.com | 5/68-4/69 | An Thoi | |
| "Red" Johnson, BM3 | 5/68-4/69 | An Thoi | ||
| Bobby Joe McRath, BM3 | 5/68-2/69 | An Thoi | St Louis, MO | |
| Larkins, SN | 5/68-4/69 | An Thoi | ||
| David Robert Hemenway, RDSN | 12/68-4/69 | An Thoi | Edgerton, WI | |
| William Albert Shumadine, LTJG, OinC | bshumadine@vabch.com | 2/69-4/69 | An Thoi | Suffolk, VA |
| Henry "Buddy" Berman III, QM2 | 4/69-4/69 | An Thoi | deceased 6/8/2004 --- DeLeon Springs, FL | |
| David George Marquardson, QM2 | An Thoi | Reno, NV | ||
| Ammon Earl Ward Jr, GMG3 | An Thoi | Hillsboro, OR | ||
| Anthony Ronald Marvic, EN2 | 2/69-4/69 | An Thoi | Henderson, NV | |
| Edward John "Bub" Morgan, LTJG, OinC | bandcm@tds.net | 4/69-7/69 | An Thoi | Wilmot Flat, NH |
| Francis Charles Gless, QM2 | fgless@earthlink.net | 4/69-7/69 | An Thoi | Fresno, CA |
| Dennis Jay Makovsky, EN2 | vfw7293@gmail.com | 4/69-7/69 | An Thoi | Whitehall, PA |
|
Jaime Montenegro Garcia, EN2 |
4/69-7/69 | An Thoi |
San Diego, CA --- made chief |
|
| Michael S. Phelan, GMG3 | 4/69-7/69 | An Thoi | ||
| James Arthur Wruck, GMG3 | 4/69-7/69 | An Thoi | Franklin, NC | |
|
John Hart Davis, GMGSN |
|
4/69-7/69 | An Thoi |
Garcia or Gless replacement when transferred home --- Yolo, CA |
| Edward John "Bub" Morgan, LTJG, OinC | bandcm@tds.net | 7/69-10/69 | An Thoi | Wilmot Flat, NH |
| Billy Ray Roles, EN1 | 7/69-11/69 | An Thoi | Mira Loma, CA | |
| Donald R(ussell) Twedell, QM2 | 7/69-11/69 | An Thoi | ??Parker, CO?? | |
| Jon Richard Miller, QM2 | 7/69-11/69 | An Thoi | Jefferson City, MO | |
| Ray A. Sears, BM3 | 7/69-11/69 | An Thoi | ||
| John Vincent Hecker, RDSN | Rivrat11@aol.com | 7/69-11/69 | An Thoi | Erie, PA |
| Robert Alan Scattergood, LTJG, OinC | 10/69-11/69 | An Thoi | Irving, TX | |
| Tay Van Nguyen, BM2 | 1969 | An Thoi | ||
| William Lynn Rogers, LTJG, OinC | willrogers@harbornet.com | 2/70-3/70 | Cam Ranh Bay | Gig Harbor, WA |
| Chester Eugene "P.O." Mizzell, RDSN | 2/70-3/70 | Cam Ranh Bay | Thorsby, AL | |
| 1 April 1970 | Cam Ranh Bay | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3863 | ||||
| Le Cu, Trung Uy, OinC | 4/70-??/70 | Cam Ranh Bay | KIA | |
- PCFs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and their crews, were transported together, in the welldeck
of the USS Catamount LSD-17, from Subic Bay to Phu Quoc Island (An Thoi) arriving 24
December 1965.
- PCF 5 was transferred from An Thoi to Cat Lo in mid December 1967, by LTJG Alexander John Ogrinz and crew, to begin the out-of-country overhaul program for PCFs with serious hull corrosion problems.
- PCF's 5, 37, 44, and an unknown fourth PCF, were loaded aboard a US Navy LSD on 20 December 1967, and then transported to the Naval Ship Repair Facility, Sasebo, Japan for out-of-country overhaul because of serious hull corrosion in the main cabin bilges. These were the first boats to be overhauled at the Sasebo, Japan Naval Ship Repair Facility. PCF's going through the out-of-country overhauls were programmed to receive design improvements, in addition to the refurbishing of the existing equipment. Some of the more significant improvements to be implemented included a more reliable 24 volt electrical system, a higher capacity drainage system and installation of a more powerful AC generator. In the attempt to stop, or at least slow down the rate of hull corrosion in the remaining 62 PCF's not scheduled for these overhauls, a program was initiated involving the application of special anti-corrosive paint and placement of magnesium anodes throughout the bilges.
- PCF's 5, 37 and 44 returned to Cam Ranh Bay on 30 April 1968, from out-of-country overhaul on in Sasebo, Japan on board the USS Comstock LSD-19.
- PCF 3863 was destroyed by a mine explosion, killing the OinC and one other crewmember, midyear 1970.
PCF 6 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 24 December 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| Willard Springer Mahood, LT, OinC | 66-10/66 | An Thoi | Skaneateles, NY | |
| Robinson, BM1 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Roberts, GMG2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Simpson, EN2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Carter, SN | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Dail, RM3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Robert E. Pausch, LTJG, OinC | ??/66-2/67 | An Thoi | was from Columbus, OH | |
| Schmitt, BM2 | ??/66-2/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Cambell, GMG1 | ??/66-2/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Darrell Waldrup, EN2 | ??/66-2/67 | An Thoi | deceased 6/1999 --- Pascagoula, MS | |
| D. Benton, RM3 | ??/66-2/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Donald Lee Meyer, SN | ??/66-2/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Gregory M. Ward, FN | 11/66-11/67 | An Thoi | ||
| William McNelis, LTJG, OinC | yochet31@aol.com | 2/67-10/67 | An Thoi/Qui Nhon | Staten Island, NY |
| Francis, BM2 | 2/67-10/67 | An Thoi/Qui Nhon | ||
| Markoviak, EN2 | 2/67-10/67 | An Thoi/Qui Nhon | ||
| Reed Engle, GMG3 | 2/67-9/67 | An Thoi/Qui Nhon | was from Iowa or Nebraska | |
| Johnson, RM3 | 2/67-4/67 | An Thoi | was from California (left country 17 June 67, medical) | |
| Jackie L. Smith, SN | jackls256@yahoo.com | 2/67-10/67 | An Thoi/Qui Nhon | Woodward, OK |
| 22 April 1967 | An Thoi | boat transferred to Qui Nhon | ||
| 6 May 1967 | Qui Nhon | boat transferred back to An Thoi | ||
| William J. Leckey, LTJG, OinC | 8/67-8/68 | An Thoi | Devon, PA | |
| William Robert "Bill" Hatfield, QM2 | cbhatfield@home.com | 8/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Lacey, WA |
| Harvey P. Downs, QM2 | 8/67-4/68 | An Thoi | ||
| Smith, BM2 | 8/67-4/68 | An Thoi | was from San Francisco, CA | |
| Shields, GMG3 | 8/67-4/68 | An Thoi | ||
| Foley, EN3 | 8/67-4/68 | An Thoi | was from Longview or Kelso, WA | |
| Gordon Franklin Gilbert Jr, LT, OinC | 4/68-12/68 | An Thoi | deceased 8/5/1976 ??Arkansas?? | |
| Harold W. Gordon, QM2 | gordonharsha@hotmail.com | 4/68-12/68 | An Thoi | Virginia Beach, VA --- ??made chief?? |
| David Dewayne Hoover, QM2 | abbynov6@webtv.net | 4/68-12/68 | An Thoi | Harrisonburg, VA |
| Anthony B. "Tony" Colston, RD3 | 4/68-10/68 | An Thoi | WIA - 10/68 --- Mission Viejo, CA | |
| Henry Howard Burvenich, GMGSN | bigburv@optonline.net | 4/68-10/68 | An Thoi | Lindenhurst, NY --- medevaced out |
| Larry James Balok, OinC | seascow@msn.com | 12/68-1/69 | Cat Lo | Bradenton, FL |
| Douglas Scott Martin, ENS, OinC | dsmartin_2001@yahoo.com | 1/69-2/69 | Cat Lo/An Thoi | Sparta, NJ |
| Francis John Stevens Jr, BM3 | 1/69-2/69 | Cat Lo/An Thoi | WIA - 1/11/69 --- Sandwich, MA | |
| 1/12-14/69 | Cat Lo | battle damage repair at Cat Lo | ||
| 2/11/69-11/27/69 | Saigon | Vietnamese Swift School training boat | ||
| John J. Bilowitz, LTJG, OinC | 11/69-2/70 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Clifton, NJ | |
| Weymouth Daniel Symmes, RD2 | WeySymmes@aol.com | 11/69-2/70 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Missoula, MT |
| Tony Paul Gisclair, BM3 | 11/69-2/70 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Poplarville, MS | |
| Edward Ronald "Tex" Stokes, GMG3 | ers@EARTHLINK.net | 11/69-2/70 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Daphne, AL |
| Gary Paul Alexander, GMG3 | 11/69-2/70 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Norwalk, IA | |
| Larry Dean Jorgensen, EN2 | 11/69-2/70 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Ewing, NE | |
| Ruston Merril Calisch, LTJG, OinC | 2/70-?? | Cat Lo | ||
| ??-4/8/70 | overhaul at NSF Cat Lo | |||
| 18 June 1970 | Cat Lo | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3886 | ||||
- PCFs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and their crews, were transported together, in the well deck
of the USS Catamount LSD-17, from Subic Bay to Phu Quoc Island (An Thoi) arriving 24
December 1965.
- On 15 April 1968, a special PCF naval gunfire element consisting of PCFs 6, 11, 38 and 74 conducted an intensive gunfire mission in an area northwest of Rach Gia on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The area, which had been the scene of numerous hostile fire incidents in recent weeks, was saturated with 81mm mortars and .50 caliber machine gun fire. An airborne spotter reported all rounds on target, destroying 45 structures and killing one Viet Cong (probable). During the mission, the Swift boats received heavy hostile fire with PCF's 38 and 74 taking a number of hits.
- On 22 April 1967 boat transferred from An Thoi to Qui Nhon. On 6 May 1967 boat transferred back to An Thoi.
- On 13 November 1968, while providing support for a VNN Coastal Group 41 operation at the mouth of the Cua Lon PCFs 6 and 36 encountered automatic weapons and rocket fire. One B-40 round hit PCF-36 causing moderate damage and wounding one crewman.
- PCF 6 was transferred to the Vietnamese Swift School in Saigon on 11 February and later returned to Cat Lo on 27 November 1969.
- PCF 6 sustained a 4' x 5' hole, port side frame #10, when hit by a Vietnamese water taxi, 23 September 1969.
PCF 7 |
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| Dates | Crews | Bases | Call Sign | ID Color Code | Comments |
| 1965-70 | Nearly everyone | Coronado and Mare Island, CA | Ensign 7 | Amber/Green/Blue | Training Boat - Mark I |
***All swift boat crew training was done in Coronado, CA until July 1969, when it was
moved to Mare Island, CA***
| Dates | Crews | Bases | Call Sign | ID Color Code | Comments |
| 1965-69 | Nearly everyone | Coronado and Mare Island, CA | Ensign 8 | Blue/Green/Amber | Training Boat - Mark I |
***All swift boat crew training was done in Coronado, CA until July 1969, when it was
moved to Mare Island, CA***
- While conducting routine training operations to seaward of Bodega Bay at about 2200, Thursday, 18 December 1969, a training incident occurred resulting in the sinking of PCF 8 and the grounding of PCF 1. There were no serious personnel casualties. (1969 Classified Command History entry of the Naval Inshore Operations Training Center, Mare Island, CA) story
PCF 9 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 24 December 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| James A. Ferguson, LTJG, OinC | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | was from Leominster, MA | |
| Vernon Griffith Boyd, QM1 | Saddlup1@oz.net | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | made chief --- Puyallup, WA |
| Geoff, BM2 | 12/65-?? | An Thoi | transferred to staff duty | |
| James Schultz Mills, GMG2 | knothead32323@mac.com | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | Lanark Village, FL |
| Dennis Lee Hyde, RMSN | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | ||
| William Mendiola Roberto, EN3 | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | was from Guam | |
| Frederick W. Bruns, LTJG, OinC | 66 | An Thoi | was from Chula Vista, CA | |
| Max Louis Van Fossen, BM1 | 66 | An Thoi | made chief --- San Diego, CA | |
| Robert J. Kajer, GMG2/1 | 66-1/69 | An Thoi | Mesa, AZ | |
| G. Mitchell, EN2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| J??ames Terrance?? Bates, RM3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Cain, RM3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Charles Marvin Robinson, LTJG, OinC | 66 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | deceased 5/14/1997 --- Miami, FL | |
| Charles Richard Tinstman, EN1/C | 3/66-3/67 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | deceased 8/30/2004 --- San Diego, CA | |
| Warner, BM2 | 66 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | was from New Mexico | |
| Donald Henry "Hank" McInnis, RD3 | donmcinnis@aol.com | 66 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | Portland, ME |
| Bennett, GMG3 | 66 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | ||
| John Charles Lorenz, RM3 | j-c-lorenz@sbcglobal.net | 66 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | St. Louis, MO |
| Garry Wayne Muetzel, SN | garymuetzel@aol.com | 4/66-11/66 | An Thoi/Cat Lo | Parma, OH |
| Peter G. Fortin, LT, OinC | 66 | An Thoi | Chattaroy, WA | |
| Lawrence A. Jellison, BM2 | 66 | An Thoi | deceased 7/26/1995 --- Jersey, IL | |
| William Robert Jones, EN2 | 66 | An Thoi | Mason, OH | |
| John Lawrence, RM3 | 66 | An Thoi | Sunnyvale, CA | |
| Wallace, GMG3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Evers, BM3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Donald J. Mayo, EN2 | 1966 | An Thoi | ||
| Stuart Michael Novak, LTJG, OinC | ?-10/66 | An Thoi | WIA - 10/18/66 --- left country 2 August 1967 | |
| Hubert Tuck Jr, BM2 | ?-10/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 10/18/66 --- Lenoir City, TN | |
| Gale Jackson Hays, EN2 | ?-10/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 10/18/66 --- Falling Rock, WV | |
| Eugene Lawrence Self, QM3 | ?-10/66 | An Thoi | KIA - 10/18/66 --- Carteret, NJ | |
| Lucio Garcia Valdez, RM3 | ?-10/66 | An Thoi | WIA - 10/18/66 | |
| Lane Mcbride Markle, GMG3 | ?-10/66 | An Thoi | Glenwood Springs, CO | |
| Norman E. LeDuc, GMG3 | 67 | An Thoi | Colebrook, NH | |
| Thomas Jene Elliott, LTJG, OinC | gnatman3@cox.net | 4/67-8/67 | An Thoi | Santee, CA |
| Harry L. Claar, BM2 | 4/67-8/67 | An Thoi | ??Incline Village, NV?? | |
| Edward Leroy Smith, RM2 | 4/67-8/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Dale Decker Snell, GMG3 | dsnell@utah.uswest.net | 4/67-8/67 | An Thoi | Hesperia, CA |
| Jerry Arnold Rogers, EN3 | 4/67-8/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Henry J. Golemme ??Jr??, SN | 4/67-8/67 | An Thoi | ??Rockland, MA?? --- ??made SK3?? | |
| Jack Walter Merkley, LTJG, OinC | merkleyjm@aol.com | 8/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Rochester, IL |
| Clarence M. "Reds" Coley, BM1 | 8/67-5/68 | An Thoi | deceased 3/19/2003 --- Newark, NJ | |
| ??San Nicholas, EN2?? | 8/67-5/68 | An Thoi | was from Guam | |
| Dean Curtis Powell, GMG2 | dpowell@leadhill.net | 8/67-5/68 | An Thoi | Lead Hill, AR |
|
Joseph L. Meyer, RMSN |
8/67-5/68 | An Thoi | St. Louis, MO | |
| Kenneth C. Briggs, FN | kenbriggs@verizon.net | 8/67-?? | An Thoi | Philadelphia, PA |
| John J. Sullivan, LTJG, OinC | johnjsul@earthlink.net | 9/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Pompano Beach, FL |
| Arturo Enrique Arias, QM2 | ariasaea@cs.com | 9/67-4/68 | An Thoi | El Paso, TX |
| Phil N. Scrogum, BM2 | realtorcarol@yahoo.com | 9/67-?? | An Thoi | Decatur, TX |
| Larry Allen Guffey, EN2 | 9/67-?? | An Thoi | WIA - 1/3/68 --- Glouster, OH | |
| Michael Winston Crow, GMG3 | atcf@swbell.net | 9/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Castroville, TX |
| Clair James Schrodt, LT | cschrodt@earthlink.net | 1/68-5/68 | An Thoi | Pocatello, ID |
| David Clayton, QM2 | pcf93@ilkonet.com | 68 | An Thoi | Alice, TX |
| Craig Leo Tiernan, RD3 | cltiernan@gmail.com | 1/68-5/68 | An Thoi | Berkeley, Heights, NJ |
| Bryan Walter Kowalczyk, GMGSN | bkowal@cox.net | 1/68-5/68 | An Thoi | WIA - 3/8/69 --- Las Vegas, NV |
| ????-10/5/68 | overhaul in Subic Bay, PI | |||
| Alfred Jesse French III, ENS/LTJG, OinC | ajfrench3@gmail.com | 11/68-11/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Damascus, OR |
| James Lindy Miller, RD1 | jjmiller@wavecable.com | 11/68-5/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Port Orchard, WA --- left 5/10/69 - went to staff |
| Bradley, RD3 | ??-3/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | 4/1/69 - transferred to PCF 44 | |
| George Jones, EN3 | ??-5/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | left 5/19/69 to go North | |
| Richard L. Baumberger Jr, BM3 | 1/69-5/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | KIA - 5/5/1969 --- Mansfield, OH | |
| Stanley Gustav Simonson, GMG2 | stansimonson@msn.com | ??/69-11/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Gold Bar, WA and Tucson, AZ |
| Mickey William Walker, GMG3 | mickeywalker@yahoo.com | 3/69-7/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Hixson, TN - left to go Cam Ranh Bay 7/27/69 |
| Hoach, GMGSN, RVN | 5/69-?? | An Thoi | 5/1/69 - RVN interpreter | |
| Hercheck (sp), GMG2 | 5/69-?? | Sea Float/An Thoi | 5/8/69 - replacement for Baumberger | |
| Billy Ray Burgess, EN3 | 5/69-?? | 5/20/69 - replacement for Jones | ||
| Darryl Stephen "Bud" Skuce, GMG2 | buju@xtalwind.net | 6/69-8/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Inverness, FL --- replacement for |
| Robert W. Phillips, EN3 | 7/69-6/70 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Lindside, WV - 7/4/69 replacement for | |
| Henry "Buddy" Berman, QM2 | 7/69-8/69 | An Thoi | deceased 6/8/2004 --- DeLeon Springs, FL | |
| Walter Michael "Mike" Wroblowsky, RD3 | mykro@bellsouth.net | ??-8/69 | An Thoi | Hypoluxo, FL |
| 7/20-7/27/1969 | An Thoi | repairs in An Thoi | ||
| William B. Kean, LTJG, OinC | 1/69-1/70 | Sea Float/An Thoi | Ewing, NJ | |
| Daniel J. Klinedinst, LTJG, OinC | 4/70-8/70 | An Thoi | ??Navarre, FL?? | |
| 1 September 1970 | An Thoi | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3904 | ||||
| Ha Son Them, HQ Thieu Uy, OinC | themsonha17@yahoo.com | 9/70-11/70 | Nam Can | Garden Grove, CA |
| 2 November 1970 | XR 645160 | lost during tropical storm NORA | ||
- PCFs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and their crews, were transported together, in the well deck
of the USS Catamount LSD-17, from Subic Bay to Phu Quoc Island (An Thoi) arriving 24
December 1965.
- Three (3) personnel were lost and two (2) seriously injured, when the 81mm mortar inexplicably exploded, after the loading of a high-explosive round, while conducting shore bombardment in support of friendly forces, 18 October 1966. Further Info
- On 3 January 1968, PCF 9 received hostile automatic weapons fire while on a routine patrol approximately eight miles northeast of Ca Mau Point. While closing the beach to return and suppress the fire, one US Navy crewman suffered a bullet wound in the right thigh. The hostile fire was suppressed and the Swift boat's guns killed one Viet Cong and wounded several others.
- While establishing a Waterborne Guard Post (WBGP), 22 November 1969, near the Cambodian border, PCF-9 was struck below the waterline of the bow, by a B-40 rocket, resulting in water damage to the interior of the boat and the slight wounding of one (1) crewmember.
- PCFs 9 and 96 came under heavy B-40 rocket attack, 6 March 1970, while patrolling the Rach Giang Thanh. PCF-9 took one (1) hit and PCF-96 received three (3) hits. One (1) VNN crewmember was slightly wounded.
- PCF 3904 and 3907 were lost on 2 November 1970, in the vicinity of XR 645160, while transiting the Vietnamese coast, as part of a group of six Vietnamese PCFs en route to Cat Lo for repairs, they were overtaken by tropical storm NORA and sank.
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 24 December 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| Ralph G. Johnson, LTJG, OinC | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | Sierra Vista, AZ | |
| Billy Ray Tatum, GMG2 | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | Tatum, TX | |
| Vincent Robison, EN2 | 1thunder@prodigy.net | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | Springfield, OH |
| Bert Jefferies, SN | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Huddleston, BM2 | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Roger William Duquet, RM3 | 825388@bellsouth.net | 12/65-4/66 | An Thoi | Stuart, FL |
| Thomas J. Petersik, LT, OinC | tompetersik@yahoo.com | ?4/66?-11/66 | An Thoi | St. Charles, IL |
| Carl C(layton) Ferris, BM1 | '66 | An Thoi | ??Jackson, MI?? - was from Oregon | |
| Dennis William Byram, GMG2 | '66 | An Thoi | ?Ramona, CA? | |
| Dan Tingen, GMG3 | '66 | An Thoi | was from Oklahoma | |
| Eduardo Placido Arellano, RMSN | '66 | An Thoi | ||
| Smith, EN2 | '66 | An Thoi | ||
| Larry A. Irwin, LTJG, OinC | irwinfam@earthlink.net | 66-10/67 | An Thoi | Menlo Park, CA |
| Robert Holcomb Wright, LTJG, OinC | bk101@peop.tds.net (wife) | 11/67-5/68 | An Thoi | deceased 9/8/1984 --- Birmingham, AL |
| ??Jim?? Hourseman, RD1 | 11/67-5/68 | An Thoi | ??Kingsburg, CA?? | |
| Lane Mcbride Markle, GMG3 | 11/67-5/68 | An Thoi | WIA --- Glenwood Springs, CO | |
| Douglas, BM1 | 11/67-5/68 | An Thoi | ||
| James Patrick Thomas Jr, RD3 | ThomasJimP@aol.com | 11/67-5/68 | An Thoi | Henderson, NV |
| Daniel Thomas Tingen, SN | Las Cruces, NM | |||
| Larry R. Thurlow, LTJG, OinC | 5/68-1/69 | An Thoi | Bogue, KS | |
| James Alphu Rue, GMGSN | jimrue@nfwriter.com | 5/68-1/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 1/13/69 --- Livonia, MI |
| Bill Barnard, EM2 | 5/68-1/69 | An Thoi | was from Oregon | |
| Larry Thiele, BM3 | 5/68-1/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 1/13/69 --- was from MN | |
| John Earl Moon, GMGSN | 5/68-1/69 | An Thoi | WIA - 1/20/69 - ?Carbondale, PA? | |
| ??Ron?? Taylor, RMSN | 5/68-1/69 | An Thoi | ||
| 3/11-6/16/69 | overhaul at NSF Cat Lo | |||
| William Taber Ferris III, OinC | 7/69-9/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | WIA - 9/3/69 --- Cutchogue, NY | |
| Roy F. "Mack" McCord, QM2 | katie11@ajinternet.net (sister) | 7/69-9/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | WIA - 9/3/69 --- Carmi, IL |
| Toby Talbert, EN3 | 7/69-9/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | WIA - 9/3/69 | |
| John Sarifire, GMG3 | 7/69-9/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | ||
| Myers, RD?? | 7/69-9/69 | Sea Float/An Thoi | ||
| 9/3-12/31/69 | repair in Yokosuka, Japan | |||
| 28 February 1970 | DaNang | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3875 | ||||
- PCFs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and their crews, were transported together, in the welldeck
of the USS Catamount LSD-17, from Subic Bay to Phu Quoc Island (An Thoi) arriving 24
December 1965.
- Boat was hit by a B-40 rocket and 75mm recoilless rifle fire 3 September 1969, in the Song Bo De river, where it joins the Rach Duong Keo canal. It sank alongside the USS Windham County LST 1170, while being salvaged, a result of the battle damage, high winds and heavy seas, 6 September 1969.
- PCF-10 was recovered on 21 September and on 13 October 1969 was loaded aboard the USS Ajax AR-6 for transfer to the Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan, for repair, arriving 28 October 1969.
PCF 11 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 24 December 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| James Henry Franklin III, LTJG, OinC | jamesf118@comcast.net | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | Old Mystic, CT |
| Jim Gray, BM1 | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Anthony Eugene Ballard GMG2 | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | ??Yuma, AZ?? | |
| Christopher J. Connell, BM3 | ccxxl@northnet.org | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | Lisbon, NY |
| Andrew George Miller, RM3 | pcf11_1965@msn.com | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | deceased 8/11/2006 --- Hillsboro, OR |
| William Albert Gerich, EN3 | bgerich@bellsouth.net | 12/65-5/66 | An Thoi | Quitman, MS |
| Joseph Allan Fachinger, LT, OinC | 5/66-5/67 | An Thoi | Louisville, KY | |
| Chris Davis, BM1 | 5/66-5/67 | An Thoi | made chief | |
| Joseph Otto Sowards, EN2 | 5/66-5/67 | An Thoi | ||
| Thomas Eugene Powley, RM3 | t.powley@insightbb.com | 5/66-5/67 | An Thoi | Louisville, KY |
| Bobbie M. Kemp, GMG3 | 5/66-5/67 | An Thoi | ??Columbia, TN?? | |
| Robert Pelotte, SN | 5/66-?? | An Thoi | ??Cincinnati, OH?? | |
| Jack Oliver, SN | ??-5/67 | An Thoi | replacement for Pelotte | |
| Walter Edward Kearns, LTJG, OinC | 66- 2/67 | An Thoi | Reston, VA | |
| Gilmore, BM2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Olsen, EN2 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Wilson, GMG3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Randy Beard, RM3 | judybeard27@aol.com | 66 | An Thoi | ??Houston, TX?? |
| Thomas J. Kohr, SN | marlkohr@lmf.net | 3/66-9/67 | An Thoi | Lebanon, PA |
| Richard Charles Gustafson, LTJG, OinC | 6/67-6/68 | An Thoi | Bloomington, MN | |
| William Harvey Arnold Sr, BM2 | william_arnoldsr@comcast.net | 6/67-6/68 | An Thoi | Poulsbo, WA |
| Morris Ray Finley, EN2 | 6/67-6/68 | An Thoi | Rushville, NY | |
| Donald Lee Meyer, RM3 | 6/67-6/68 | An Thoi | ||
| "Duffy", GMG3 | 6/67-6/68 | An Thoi | was from Indiana | |
| Jim Schilling, SN | 6/67-6/68 | An Thoi | Chula Vista, CA | |
| 11/22/68-4/11/69 | overhaul at NSF Cat Lo | |||
| James Milton Neveln, LTJG, OinC | jimneveln@sbcglobal.net | 4/69-5/69 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Reno, NV |
| Lawrence Charles Kuentzel, QM3 | 4/69-5/69 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| Gregory B. "Greg" Thacker, RD3 | fivsec4460@msn.com | 4/69-5/69 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Grain Valley, MO |
| Fred R. Cooper, BM3 | FCooper@greenvillecounty.org | 4/69-5/69 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Greenville, SC |
| Charles Edward Reuter, EN3 | ReuterCE@aol.com | 4/69-5/69 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Robert Earl Nowlin, GMG3 | renowlin@yahoo.com | 4/69-5/69 | Cat Lo/Sa Dec | Bedford, TX |
| Jeffrey Mize Wainscott, ENS, OinC | bramwood@comcast.net | 6/69-10/69 | Alexandria, VA | |
| Viet Hung Truong, BM2 | vh_truong@hotmail.com | 8/69-1/70 | Qui Nhon | Houston, TX |
| 31 October 1969 | Saigon | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3857 | ||||
- PCFs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and their crews, were transported together, in the welldeck
of the USS Catamount LSD-17, from Subic Bay to Phu Quoc Island (An Thoi) arriving 24
December 1965.
- On 15 April 1968, a special PCF naval gunfire element consisting of PCFs 6, 11, 38 and 74 conducted an intensive gunfire mission in an area northwest of Rach Gia on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The area, which had been the scene of numerous hostile fire incidents in recent weeks, was saturated with 81mm mortars and .50 caliber machine gun fire. An airborne spotter reported all rounds on target, destroying 45 structures and killing one Viet Cong (probable). During the mission, the Swift boats received heavy hostile fire with PCF's 38 and 74 taking a number of hits.
- Boat departed Qui Nhon 25 October 1969 for Saigon and turnover to the Vietnamese Navy.
PCF 12 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 24 December 1965 | An Thoi | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| George Charles Priebe Jr, ENS, OinC | prebgc@aol.com | 12/65-3/66 | An Thoi | Woodstock, IL |
| L.L. Ellis, BM1 | 12/65-11/66 | An Thoi | ||
| P.H. Harp, EN1 | 12/65-11/66 | An Thoi | ||
| J.H. "Dusty" Rhodes, GMG3 | 12/65-11/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Leonard Lay, RM | 12/65-11/66 | An Thoi | ||
| Raymond Richard Allen, SN | BiggD21K@aol.com | 12/65-2/66 | An Thoi | La Quinta, CA |
| Blair H. Wintersgill, LT, OinC | 66-5/67 | An Thoi | was from Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Ramsey, BM1 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Holm, EN3 | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Robert Arthur Sikes, GMGSN | 66 | An Thoi | Sacramento, CA | |
| Richard Lewis Parsons, RMSN | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| Wright, SN | 66 | An Thoi | ||
| George Price Jr, OinC | Lake Bluff, IL | |||
| Christopher Ream, LT, OinC | ream@aya.yale.edu | 12/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Palo Alto, CA |
| Merlin Edward "Ed" Mundy Jr, QM1 | edmundydav@sbcglobal.net | 12/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Bloomington, IN |
| Dalton Carl "Butch" Heck, EN2 | 12/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Sidney, OH | |
| Walter J."Moose" Tomey, BM3 | 12/67-4/68 | An Thoi | New Baltimore, MI | |
| Robert Lee Moreno, RD3 | softballmore@aol.com | 12/67-4/68 | An Thoi | San Antonio, TX |
| Allen Smith, GMG3 | 12/67-4/68 | An Thoi | Pennsylvania | |
| Peter Burgess Snyder, LTJG, OinC | pete@kis-kiosk.com | 4/68-10/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Broomfield, CO |
| Gary E. Rosenberger, QM2 | 4/68-10/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Baltimore, MD | |
| Johnnie Phillip Fitts, BM2 | 4/68-10/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Noel, MO (made chief) | |
| Kenneth L. Bloch, RD3 | 4/68-10/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Thomas Harold Klemash, GMG3 | pcf12gmg@yahoo.com | 4/68-10/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Benicia, CA |
| James Walter Steffes, EN2 | pcf12crew@yahoo.com | 6/68-10/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Sun City, CA |
| 10/27/68 - 1/3/69 | overhaul at NSF Cam Ranh | |||
| James C. Round Jr, RDSN | 68-2/69 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Spokane, WA | |
| Tommy Lloyd Hovland, LTJG, OinC | THOV1944@aol.com | 6/69-2/70 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Sea Float | Greenville, SC |
| Burke Allison Salsi, RD2 | bsalsi@triad.rr.com | 6/69-2/70 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Sea Float | Greensboro, NC |
| Ronald Clyde Chase, GMG3 | windrider18@excite.com | 6/69-2/70 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Sea Float | Nampa, ID |
| Benton, EN3 | 6/69-8/69 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| Stephen J. Brown, QM3 | 6/69-9/69 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| William Alexander "Skip" Publicover, GMG3 | skipper_sro@yahoo.com | 6/69-10/69 | DaNang | Charleston, SC |
| Thomas Karl Brown, EN2 | tkbrown@cablespeed.com | 7/69-1/70 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Sea Float | Seattle, WA |
| William Douglas Kelley, QM2 | wmdkelley@aol.com | 8/69-4/70 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Sea Float | Colbert, WA |
| 21 August 1969 | DaNang | boat transferred to An Thoi | ||
| Dale Leslie Demyan, RD3 | daledemyan@hotmail.com | 12/69-3/70 | An Thoi/Cam Ranh | Trenton, SC |
| Kenneth John "Val" Valentine, GMG2 | 11/69-3/70 | An Thoi/Cam Ranh | Hawaii | |
| Kenneth Louis McCraw Jr, LTJG, OinC | kmccraw@tacsnet.org | 3/70-3/70 | An Thoi/ Cam Ranh | Cedar Park, TX |
| Robert Wesley Anderson, EN3 | rwaudit@aol.com | 3/70-3/70 | An Thoi/Cam Ranh | Columbus, MT |
| Rick Weeks, GMG2 | 3/70-3/70 | An Thoi/Cam Ranh | ||
| 1 April 1970 | Cam Ranh | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3864 | ||||
| Nguyen Cong Uong, Trung Uy, OinC | 4/70-?? | |||
- PCFs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and their crews, were transported together, in the welldeck
of the USS Catamount LSD-17, from Subic Bay to Phu Quoc Island (An Thoi) arriving 24
December 1965.
- On 21 August 1969 boat transferred from DaNang to An Thoi.
PCF 13 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 23 January 1966 | DaNang | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| James D(ewey) Stephens, LTJG, OinC | jstephens@nicholsonkovac.com | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Hue | Liberty, MO (Chief Baker story) (magazine article) |
| Robert M(artin) Maynard, BM1 | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Hue | ??Fort Lauderdale, FL --- Retired BMCS?? | |
| ??Michael Edward?? Lackey, RM2 | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Hue | ??Alabama?? | |
| ??Marion Bernhard?? Orton, BM3 | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Hue | ??Edmonds, WA?? | |
| Paul A. Adams, RMSN | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Hue | ??California?? | |
| Edward L. Geary, SA | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai/Hue | ||
| Jay B. Fleming, LTJG, OinC | ??-5/68 | DaNang/Chu Lai | San Diego, CA | |
| Jeffery Lynn Hannas Sr, BM2 | jeff.hannas@qiagen.com | 6/67-6/68 | DaNang | Fairfield, PA |
| Jesse William Rose, RDSN | 7/67-11/67 | DaNang | New York state | |
| 11/29/67-2/28/68 | overhaul in Subic Bay, PI | |||
| David L. Freeman, LTJG, OinC | 2/68-1/69 | Hue/Chu Lai | was from Fairfax, VA | |
| Darrell R. "Dino" Moschetti, BM3 | 2/68-1/69 | Hue/Chu Lai | ??Fremont, CA?? | |
| James P. "Dizzy Dean" Devine Jr, EN2 | 2/68-??/68 | Hue/Chu Lai | was from Philadelphia, PA | |
| Wayne L. Wicker, RD3 | 2/68-1/69 | Hue/Chu Lai | was from Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Harold Thomas Carter, RD3 | guagusgrumpy@yahoo.com | 2/68-1/69 | Hue/Chu Lai | Cherryfield, ME |
| Lary F. Wright, GMGSN | 2/68-1/69 | Hue/Chu Lai | Columbia, MO | |
| William Harris "Dave" Davis, EN2 | chfngn@aol.com | 68-12/68 | ??Hue/Chu Lai?? | Lyman, WA - Devine's replacement |
| Morton S(trahan) Hodgson III, ENS, OinC | morton@mindspring.com | 1/69-8/69 | DaNang | Marietta, GA |
| Tommy Lavern Francis, GMG2 | tfranctis@wildblue.net | 2/69-8/69 | DaNang | Booneville, AR |
| Charles K. Russell, RD2 | 2/69-8/69 | DaNang | Montgomery, AL | |
| Barry L. Whitesell, BM3 | swiftboat@yahoo.com | 2/69-8/69 | DaNang | was from Roanoke, VA |
| John Robert Phillips, EN1 | spbf@fidnet.com | 3/69-9/69 | DaNang | Sullivan, MO |
| Elmo Russell Zumwalt III, LTJG, OinC | 8/69-9/69 | DaNang | deceased 8/13/1988 --- Fayetteville, NC | |
| Clarence William Nairmore, EN3 | 8/69-9/69 | DaNang | Birmingham, AL | |
| Geoffrey Charles Martin, GMG3 | 8/69-9/69 | DaNang | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Archie Whiting Shuford Jr, GMG3 | 8/69-9/69 | DaNang | Hickory, NC | |
| Harvey W. Miller, RD3 | 8/69-9/69 | DaNang | Baltimore, MD | |
| Gregory Dean Rose, GMG3 | grose1948@yahoo.com | 8/69-9/69 | DaNang | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Charles R."Chuck" Rabel, LTJG, OinC | chuckr@ddhent.com | 10/69-1/70 | DaNang | Vista, CA |
| Glenn Michael Dohrman, EN2 | 10/69-1/70 | DaNang | Ensign, KS | |
| John Brewer, BM3 | 10/69-1/70 | DaNang | Stanton, Kentucky | |
| David Lynn Stevenson, RD3 | dkstevenson@madras.net | 10/69-1/70 | DaNang | Madras, OR |
| 28 February 1970 | DaNang | transferred to South Vietnamese Navy | ||
| PCF 3876 | ||||
- PCFs 13 thru 18 were delivered to DaNang, from Subic Bay, PI, onboard the USS Fort
Marion, LSD-22 on 23 January 1966.
- On 18 February 1966, PCF-13, while patrolling south of DaNang, was the first Swift Boat attached to DaNang to be taken under hostile fire. PCF-13 received five (5) rounds of mortar fire from the beach about two (2) miles north of the Cua Dai river.
- PCF's 3, 13, 23 and 42 were loaded aboard the USS Belle Grove LSD-2 on 29 November 1967, and then transported to the Naval Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. These were the first four boats, of an eventual 24, scheduled for out-of-country overhaul because of serious hull corrosion in the main cabin bilges. All PCF's scheduled for this program were to exit from and return to country from a centralized point at Cam Ranh Bay. All ordnance equipment was off loaded at Cam Ranh Bay, prior to departure for the yards and would be overhauled by the Naval Support Facility, Cam Ranh Bay personnel. PCF's going through the out-of-country overhauls were programmed to receive design improvements, in addition to the refurbishing of the existing equipment. Some of the more significant improvements to be implemented included a more reliable 24 volt electrical system, a higher capacity drainage system and installation of a more powerful AC generator. In the attempt to stop, or at least slow down the rate of hull corrosion in the remaining 62 PCF's not scheduled for these overhauls, a program was initiated involving the application of special anti-corrosive paint and placement of magnesium anodes throughout the bilges.
- LTJG Robert Leroy Crosby, CosDiv 12 staff, wounded 24 September 1969, by an accidental discharge of the rear .50 caliber machine gun on PCF 13, while tied up to the YFNB-2 in DaNang. He died 26 September 1969, at the 3rd Army Field Hospital in Saigon. Investigation details
PCF 14 |
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| Crew | e-mail Address | Dates | Base | Comments |
| 23 January 1966 | DaNang | first arrived in South Vietnam | ||
| Robert Dulaney Reeves II, LT, OinC | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Gainesville, FL | |
| Spencer B. Johnston Jr, BM1 | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| Charles Douglas Jennings, EN3 | cjenn2610@aol.com | 1/66-6/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Scottsdale, AZ --- replaced by Ramos |
| Charles W. Vaughn, RMSN | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| Tommie D. Skinner, GMGSN | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| Edward S. Mroczek, SN | 1/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| Tony Ramos, EN1 | 6/66-11/66 | DaNang/Chu Lai | ||
| Harlan Kenneth Ullman, LT, OinC | 11/66-3/67 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Washington, DC (left country 4 April 1967) | |
| Andrew Wallace Herman, RM1 | hermana001@hawaii.rr.com | 11/66-4/67 | DaNang/Chu Lai | Waipahu, HI |
| James Frederick Amerault, LTJG, OinC | jamerault@comcast.net | ??/66-??/67 | Cam Ranh Bay | Atlantic Beach, FL |
| Herbert Stephen Blume, LTJG, OinC | bluhsb@charter.net | 3/67-8/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | Ballwin, MO |
| Curtis Russell, EN1 | 3/67-8/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | Bend, OR | |
| Martin Burke, BM2 | 3/67-??/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | ||
| David Englert, GMG3 | 3/67-8/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | ??New York?? | |
| Robert Donald Pruess, RM3 | robert.d.pruess@usps.gov | 3/67-8/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | Seaview, WA |
| Jake Gilmore, SN | 3/67-8/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | was from Mississippi | |
| V.G. Stubbs, BM1 | ??/67-8/67 | Da Nang/Cua Viet/Chu Lai | was from Plymouth, MN | |
| Walter Dobrzelecki (Doblecki), LTJG, OinC | 8/67-11/67 | DaNang/Cua Viet | Gales Ferry, CT | |
| Elvin Hurley, BM2 | 8/67-11/67 | DaNang/Cua Viet | ||
| Daniel C. Overcast, RD2 | 8/67-11/67 | DaNang/Cua Viet | Lakewood, NY | |
| Robert Henry "Guppy" Guptill, EN2 | 8/67-11/67 | DaNang/Cua Viet | Lampasas, TX | |
| Dewey Charles Williams, QM2 | navhog@yahoo.com | 8/67-11/67 | DaNang/Cua Viet | Fresno, CA |
| "Original GMG2" | 8/67-?? | DaNang/Cua Viet | ||
| Burke, GMG | ??-11/67 | Cua Viet | ||
| Donald G. Kaiser, LTJG, OinC | 11/67-11/67 | Cua Viet | was from Anchorage, Alaska | |
| Emory Harrison Stephens, GMG2 | 11/67-11/67 | Cua Viet | Cartersville, GA | |
| Robert "Tiny" Herndon, EN2 | 11/67-11/67 | Cua Viet | was from Minnesota | |
| Buzz Oliver Boyd, GMG3 | 11/67-11/67 | Cua Viet | was from Redding, CA | |
| Allen Held, BM3 | 11/67-11/67 | Cua Viet | ||
| James Stephen Matheny, RMSN | jmatheny4914@yahoo.com | 11/67-11/67 | Cua Viet | Granite City, IL |
- PCFs 13 thru 18 were delivered to DaNang, from Subic Bay, PI, onboard the USS Fort
Marion LSD-22 on 23 January 1966.
- Boat damaged, OinC and BM1 injured in an attack in the Cape Batangan area, 31 August 1966, south of Chu Lai, by shore positions using small arms and small automatic weapons. They were wounded by shrapnel resulting from the enemy fire hitting their boat. These were the first two (2) DaNang based swift personnel to be wounded.
- At 0733 on 21 February 1967, PCF 14 recovered a US Marine aviator who had ejected from his A-4 aircraft 80 miles southeast of DaNang. The PCF sighted the chute while it was still airborne and proceeded to pick up the pilot from the sea. The Marine was unhurt and was later returned to Chu Lai by helicopter.
- PCF 14 capsized, sank and was lost while transiting heavy surf conditions, in an
attempt to rescue local fisherman from several overturned sampans, at the Cua Viet river
channel entrance,
30 November 1967. PCF 55 took an 85 degree roll and had all but one man washed
overboard during rescue operations. The one remaining man held on and PCF 55, as
well as all PCF 14's crew members and the Vietnamese personnel were returned
safely to port.
Because of the continuation of deteriorating sea conditions generated by the
Northeast Monsoon, the Cua Viet detachment operations were terminated on 30
November 1967.
PCF 15 |
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