do you know where it has been positively show Alston was gunner on 3/13?
Alston was wounded in the January 29 action (under Lt Peck) and replaced as the black guy by Fred Short for Febraury
According to Short, who supports the Kerry candidacy and appeared alongside Alston with Kerry at last month's convention, Alston was gone during the month of February and did not return to the boat until March. Short remembers going on his first patrol on PCF-94 on February 18, 1969 — he recalls the date clearly because it was his birthday. Short remembers taking part in his last operation on PCF-94 around March 4. He believes Alston returned a few days later.