Swift Boat Quiz #1

What, where and when was the first swiftboat lost due to enemy action during the Vietnam conflict?
1. PCF-8, Bodega Bay, 18 December 1969.
2. PCF-14, Cua Viet, 30 November 1967,
3. PCF-4, Baie de Cau Duong, 14 February 1966.
4. PCF-41, Song Dinh Ba, 22 May 1966.
What were the casualties from the incident in the first question?
1. 2 KIA, 2 WIA
2. 4 KIA
3. 5 WIA
4. 4 KIA, 2 WIA
Who was the OinC of the PCF involved?
1. LTJG David Wallace
2. ENS Theodore Wright
3. LTJG Peter Snyder
4. LTJG Charles Lloyd
What caused the loss of this PCF?
1. 75mm recoilless rifle round.
2. Command controlled mine.
3. B40 rocket.
4. Large caliber arms fire (51 caliber) and resulting fire.
One original crewmember was not onboard that day. Name him and the reason why he wasn't.
1. Jack Rodiquez, dental appointment.
2. Robert Johnson, transferred the day before.
3. Al Naught, contacted hepatitis.
4. David Boyle, on R&R.
What was the boat crew trying to do when the PCF was attacked?
1. Recover a Viet Cong flag floating in the bay.
2. Inspecting a junk.
3. Rendezvous with a VNN advisor.
4. Pick up their RVN interpreter.
Who lead the initial US Navy rescue attempt?
1. CAPT Roy Hoffman
2. LT Gil Dunn
3. LT Norm Svarrer
4. LCDR Neil Geis
How was the PCF recovered?
1. 20 to crane from RMK that was loaded on LCM-8.
2. Never was.
3. USS Krishna raised it.
4. Refloated and returned to An Thoi three days later.
One of the injured personnel recovered and requested a return to swiftboat duty, who was he?
1. Raul Herrera
2. Robert Johnson
3. Jim Deal
4. Joe LaVoie
This whole incident took place in a location known by another name to the Americans, it was?
1. Bodega Bay
2. Ha Thien
3. Sa Dec
4. Three Sisters

Swift Boat Quiz #1

Test how much you know about your heritage and why I need your help preserving it!This is the first of many more tests to come.

Test how much you know about your heritage and why I need your help preserving it!

This is the first of many more tests to come.