No not Gardner.
His first Purple Heart came before he was assigned a PFC.
He was on a small boat – I’ve heard it described as a Boston Waler – with two other sailors. It would be one of them.
Hurley has mentioned both of their names in some of his appearances.
Admiral Schachte claims that he was also on the skimmer (Boston Whaler). Kerry and the other two say that he wasn't.
It's irrelevant. Kerry has already admitted in his diary, seven days later, that they hadn't yet been under fire.
I think the person in charge of training was also on that boat. He chewed Kerry a new one for his stupidity, didn't he? Hurley would only mention 2 if there were 3. That guys is as big a lying dog as Kerry.
Anyone ever check into Hurley's military background?