Boat Squadron 1 - Coastal Squadron 1
Deceased "Swiftees"

These Swiftees' have accepted their final assignment and joined the Staff of the Supreme Commander

Name Rank/Rate Last Residence Assignment Deceased Comments
Edward Miller Lammons III SN Tampa, FL PCF 53 26 February 2008  
James Lawrence Burke LT El Cajon, CA PCF 56 21 February 2008 Retired US Navy Captain
James Delbert Sarver LCDR Walkerton, IN Advisor 29 January 2008  
Robert Baker Shirley LTJG Heath, TX PCF 45 5 January 2008 webmaster http://www.PCF45.com
Nguyen Luong Thuat Trung Uy Renton, WA PCF 58, 3854 20 November 2007  
Billy Price Carwile GMG3 Fayetteville, NC PCF 73, 102, 691 18 September 2007  
Jerry Edward Cline Sr RM1 China Grove, NC Staff 15 July 2007  
Mitchell Chance Gibbons-Neff LTJG Rowayton, CT PCF 22, 50 4 February 2007  
William Thomas Langham BM3 Beaumont, TX PCF 18 12 January 2007 Retired US Navy Chief
Grover Leroy Handley SFC Crescent City, CA   4 December 2006 boat assignment unknown
Carl Edmond Hanker MR2 San Diego, CA PCF 68 2 November 2006 Retired US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Andrew George Miller RM3 Hillsboro, OR PCF 11, 61 11 August 2006  
Thomas Gordon Forrest RD2 Harper Woods, MI PCF 28, 102 1 May 2006  
Edward Joseph Chimera Sr RM1 Pompano, FL   18 February 2006 boat assignment unknown
Francis Michael Hanrahan QM2     27 January 2006 location/boat assignment unknown
John David Davis LTJG Niles, OH PCF 19, 80 21 January 2006  
Charles Erwin Vessey Sr RM3 Niangua, MO PCF 92 21 October 2005  
William Darcy Hart ETR3 El Cajon, CA Staff 30 June 2005  
Wallace Marshall Kelly GMG2 Chula Vista, CA PCF 17 29 May 2005  
Dennis Lee Bright RD3 Bicknell, IN PCF 42 13 January 2005  
Douglas Will Jackson GMG3 Jenson, UT PCF 16 12 October 2004  
Peter David Luhrs EN3 Bedford, VA PCF103 5 September 2004  
Charles Richard Tinstman ENC San Diego, CA PCF 9 30 August 2004  
Curtis Francis Torrey LTJG Berwyn, PA PCF 100 21 July 2004  
Henry Berman III QM2 DeLeon Springs, FL PCF 5, 9, 94 8 June 2004  
Alan Grady Hodge CDR Rancho Bernardo, CA Staff 19 May 2004 Retired US Navy Captain
David Franklin Parsons Jr RM3 Lakeland, FL PCF 44, 48 20 February 2004  
Dennis Micheal  Hughes QM3 Manhattan, IL   19 December 2003 boat assignment unknown
John Branca EN1 Imperial Beach, CA PCF 63 29 November 2003 Retired US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Raymond Lloyd Haglund   Mount Vernon, WA Advisor 17 August 2003 exact rate unknown
Wray Albert Humbyrd STG3 Westport, WA PCF 24, 71 23 July 2003  
Larry B. Heavner EN2 Moorefield, WV PCF 19 1 July 2003 Middle name unknown
Ronald James Evans EN1 Norfolk, VA PCF 25 24 March 2003  
Lawrence William Mack PN1 Pensacola, FL Staff 1 March 2003  
Dennis Lee Wilson GMG3 Middleville, MI PCF 80 13 February 2003  
Joseph Stephen Quartuccio HM1 Sierra Vista, AZ Staff 12 November 2002 Founder "Swift Boat Sailors Association"
Thomas Terrence Triplett LT Virginia Beach, VA Staff 9 November 2002  
Ralph Thomas Singleton EN2 Dallas TX PCF 97 17 August 2002  
Allan Kent Coombs, LT LT Addison, NY PCF 78 28 April 2002  
Donald Lee Ford GMG1 Crayne, KY PCF 18 21 April 2002  
William Curtis Spencer Jr BM1 Everett, WA PCF 20, 43, 81 20 January 2002  
Norman Joseph Pattarozzi LTJG Dandridge, TN   8 November 2001 boat assignment unknown
Lon Stewart Wadman RM3 Bemidji, MN PCF 80 18 October 2001  
Emillio John Sangillo BMC Goose Creek, SC   1 October 2001 boat assignment unknown
Lawrence Paul Benson LTJG Toledo, OH PCF 59 19 September 2001  
John Joseph Cox Jr EN1 Poplar Grove, IL PCF 43, 52, 81 17 June 2001  
Gary Erwin Erlandson TM2 Waterloo, IA PCF 23, 40, 44 10 January 2001  
Peter A. Roe LTJG Norcross, GA PCF 98 13 September 2000 Middle name unknown
Duane Eugene Garner GMGSN Keller, TX PCF 70, 71 3 August 2000  
Frederick J. Krolczyk EN2 Dearborn, MI PCF 78, 81 22 June 2000 Middle name unknown
Elton Roger Key BM2 Hartford, WI PCF 15 18 May 2000  
Parker S. Linton  Jr LT South Beach, NY PCF 22 1 April 2000 Middle name unknown
Howard Eugene Carr BM2 ?Colorado Springs, CO? PCF 82 ?6 February 2000? exact date/location unknown
Larry Lee Wolpert BM3 Lincoln, IL PCF 15 6 November 1999  
Darrell Waldrup EN2 Pascagoula, MS PCF 6 June 1999 exact date unknown
Frank Kelly McCutchen Jr LTJG Virginia Beach, VA PCF 78 24 May 1999  
Wesley John Shelp RDSN Auburn, IA PCF 73 17 July 1998  
Earl Nathan Hollister GMG3 New Hanover, NC PCF 3 12 July 1998  
Alvin Lee Harden RD3 Alta Loma, CA PCF 40, 51, 61 11 July 1998  
Warren P. Crosby LTJG Wenham, MA   6 March 1998 boat assignment unknown

Ronald Statti

      1998 Rate/date/location/boat assignment unknown
Thomas Michael Belodeau RDSN Dracut, MA PCF 27, 57 10 November 1997  
Charles Marvin Robinson LTJG Miami, FL PCF 9 14 May 1997  
Robert Earnest Farris BM1 Rhode Island PCF 16 14 May 1997 exact location unknown
Howard Wade Deplois BM1 Kalama, Or PCF 73 3 January 1997  
Alexander John Ogrinz III LTJG Baltimore, MD   19 December 1996 boat assignment unknown
Daniel Charles Labahn BM3 Illinois PCF 38, 47 December 1996 exact date/location unknown
Vernon Eugene Walters EN1 South Hutchinson, KS PCF 80 29 November 1996  
John Patrick Murphy LTJG Southport, CT PCF 5 28 May 1996  
Eugene Arnold Castles EN3 ??Fort Worth,?? Texas PCF 60 22 May 1996 exact location unknown
Lawrence A. Jellison BM2 Jersey, IL PCF 9 26 July 1995 Middle name unknown
Joseph J. Mehfoud GMG2 Richmond, VA   8 May 1995 Middle name/boat assignment unknown
Clarence M. Coley BM1 Newark, NJ PCF 9 19 March 1995 Middle name unknown
Burton Lee Knight LCDR Columbia, MD Staff 27 February 1995 Retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander
Herman Durwood Lavinghouse GMG2 Picayune, MS PCF 28, 102 15 November 1994  
Michael Harper Manis RD? Rock Island, Il PCF 103 20 May 1994 exact rate unknown
Harold E. Zahratka GMG1 Minnesota PCF 89 11 February 1994 Middle name/exact location unknown
Charles Ellasces (sp) QM2 Woodland, CA PCF 50, 75 1994 exact name/date unknown
James William Barnhart QM2 Lancaster, CA   31 December 1993 boat assignment unknown
Murice Marlin Simer LT Orange, TX PCF 26 19 October 1993  
Robert T. Meron BM1 San Diego, CA PCF 15 27 September 1993 Middle name unknown
Michael Hans Holleson GMG3 Shelby, IA PCF 27 8 August 1993  
John Lewis Clark Black   Steamboat Springs, CO   19 February 1993 Rank/boat assignment unknown
Samuel Henry Corbett QM2     12 August 1990 location/boat assignment unknown
Lemah Patrick Fell RM3 Gautier, MS PCF 101 14 January 1990  
Robert Grey Stewart LTJG Jacksonville, FL PCF 59, 88 22 November 1989  
Elmo Russell Zumwalt III LTJG Fayetteville, AR PCF 13, 35 13 August 1988  
Alieff Larry Lindsey GMG2 Memphis, TN PCF 98 21 July 1988 Retired US Navy Master Chief
Michael Donald Sprang EN2 Jonesville, MI PCF 21 1988 exact date/location unknown
Alan Douglas Bacon   Wichita, KS   June 1986 Rate/date/boat assignment unknown
Vern E. Ratcliff GMG3 Shawnee, OK PCF 94 21 May 1986 Middle name unknown
Pham Duy Tung Trung Uy Saigon PCF 3925 1985 exact date unknown
Robert Holcomb Wright LTJG Birmingham, AL PCF 9 8 September 1984  
Stephen Lewis Aasen GMGSN Springfield, OR PCF 15, 81 3 November 1983  
John Robert Anderegg GMGSA Danville, IL PCF 19, 80 8 October 1983  
Gerard D. Farrell LT Harrisburg, PA PCF 63 January 1982 Middle name/exact date unknown
Wilfred Francis Bielitz Sr GMG2 Belmont, MA PCF 24 14 December 1981  
Richard Kenneth Jankowsky LTJG San Diego, CA PCF 15 28 January 1980  
Donald R. Foreman EN2 was from Stockton, CA PCF 21 1980 Middle name/date/location unknown
Gordon Franklin Gilbert Jr LT ??Arkansas?? PCF 6 5 August 1976 exact location unknown
John Henry Mitchell III LTJG LaPlata, MD PCF 51 30 June 1973  
Jerrell David Scroggs BMSN Beaumont, TX PCF 87 15 July 1970  
Freddie Lee Edwards Jr BM2 Kien Giang, South Vietnam PCF 15 21 February 1970 KIA on PBR 8132, was from Prichard, AL
Caroll G. Browning GMG3 Jacksonville, FL PCF 101 April 1968 Middle name/date/location unknown
??Louis?? Kuenker SN   PCF 5   exact name/date/location unknown
Albert Millener SN   PCF 17   exact date/location unknown
Glenn E. Norr BM3   PCF 52, 102   Middle name/date/location unknown
James Rivers BM1   PCF 101   exact date/location unknown
Joseph P. Breach GMGSN   PCF 102   Middle name/date/location unknown

                       
                Note:   The names and information presented on this page have been carefully and methodically researched by Larry Wasikowski, if you have
                           any additional information about any of these personnel or can fill in any of the missing information, PLEASE do not hesitate to contact me.

 Larry Wasikowski
larrywaz@swiftboats.net

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