Calcowgirl and kabar, what's your take on this from your reading of the files? Did you notice any references to PCF-35 or other discrepancies on which boats were there?
Calcowgirl and kabar, what's your take on this from your reading of the files? Did you notice any references to PCF-35 or other discrepancies on which boats were there?
Before the swiftboats.net site started experiencing server problems, I copied the data; here's what they had for PCF-35:
PCF 35
Crew e-mail Address Dates Base Comments
Mar/Apr 1966 Cat Lo first arrived in South Vietnam
Paul Nichols Bontrop Jr, LTJG, OinC Nnickbont@aol.com 66-67 Cat Lo Arlington, WA
Jacks, BM2 66-67 Cat Lo
Baggette, EN2 66-67 Cat Lo
Don Clark, RM3 donclark55@home.com 66-67 Cat Lo Bremerton, WA
Hartman, GMGSN 66-67 Cat Lo
George H. White, QMSN Seawolf72@aol.com 66-67 Cat Lo Deerfield Beach, FL
Frederick R. Green, LTJG, OinC 1/67-1/68 Cat Lo was from Detroit, MI
Gabriel Merced Vigil, GMG3 vigil1947@aol.com 1/67-1/68 Cat Lo Norwood, OH
Kelly, EN2 1/67-1/68 Cat Lo
Lucien B. Clark, RM? 1/67-1/68 Cat Lo
Billy G. Clark, SN 1/67-1/68 Cat Lo
4/6-4/20/68 Qui Nhon in country overhaul
John Rogers Roland Jr, LTJG, OinC 9/68-3/69 Cat Lo Cochran, GA
Carl R. Russell, QM2 9/68-3/69 Cat Lo
John Patrick Pank, BM3 JP2old@yahoo.com 9/68-3/69 Cat Lo Portland, OR
William Raymond Clark, EN3 9/68-3/69 Cat Lo
Richard A. Gorman, GMG3 9/68-3/69 Cat Lo
William Henry Inabnett, RD3 henryin@cbt.net 8/68-3/69 Cat Lo Springhill, LA
Charles R."Chuck" Rabel, LTJG, OinC chuckr@ddhent.com 3/69-9/69 CatLo/AnThoi/Seafloat
Glenn Michael Dohrman, EN2 3/69-9/69 CatLo/AnThoi/Seafloat Ensign, KS
John C. Brewer, BM3 3/69-9/69 CatLo/AnThoi/Seafloat Stanton, Kentucky
David Lynn Stevenson, RDSN dkstevenson@madras.net 3/69-9/69 CatLo/AnThoi/Seafloat Madras, OR
Gary Lee "Carpie" Carpenter, GMG3 biggare29@yahoo.com 3/69-9/69 CatLo/AnThoi/Seafloat 29 Palms, CA
George Martin Lambeth, QM2 lambeth@attglobal.net 3/69-7/69 CatLo/AnThoi/Seafloat Sarasota, FL
Elmo Russell Zumwalt III, LTJG, OinC 9/69-5/70 An Thoi deceased 8/13/88 --- Fayetteville, NC
Clarence William Nairmore, EN3 9/69-5/70 An Thoi Birmingham, AL
Geoffrey Charles Martin, GMG3 9/69-5/70 An Thoi Los Angeles, CA
Archie Whiting Shuford Jr, GMG3 9/69-5/70 An Thoi Hickory, NC
Harvey W. Miller, RD3 9/69-5/70 An Thoi Baltimore, MD
Donald Paul Bilodeau, RDSA 69-70 Union City, CA
??-7/16/70 overhaul at NSF Cam Ranh Bay
1 September 1970 An Thoi transferred to South Vietnamese Navy
PCF 3901
- On 15 May 1970, PCFs 35 and 692 were escorting the tug SKIPJACK to the mouth of the Bo De river, when they were taken under fire by two (2) B-50 rockets from the north bank of the Cua Lon river 13 miles NNE of SEAFLOAT. PCF-35 received one (1) hit, on the waterline amidships, causing a 1'x2' hole in the hull. Numerous shrapnel fragments penetrated the main cabin. All main cabin windows were blown out and the steel core of the rocket passed through the forward magazine, which was empty, and exited through the hull, starboard side amidships. A second rocket exploded astern and a third detonated in the water between the tug and PCF-692, neither of which caused damage. PCF-35 returned fire, cleared the ambush site, beached and commenced repairs with the OinC and a crewman jumping into the water to plug the large hole. Meanwhile, PCF-692 stopped short of the ambush site and commenced heavy machine gun and 81mm mortar suppressive fire. Believing contact was broken, PCF-692 attempted to run the kill zone and assist PCF-35. PCF-692 received two (2) rocket near misses, short and astern, before clearing the kill zone. Two nearby SEAWOLVES were directed to the area and placed strikes on the ambush area. When the battle repairs were complete, both PCFs returned to SEAFLOAT.
I think it is a typo. I think they meant to say PCF 3. PCF 35 is not mentioned anywhere else.
Here's my observation/recollection:
3 boats were present on February 28 when KerryAfter typing this, I just noted that Chenoweth and Rood have both been associated with PCF 23.earnedgot the Silver Star.
(94-Kerry, 23-Rood, 43-Droz)5 boats were present on March 13 when Kerry
earnedgot the Bronze Star.
(94-Kerry, 43-Droz, 3-Pees, 23-Chenoweth, 51-Thurlow)