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Staffs

 

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Coastal Squadron 1

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

CTF 115

Burton Lee Knight, LCDR   6/66 deceased 2/27/1995 --- Chief of Staff --- Columbia, MD

Saigon

Thomas A. O'Keeffe, LT TAOK2@aol.com 6/66-11/66 Operations Officer
  David C. Cook, LT dave_and_helen_c@email.msn.com 66 Admin Officer --- Walnut Creek, CA
  Alvin William Musgrave Jr, LTJG   6/66 Supply Officer
  Duane Williams Buckingham, LTJG   6/66 Admin Officer --- Old Lyme, CT
  Elmer Leroy Kenner, QMC Leroy327@tds.net 7/66-8/66 Cedaredge, CO
  Philip J. Palmer, YN1   1966 made chief
  Robert "Bob" Bouley, YN3   1966  
  Marty Clayton Becktell, SA martyb@rochester.rr.com 7/67-11/67  
  James R. Halpen, RM1 halpen@northnet.org 9/67-5/68  
  R.D. Hanson, LT   ????-6/68 Maintenance Officer
  John Ruthven Urofsky, LTJG jurofsky@msn.com 12/67-2/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Subic Bay, PI --- Philadelphia, PA
  Edward Barnes Curtiss, LTJG   12/67-4/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Sasebo, Japan
  Charles E. Budniz, LT   2/68-4/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Subic Bay, PI
  Louis Hahn, ETR2 shipwrecked2@msn.com 4/68-4/68 San Diego, CA --- retired as ETCM
  James Richard Lamping, LT   4/68-6/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Sasebo, Japan
  Allan R. Coombs, LT   4/68-7/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Subic Bay, PI
  Paul E. Christian, LT   4/68-4/69 Weapons Officer
  Paul Herman Rizek, CWO2   5/68-5/69 Boatswain --- Spring Valley, CA
  R.T. Grace, LTJG   6/68-10/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Sasebo, Japan
  Richard Leo "Dick" Lyons   6/68-10/68  
  Jesse Clifford Samain, LT   6/68-5/69 Maintenance Officer
  Joseph Edward Faltisco, LTJG   7/68-10/68 CosRon1 Rep to NavShipRepair Subic Bay, PI
  E.E. Golden, LCDR   ????-8/68 Chief of Staff
  Charles Moulton Plumly, CDR   8/68-6/69 Chief of Staff --- Ellijay, GA
  Richard William Russell, LCDR   8/68-7/69  
  Ronald Nathaniel Ruberg, LT   ????-9/68 Administrative Officer
  Robert Bascom Spinner, WO1   9/68-8/69 Administrative Officer
  Sherman Phelps Platt III, LTJG SPP@sansonic.com 9/68-9/69 Supply Officer ComCosRon 1 & 3 --- East Haddam, CT
  Thomas Terrence Triplett, LT   ????-10/68 deceased 11/9/2002 --- Ops Officer --- Virginia Beach City, VA
  Jerome J. Pazak, LT   10/68-9/69 Operations Officer
  Arthur O. Martinez, SK2 martiao@earthlink.net 10/68-10/69 Supply --- Indio, CA
  Elvis Jerome Cooksey, SK1   1969 Supply --- made Chief
  Roy Ernest Basel, YN1   1969 Personnel --- made Chief
  Gerald Leroy Wagner, SK1 jerlwag062@aol.com 1969-71 Supply Advisor to IV Coastal Zone
  Jerry W. Larmeu, SFM3   68/69 Beatrice, NE
  John J. Skura, LT   ????-1/69 Readiness and Training Officer
  Michael Thomas Brown, LT   1/69-4/69 Readiness and Training Officer
  Kenneth J. Andrews, LT   ????-2/69 Asst Readiness and Training Officer
  Richard P. Baker, LT   2/69-6/69 Asst Readiness and Training Officer
  Paul V. Huebner, LT   4/69-3/70 Weapons Officer --- ??Wellington, NV??
  Kellogg "Ked" Fairbank III, LTJG kelloggf@msn.com 5/69-8/69 Readiness and Training Officer --- Chicago, IL
  Claude Phillip Jernigan, WO2   5/69-4/70 Boatswain --- Albany, OR
  Neil Francis Geis, LT nandpgeis@aol.com 5/69-5/70 Maintenance Officer --- San Diego, CA
  Charles R. Mohn, LTJG   6/69-10/69 Readiness and Training Officer
  Markham Dennis Tuft, LCDR mark_tuft@msn.com 7/69-10/69 Chief of Staff --- Akron, OH
  Thomas Ludwig Rajala, ENS rajalat@aol.com 8/69-7/70 Administrative Officer --- Mount Vernon, NY
  Charles H. Mohn, LTJG   9/69-10/69 Operations and Training Officer
  Clinton Wayne Inouye, LTJG   9/69-8/70 Supply Officer --- Marina, CA
  Clay W. Stuckey, LTJG sand@tima.com 10/69-1/70 ORI Officer --- Bedford, IN
  William Glynn Martin, LCDR   10/69-1/70 ORI Officer/Chief of Staff
  Don Higgins   10/69-9/70 Operations Officer --- Chicago, IL
  Charles Harrison Walker, LTJG   10/69-8/70 Training Officer
  Ronald George Ciresi, SK1 SperrySailor@aol.com 10/69-11/70 Supply --- Ponchatoula, LA
  Geoffrey G. Jones, LTJG   12/69-12/70 ORI Officer
  Markham Dennis Tuft, LCDR mark_tuft@msn.com 1/70-7/70 Chief of Staff --- Akron, OH
  Kermit A(llen) Taylor, LT   3/70-12/70 Weapons Officer --- Virginia Beach, VA
  David J. Mahoney, CWO2   4/70-12/70 Boatswain
  Robert Arlen Melody, LT   5/70-12/70 Maintenance Officer
  John Joseph Dooley, LCDR Kcaller@aol.com 7/70-12/70 Chief of Staff - Acting ComCosRon1 8/3/70-8/20/70
  Paul Jerome Kriz, LTJG pkriz@comcast.net 7/70-12/70 Administrative Officer --- Andover, MA
  John Cleves Symmes, LTJG   8/70-12/70 Operations Officer
  Peter Hodgkins Lattu, LTJG   8/70-12/70 Supply Officer --- ??Alexandria, VA??
  Kurtis Dale Mosser, LTJG   ????-9/70 Operations and Training Officer --- Orlando, FL
  Dudley Woodward Houghton, LTJG   9/70-12/70 Operations and Training Officer --- Austin, TX
  Kenneth M. Campia, LTJG   ????-10/70 Operations and Training Officer --- Lake Forest, IL
  William Frederick Hill, LT   10/70-12/70 Operations and Training Officer
  William E. Watkins, ENC   ????-12/70  
  Larry Edward Silva, EN1   ????-12/70 ??Fort Bragg, CA??
  Oscar Edward Fortier, RM1   ????-12/70 Grand Prairie, TX --- made RMCS
  Robert M. Ronquest, YN1   ????-12/70 Belleville, IL
  Gregory Scott Summers, SK1   ????-12/70  
  Larry Joseph Gentry, RD2   ????-12/70  
  Frank P. Robinson, YN2   ????-12/70  
  Vivencio T. Lamagui, TN   ????-12/70  
  Carlton D. Donaway, SN   ????-12/70  
  Craig Patrick Doyle, YN3 bacp575@earthlink.net   Pittsburg, PA

 

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PCF Division 101
Coastal Division 11

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

An Thoi

       
  Fernado Roldan Sr, SF1   65-66 La Mesa, CA
  Jon Ellis Cushman, SK2 cushman544@yahoo.com 12/65-7/66 Houston, TX
  Robbins, LT   66 Chief of Operations
  John S. Stoller, LT   66 Maintenance Officer
  Fortin, LT   66 Maintenance Officer
  Smith, BM1   66  
  Jerry Edward "Mr Clean" Cline Sr, RM1   1/65-12/65 deceased 7/15/2007 --- Chine Grove, NC
  Roldan, SF1   66  
  Karlinsky, SKSN   66  
  Gofigan, SK3   66  
  Jackewicz, YN3   66  
  Jellison, BM2   66  
  Stevens, QM1   66  
  Adkins, GMG1   66  
  Schultz, RM1   66  
  Lawrence, RM3   66  
  Toreson, SK1   66  
  Feurnstien, ET1   66  
  Wagner, ET2   66  
  Geoff, BM2   early 66  
  Jose B. Olaguera, EM3 jbquack2@juno.com 65-66  
  Merle Robert Inman, EN2   11/66-1/67 Fresno, CA
  Fred J. Sleman, QM3 fsleman@aol.com 5/67-5/68 Staff Radioman --- Chicago, IL
  Richard Mayro Cox, EN1 r.m.cox@att.net 6/67-6/68 Maintenance Petty Officer --- Westminster, CO
  Norman Stuart Scott, LTJG norm.scott@comcast.net 7/67-9/67 Maintenance Officer
  Norman Stuart Scott, LTJG norm.scott@comcast.net 9/67-2/68 XO/OPS
  William J. Leckey, LTJG   9/67-6/68 Maintenance Officer
  Terence P. Henninger, RM3 74624.1007@compuserve.com 3/68-3/69  
  Joseph E. Faltisco, LT   6/68-?? Maintenance Officer
  Louis Hahn, ET1 shipwrecked2@msn.com 4/68-3/69 San Diego, CA --- retired as ETCM
  William R. Hatfield, QM2 cbhatfield@home.com 6/68-?? VNN Training --- Lacey, WA
  Ralph Wayne Lambert, RD2   6/68-?? VNN Training
  Robert Eugene LaPrad, YN2 laprad1@verizon.net 8/68-9/69 Staff Yeoman --- Santa Barbara, CA
  Michael  Robert Morawey, LT sailor397@comcast.net 9/68-3/69 CIC officer --- Dallas, TX
  John P. Murphy, LT   ??12/68-1/69?? OPS Officer
  Clair J. Schrodt, LT   ??12/68-1/69?? Maintenance Officer
  Larry R. Thurlow, LTJG   ??12/68-1/69?? VNN Training
  William James Locke III, LT   ??12/68-1/69?? OPS Officer
  Robert Leon "Tuck" Brant, LT friarbrant@cox.net ??12/68-1/69?? Maintenance Officer
  Howard William Gerwolls, RM1 hgerwolls@yahoo.com 7/68-6/69 Westland, MI
  Robert J. Kajer, GMG1   ??12/68-1/69??  
  Michael D. Haynie, EN1   ??12/68-1/69??  
  Joseph F. Madrid, SK2   ??12/68-1/69??  
  Jim Kolbe   68/69 CIC debriefing Officer --- Tucson, AZ
  Robert C. Shookner, LTJG   68/69 Psychological Operations Officer
  Robert C. Lindquist, HM1   68/69 Division Corpsman
  John Pressly Chenoweth III, LTJG   69 OPS Officer
  Charles R. Gison, LTJG   69 Maintenance Officer
  William Edward Franke, LTJG wefranke@gannonintl.com 69 VNN Training Officer
  R.W. Archibald, ETR2   69  
  J.B. Hooker, HM1   69  
  M.C. Lariviere, YN3   69  
  Watkins, SKC      
  Robert R. Shaub, SK2 dishair@comcast.net 69/70 Staff Storekeeper --- Columbia, PA
  Edward M. Young III, RM2 young_lea@msn.com 6/69-6/70 Radio room
  Francis Charles Gless, QM2 fgless@earthlink.net 7/69-8/69 MAA --- Fresno, CA
  Gary Lee "Carpie" Carpenter, GMG3 biggare29@peoplepc.com 10/69-2/70 Staff Gunnersmate --- 29 Palms, CA
  Bill Lupetti, HM3 blupetti@POUCH.com 12/69-3/70 Division Corpsman - APLs #21 and 30
  Burke Allison Salsi, RD2 bsalsi@triad.rr.com 4/70-6/70 LPO radioshack --- Greensboro, NC
  William Frederick Hill, LT   ??-10/70 OPS Officer
  Kenneth L. McCraw, LTJG kmccraw@mail.lamesa.esc17.net 8/70-10/70 Maintenance Officer --- Lamesa, TX
  Robert M. Ronquest, YN1   ??-10/70  
 
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

APL-55

       

 

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PCF Division 102
Coastal Division 12

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

DaNang

Joseph Stephen Quartuccio, HM1 (SS)   10/65-66 deceased 11/12/2002 ---Sierra Vista, AZ
Founder of the Swift Boat Sailors Association (SBSA)
  Tom Vines TomVines@Yahoo.com 10/65-66  
  Daniel Joseph "Dan" Demers, YN3 altime@comcast.net 11/65-3/66 Alexandria, VA
  Richard E. Free, YN2 freere1@yahoo.com 7/66-2/68 Reno, NV
  Jack A. Herriott, LT   5/66-5/67 XO/OPS --- was from Fort Huachuca, AZ (?Newman, GA?)
  (Frank) Herrara, HM2   66-67 Corpsman
  Elmer Leroy Kenner, QMC Leroy327@tds.net 8/66-9/67 Personnel/Admin Officer --- Cedaredge, CO
  Shuler, QM2   66  
  Mellonthine, GMG1   66  
  Elmer Leroy Kenner, QMC leroy327@tds.com 8/66-8/67 Cedaredge, CO
  Hodson, GMG   12/66-5/67  
  Steve Fulton   67 XO/OPS
  Gerald W. Miller, SK2   8/67-68  
  Donald R. Foreman, EM1   10/67-68  
  Carl Francis Glassmeyer, HM2 retnavy@fastq.com 2/68-6/68 TAD from NSA DaNang Hospital --- Tonopah, AZ
  Robert W. Smith, YN2   1/68-9/68  
  Michael Wayne Roberts, GMG2 roberts.michael@bangor.navy.mil 2/68-5/68 Staff gunnersmate --- Kingston, WA
  James P. "Dizzy Dean" Devine Jr, EN2   mid 68-2/69 was from Philadelphia, PA
  Keith L. Erickson, LTJG   5/68-8/68 XO/OPS --- was from Salem, OR
  Charles Robert Wood, HM1 charl3woo@sbcglobal.net 6/68-6/69 Corpsman - Staff Leading Petty Officer --- Lynwood, CA
  James Robert Pancho, SN   6/68-69  
  Jose R. Vives, YN2   7/68-?/69  
  Curtis Allen Rose, GMG3 Crose407@cs.com 7/68-?/69 Vivian, LA
  Orlando Petito, FN opetito@lausd.k12.ca.us 7/68-7/69 San Diego area
  Dennis Eugene Lenherr , SK3 lenherrd@earthlink.net 8/68-?/69 Chambersburg, PA
  Robert A. Gill, SM2   9/68-?/69  
  Stanley James Demerchant, EN2 goldcoast@telus.net 12/68-6/69 Tien Sha barracks MAA --- Prince George, British Columbia
  Robert Bradley, LT   6/69-3/70 Wellesley, MA
  Tommy LaVern Francis, GMG2 tfranctis@arkd.net 9/69-12/69 MAA
  Kenneth A. Lueck, RM1   11/68-?/69  
  Robert Leroy Crosby, LTJG   ?/69-9/69 Division Maintenance Officer - KIA - 9/26/69
  J. Philip Lee, LT leejp@aol.com 11/69-? XO/OPS --- Westport, MA
 
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

YR-71
 YFNB-2

    12/25/1965 arrived in DaNang, RVN
  William Knoeppel Daybert, LT BillDayber@aol.com 10/65-66 Officer-in-Charge --- Chula Vista, CA
November 1966 Operational control of YR-71 & YFNB-2 shifted from NSA DaNang control to CTG 115.1.   Administrative control and backup repair responsibility remained with NASUPPACT.   In addition Coastal Squadron One transferred PCFDIV 102 maintenance personnel for assignment to the YR-71.   PCFDIV 102 retained daily and weekly preventative maintenance responsibility.   Major preventative maintenance and repairs to PCFs will be made by YR-71 personnel.
  George Hanson, ET1 ghanson@fnb30-emh.san.mrms.navy.mil 10/66-10/67 San Diego, CA area
  Roger Lemaster, ETN2 rogerleeone@excite.com 11/66-6/68 http://www.geocities.com/rogerdodgerlee@sbcglobal.net/VIETNAM.html
  Flip L. Turner aturner65@comcast.net 1/67-1/68 Barnesville, OH
  Kloster, LT   67 Officer-in-Charge
  Stone, (CPO)   67  
  Brownlee, (CPO)   67  
  Billy Moore, HM1   67  
  Byrd, BM1   67  
  Glen, BM3   67  
  Sawyer, BM3   67  
  Robert Towner bobkat@futureone.com   YR-71
  Rick Davis, ENFN torotoy@msn.com 1970 Washington state
 
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

APL-5

       
  William George Wurtz, SFP3 wurtzw@irwin.army.mil 3/66-10/67 Chu Lai and then DaNang --- Moreno Valley, CA
 
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

APL-55

Dennis Thomas Lau, PN1 e8usnret1@att.net 66-67 Scottsdale, AZ --- made PNCS

- LTJG Robert L. Crosby, CosDiv 12 staff,  wounded 9/24/69, by an accidental discharge of the rear .50 caliber machinegun on PCF 13, while tied up to the YFNB-2 in DaNang.   He died 9/26/69 at the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon.

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PCF Division 103
Coastal Division 13

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Cat Lo/Sa Dec

Gerald Grant Griggs, ETR2 blueriverjerry@yahoo.com 2/66-12/66 Electronics Repair
  Patrick D. Beaver, STG3 patsr916@metrocast.net 11/66-11/67 Electronics Repair --- Rochester, NH
  Eugene "Gene" White, EM2 nascarw@peoplepc.com 3/67-3/68 Electrical shop --- Howe, TX
  Kenneth A. Krueger, ET akrue@netzero.net 6/67-6/68 ET shop
  Kenneth J. Andrews, LT   68 Maintenance Officer
  Terry Myntti, EN3 tmyntti@apl.washington.edu 3/68-3/69  
  Charles E. Rowe, ET rowboat69@alltel.net 4/68-4/69 Ohio
  Arnold Dale Westlake, RD2   10/68-11/68 MAA --- Gretna, NE
  Richard Wayne "Buck" Buchheim, EN2 rwbuchheim@gmail.com 10/68-7/71 Repair Division --- Traverse City, MI
  Donald F. Robinson, SKC   68-69  
  J.R. Kahelski, MM2   68-69 Ship Supervisor
  G.T. Brown, GMG2   68-69 Weapons maintenance
  Herman Durwood Lavinghouse, GMG2   68-69 deceased 11/15/1994 --- Armory
  James Barrett   ?-2/69 Operations Officer --- Montclair, NJ
  Claud Phillip Jernigan, BMC   69 Squadron Boatswain
  Mateo Jose D'Amico, LT, OinC MJDAM@aol.com 3/69-5/69 Executive Officer --- Trumball, CT
  Robert A. Thompson, BM3   ????-5/69  
  Melvin E. Neef, EN3 melneef@adelphia.net 5/69-12/70 Engine shop --- Harpers Ferry, WV
  James Walter Steffes, EN1 jimsteffes@juno.com 5/69-6/69 Staff Engineman --- Sun City, CA
  Tim Guard, LT   5/69-10/69 Executive Officer
  Neal H. "Tiny" Clark, EN3 neal_clark@cox.net 8/69-8/70 Virginia Beach, VA
  Doug Armstrong, LT   ??-11/69 Operations Officer
  Clayton George Zucker, LT   10/69-2/70 Executive Officer
  Robert L. Hooke, LTJG   ??-11/69 Maintenance Officer
  D.C. Price, HNSN   ??68-69??  
  Terrece W. Carroll, RD2 terrence_carroll@yahoo.com 8/69-6/70 Staff Radioman
  Ray Miller Paseur, QMC rmpas@aol.com 9/69-10/70 Menifee, CA
  Ronald Dean Krushe, QM1 golfman1232@yahoo.com 9/69-2/70 Mesa, AZ
  Harold Flinchum, BM3   ?10/69-2/70?  
  Arthur J. Provencher, QM2   ?10/69-2/70?  
  Dennis A. Reynolds, QM2   ??-10/69-??  
  Russell E. Davis, RD1   ??-10/69-??  
  Terrence W. Carroll, RD2   ?10/69-2/70?  
  Michael B. Kovanen, RD3   ??-10/69-??  
  Lee Runion, EN1   ??-10/69-??  
  Dorse E. Lee, SN   ??-10/69-??  
  Michael Linden, HM2   ??-10/69-?? Corpsman
  Jimmie L. Prewett, YN2   ?10/69-2/70?  
  Daniel J. Stephan, RM2   ??-10/69-??  
  James W. Platt, SK3   ??-10/69-??  
  David Gary Koffler, LTJG   11/69-2/70 Maintenance Officer
  Christopher Mayer, LTJG   2/70-6/70?? Maintenance Officer --- was from New York, NY
  Foster Eugene Wright, LTJG   2/70-?? Executive Officer
  William G. Riddle, QM1   ??-2/70-?? Sniper
  Lawrence William Mack, PN1   ??-5/70 deceased 3/1/2003 --- Pensacola, FL
  Arthur T. Spurr, RD1   ??-2/70-??  
  Craig Irving Dobis, RD2 cdobis@dobisweb.com ??-2/70-?? Canton, MI
  Weymouth D. Symmes, RD2   ??-2/70-??  
  Bobby A. Porter, EN2   ??-2/70-??  
  Alan R. Lotspeich, RM2   ??-2/70-??  
  John F. Grejtak, EN3   2/70-3/70 New Ulm, MN
  Peter David Luhrs, EN3   4/70-9/70 Staff Engineman Cambodia incursion --- Bedford, VA
  Jack C. Kitchens II, RD2 jckitchens@roadrunner.com 4/70-5/70 Buffalo, NY --- rode VNN boats as a translator
  Dennis Powell   4/70-??  
  Dave Sigler   4/70-??  
  David Bruce Wallace, LTJG eg65@MINDSPRING.COM ??5/70-6/70?? Assistant to Division Commander --- Atlanta, GA
  James L. Martin, HM1   ??5/70-6/70?? Corpsman on the Cambodia incursion
  Thomas Lee Buck, RD3 tjjb13@mchsi.com 5/70-10/70 Naval Operations Center --- Rock Island, IL
  Ken McCraw, LTJG kmccraw@mail.lamesa.esc17.net 8/70-12/70 Maintenance liaison, preparing boats for turn over --- Lamesa, TX
  Guy B. Gugliotta, LTJG   10/70-11/70 Washington, DC
  Craig Patrick Doyle, YN3 bacp575@earthlink.net   Pittsburg, PA

 

 

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PCF Division 104
Coastal Division 14

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Cam Ranh

Franklin Jerome Smith III, LT   4/66-??9-10??/66 OPS Officer --- Culpeper, VA

Bay

Heinz Alfred Hickethier, QM1 anao@wavecable.com 4/66-4/67 Belfair, WA  --- retired QMCS

 

Russell Leon Kidder, EM2 kidder1940@yahoo.com 4/66-2/67 Maintenance Team --- Somerset, KY

 

Michael Brophy, YN3 MBrophy601@aol.com 4/66-8/67 St. Petersburg, FL
  Robert Jennings Royer, LT royers@adelphia.net ??9-10/66??-2/67 OPS Officer --- Chagrin Falls, OH
  Laurence David "Whitey" Garrettson, RM2   9/66-3/67 St. Thomas, VI
  William Darcy Hart, ETR3   66-67 deceased 6/30/2005 --- El Cajon, CA
  Richard Stokes, EN2   66-67 was from South Carolina
  Don Green, EN3   66-67 was from South Carolina
  Settle, ENC   66-67  
  Penta, BMC   66-67 was from Mass.
  Jim Colombo, LT   ??-7/67 OPS Officer --- Germantown, TN
  William Hickman Ewing Jr, LTJG wewingii@comcast.net 7/67-11/67 OPS Officer

 

James Owen Mann, BMC   7/67-11/67 Chief Master at Arms --- Southampton, PA
  Jim Amerault, LTJG   11/67- ?? OPS Officer
  Ralph E. Duerre, LTJG   12/67-?/68 Intell Officer --- was from Ithaca, NY
  William A. Smith, EN?   12/67-12/68 retired as an ENC
  Max D. Caldwell, LT   ?-4/68-? OPS Officer

 

John English Straw, LTJG   ?-4/68-? Maintenance Officer
  Turner, QM2   ?-4/68-?  
  Benefield, YN2   ?-4/68-?  
  Buckler, ENC   ?-4/68-?  
  Mendonca, BM2   ?-4/68-?  
  Holland, RD2   ?-4/68-?  
  Jerzembowski, RD3   ?-4/68-?  
  Troutt, RD3   ?-4/68-?  
  Peter V. Carey, LTJG   ?-4/68-?  
  Larry Wayne Gilbertson, GMG3 gilby@scecnet.net 68-1/69 Staff Gunnersmate --- Baldwin, WI
  Kellogg "Ked" Fairbank III, LTJG kfairbank@limitless.net 6/69-?? Training Officer
  Bill Laib, ETN3   6/69-6/70 Ocala, FL
  James L. Taylor, LTJG   69 Maintenance Officer
  M(?ichael?) R(?ay?) Adkins, LTJG   69 OPS/START Officer --- was from Park Ridge, IL
  J.L. Van Antwerp, QM1   69 START trainer --- was from Mount Lake, WA
  W.W. Barnes, QM2   69 START trainer --- was from Montgomery, AL
  J.R. Gray, EN2   69 START trainer --- was from Vancouver, WA
  Raymond Anthony Mislock Jr, LTJG Rampeg@aol.com 11/69-2/70 START Officer --- Kennett Square, PA
  Robert Jay Wicks, ENFA scorpio@exit109.com 1/70-4/70 Maintenance crew --- Manahawkin, NJ
  Stephen Arens, ET3     Maintenance crew --- Arnold, MO
  Travis Williams, RD2 capt_ta@aol.com   Temple, TX

 

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PCF Division 105
Coastal Division 15

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Qui Nhon

William E. Hand, LT   5/66-12/66 XO/OPS --- Annandale, VA
  T. Robinson   66-67  
  Dennis D. McDonald, RMC   66-67 Division Radioman
  Herman S. Toves, YN1   66-67 Division Yeoman
  Larry A. Wort, YN2   66-67 Asst Division Yeoman
  Joe L. Melton, QMC   66-67 Division Quartermaster
  Jon J. Seigert, QM2   66-67 Asst Division Quartermaster
  Stephen J. Carney, GMG1   66-67 Division Gunners Mate
  Albert W. Porter, BM1   66-67 Division Boatswains Mate
  John Branca, EN1   66-67 Maintenance Engineering Staff --- deceased 11/29/2003 --- Imperial Beach, CA
  Robert J. Wilson, EN1   66-67 Maintenance Engineering Staff
  Nestor M. Conda, MR1   66-67 Maintenance Engineering Staff
  Alton R. Gunther, EN2   66-67 Maintenance Engineering Staff
  Julio C. Matta, SK1   66-67  
  William H. Baker, SK2   66-67  
  Joe C. Weber, HM2/1   66-67 ??from Ohio??
  Edward Joseph Kotsay, PN3   66-67 West Chester, PA
  David Jansson, ETN3/2 sirdavej@yahoo.com 10/66-5/68 ET Shop
  Charles C. Starnes, EN1   11/66-11/67  
  Glenn L. Stone, QM2   11/66-1167  
  George N. McKenzie, SN   11/66-11/67  
  Robert (?Walters Johns?) Diehl, LT   12/66-3/67 XO/OPS
  Gerald Marv Serdahl, RM1   2/67-2/68 Minot, ND --- made chief
  Lawrence Lewis McClintick, EM1 larry@mcclintick.org 1967 Collinsville, IL
  Lawrence Paul Benson, LT   3/67-7/67 XO/OPS --- Toledo, OH
  Ray E. Potter, BM1   3/67-3/68  
  Richard A. Stowell, PN3   4/67-4/68  
  Richard S. Satter, LT   7/67-10/67 XO --- was from Brookline, MA
  Robert M.Christian, BMC   ??-12/67 WIA during VC sapper attack on base - 12/22-23/67
  Calvin H. Mills, QM1   67/68 CMAA
  Francis Q. Lopiccolo, QM1   67/68 CMAA --- ??Covington, LA??
  James Charles Edwards, GMG2   67/68  
  Buford H. Smith, BM1   4/67-4/68  
  Edward Douglas Tilley, EN1   67/68  
  James R. Pettit, YN2   10/67-10/68  
  Harold Emil Zahratka, GMG1   67/68  
  Frankie L.Robertson, EN1   67/68  
  James William Reed, SK3 jim.reed@cbre.com 9/67-12/68 Mead, CO
  Gordon Grant Riggle, LT griggle@ball.com 10/67-3/68 XO/OPS/TNG --- Boulder, CO
  William Thomas Vest Jr, LTJG, OinC vestwt@aol.com 10/67-3/68 Intelligence/Phychological Wafare Officer
  David A. Spina, LT   67/68 XO/OPS --- ?Boston, MA?
  James Kenneth Ruland, LTJG   67/68 XO/OPS --- Charles Town, WV
  John Carl Graves, LT   67/68 XO/OPS
  Frederick James Brush Jr, LT   ??-3/69 XO/OPS
  Emory M. "Buddy" Weaver, EN3 wwandbud@aol.com 2/68-2/69 Mt. Crawford, VA
  William Joseph Bonno, GMG3 bullethole@powercom.net 68/69 Fond Du Lac, WI
  Francis Charles Gless, QM2 fgless@earthlink.net 2/69-4/69 MAA --- Fresno, CA
  Andrew Allen "Sandy" Wilcox, LTJG sandy.wilcox@uwfoundation.wisc.edu 2/69-8/69 Madison, WI
  Leon S. Foster, GMG2   2/69-8/69  
  Ronald L. Ashey, BM3   2/69-8/69 Searsport, ME
  Gordon Lee Greenwell, EN3 gordon.greenwell@ps.ge.com 2/69-8/69 Bakersfield, CA
  William Raines Sellers, RMSN   2/69-8/69 Brooksville, FL
  Thomas S. Richards, LTJG     XO/OPS
  David E. Rogers, LTJG   5/68-5/69 ROK Advisor
  Robert Stephen Janes, LTJG   ??-11/68 Maintenance/Psyops Officer --- Burlington, VT
  Wayne Douglas Scott, YN1   5/68-5/69  
  Bernard R. Wainscott, HM1   6/68-6/69 Corpsman --- Indianapolis, IN
  Horace C. Osteen, SK2   10/68-10/69  
  Stanley Earl Collier, LTJG stan@stancollier.net 11/68-4/69 Maintenance/Psyops Officer --- Albuquerque, NM
  James H. "Jake" Smith jsmith2@yorkcounty.gov 69-70 XO/OPS
  Dennis Kirtchner, YN3   70-71 Staff Yeoman

 

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   Coastal Division 12 Detachment Chu Lai
   Coastal Division 16

     
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Chu Lai

Donald Wayne Whitler dwhitler@lucasco.net 66-67 Des Moines, IA
  Neal C. Stone, RM3 nealstone@sbcglobal.net 5/67-12/67 Division Radioman --- Healdsburg, CA
  Hal C. Griffin, LT childeharolde@charter.net 6/67-???? Operations Officer
  C. Chris Christianson, GMG1 christiansonch@jaxmail.navy.mil 67-68 Jacksonville, FL
 
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

APL-55

       

 

 

PACV Division 107
3 Hovercraft stationed at Cat Lo and then Moc Hoa, RVN

   
Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Tan My

Michael Wallace Vincent, LT, OinC

mvincent@frontierlumber.com 2/66-3/67 Executive Officer --- Buffalo, NY
Crew 3

Roy Ernest Adair Jr, LTJG, OinC

    OPS Officer --- made CDR & retired 1989 --- was from Virginia Beach, VA
  Jimmy Akin, RD1      
  Everett "Bob" Suardez, GM1      
  Chuck Gilbert, MR1      
Crew 2

Thomas M. Graves, LTJG, OinC

    Material Officer --- was from Detroit, MI
  Roy Nunez, RD2      
  Jim Dixon, GM2      
  Bruce A. Van Tiger, EN2      
 

Kipton C. Kumler, LTJG, OinC

    Maintenance Officer --- Lincoln, MA
 

Frank W. McCollum, LTJG, OinC

    Admin Officer --- was from Springfield, MO
  Richard Lee Mayhue, LTJG rmayhue@tms.edu 10/68-5/69 Executive Officer --- Newhall, CA
  Bob Speck, BM3      
  Frank Eason, RD2      
  Don Horn, BMC      
  Mike Sloper, QM1      
  L.R. Hickingbottom Jr, YN?      
  F.E. Rutledge, GM?      
  Jerry Jordan, EN?      
  M.E. Bower, SF?      
  Cecil H. Morris, BM1      

 

Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Sea Float

Gary E. Erlandson, TM2     Waterloo, IA
  Dave B. "Hearts" Boss, RD3      
  James Thomas Kolbe, LT   69 Assistant OPS (river ops) --- Tucson, AZ
  Michael Robert Morawey, LT sailor397@comcast.net 4/69-9/69 Assistant OPS (river ops) --- Dallas, TX
  Robert W. Yount, GMG3   8/69-11/69 Spokane, WA
  Emliss Odell Ricks Jr, QM2 emcat1978@hotmail.com 10/69-1/70 Garrettsville, OH
  John W. Enders, GMG2 smalldaag@sbcglobal.net 12/69-6/70 staff gunnersmate --- Fresno, CA
  Tommy Lloyd Hovland, LTJG THOV1944@aol.com 2/70-5/70 OPS Officer --- Lutz, FL
  John Ellis O'Neill, LTJG oneilljohn@copn.com 3/70-6/70 Swift Boat Coordinator
  John Woolfolk Burke, LT JWB3rd@aol.com 5/70-7/70 OPS Officer --- Middleburg, VA
  Larry Edward Silva, EN1   6/70-12/70 Assistant Maintenance Officer
  Pete Woolston, LTJG   70 Swift Boat Coordinator
  Tom Byrnes tombyrne@aug.com 5/70-12/70 Psyops Officer

 

Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

USS Krishna

Robert James Smith, EM2 SnuffyPa@aol.com 1965-1966 Shillington, PA

ARL-38

Ed Utley, SN reutley@peoplepc.com 11/65-11/66 Austin, TX

 

Dennis Allen Wright, FN awscwi1@aol.com 5/67-4/68 Olathe, KS
  Preston Chambers, RM3 pac2156@msn.com 67-68 Florida
  Bob Tangney, ETN3 Bob_Tangney@dom.com 67-68 Louisa, VA
  Surjit Dhatt, EM3   5/68-11/69  
  Dan Irvin Machovina, RM1 dmachovina@carolina.rr.com 6/68-6/69 Salisbury, NC
  Royce E. Pedersen, ETN2 r.e.pedersen@att.net 9/68-8/69 Oklahoma City, OK
  Raymond Bruder, SK2 bruder@duq.edu   Pittsburgh, PA

 

Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Coronado, CA

       
Mare Island, CA Thomas Lambert Young, SMC tyoungusn@aol.com 3/65-6/68 Signals Instructor --- Lakeside, OR
  James Weber Shelton, LT   9/65-?? Course Director, PCF Training - Became the original OinC of the PBR school at Mare Island and later the CO of the LST USS Garrett County in Vietnam.
  Richard C. Hallowell, RD1   66-69 Seamanship Instructor
  Wilbert Clyde Clancy, LCDR

exComPCFDiv 103

1/67-???? Course Director, PCF Training --- Huntington, MD
  Mazzioli (sp), CWO4     Chief Boatswains Mate --- possibly Asst OinC
  David P. Reistetter dreistet@sdge.com   Repair Officer
  Douglas (?Neil?) Garrison, LT   67 Maintenance Officer
  Frederick W. Bruns, LTJG   67  
  Steinmetz, DCCS   67 Training Coordinator
  Opperman, ENC   67 Engineering Instructor/Class Counselor
  Gilson, ENC   67 Engineering Instructor
  Kopf, ENC   67 Engineering Instructor
  Wathen, EN1   67 Engineering Instructor
  Hite, EN2   67 Engineering Instructor
  "Tom" Collins, SMC   67  
  Travis W. Baham, SM2   67 Signals Instructor
  LeFavor, RMC   67 Radio Instructor
  Jose Salas, RM1   67 Radio Instructor --- made RMC
  Kassotis, BM1   67 Seamanship Instructor
  Farnsworth, BM1     Seamanship Instructor - also later stationed at Nha Be
  Soule, ET1   67 Radio Instructor
  Kelly, QMC   67 Navigation Instructor
  Flores, QMC   67 Navigation Instructor
  William Jones, GMG1(C)   67  
  Mike Medico GMG1(C)   67  
  (??Rellor J.??) Kolb, BM1   67 Seamanship Instructor --- made BMC
  Ed Bound, BM1   67 Bosun Locker Custodian
  Melfa, BM2   67 Seamanship Instructor
  David Goff, BM2   67 Seamanship Instructor
  Jack Hill, EN1   67 Maintenance
  Robb, EM1   67 Instructor Staff - Chuck Robb's brother (LBJ)
  M. Simer, LT   68-69 Course Director, PCF Training
  Richard Mayro Cox, EN1 r.m.cox@att.net 7/68-8/71 Instructor Staff --- Westminster, CO
  Yakie, BMC   ?68? Team Leader - had been a junk advisor prior to arrival
  Hurlbutt, PO1   ?68?  
  Sargent, GM?   ?68?  
  Cantu, EN1   ?68?  
  Gomez, ENC   68 Class Counselor
  Fellman, QMC   69 Class Counselor

 

Command Member E-mail Address Dates Comments

Boat Support

Donald Wayne O'Dell Jr, EM2 inemtn@kachina.net 1966-1968 Cottonwood, AZ

Unit 1

       

Coronado, CA

       

 

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