Texas Tech University

Swift Boat (PCF-80) South Vietnam Tom Jones and Crew

Moving Image Item Number: 409VI4201
Media Type
Moving Image
Physical Location
Stacks D031.3A
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
VHS
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: May 1967 - May 1968
General Note
VHS tape with footage documenting Tom Jones and the crew of PCF-80. After leaving San Diego, the crew were assigned to Cam Ranh Bay (Coastal Division 14), then moved to Cua Viet (Coastal Division 14 detachment near the DMZ) for 5 months, and then finished their tour patroling out of Danang (Coastal Division 12) when Cua Viet closed. For 7 months, they were part of Coastal Division 14 and then served for 5 months assigned to Coastal Division 12.

The crew consisted of the following sailors:

Tom Jones, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) "Moll Flanders" (Wooster, Ohio)
Stirlin Harris, Boatswain "Boats" (Geneseo, New York)
Vernon Walters, Engineman "Walt" (South Hutchinson, Kansas)
Bill Dodd, Radarman "Dude" (Billings, Montana)
Dennis Wilson, Gunnersmate "Hooch" (Middleville, Michigan)
Paul Kellner, Gunnersmate "Gunner" (Sedalia, Missouri)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=409VI4201

Citation
Swift Boat (PCF-80) South Vietnam Tom Jones and Crew, 409VI4201. No Date, Swift Boat Sailors Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=409VI4201, Accessed 29 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
409VI4201, Swift Boat Sailors Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 15 Jun 2023 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]