Below the 18th MP Brigade Patch are 5 samples of patches made and worn by various 458th detachments. A partial history of the Vietnam War Vipers Vietnam Veteran Page Helicopter Units in Vietnam. The 458th was and still is, the ONE and Only Army Unit to have the River Patrol Boat as Standard Equipment. The PBR was 1st used by the Navy to patrol the inland rivers and coastlines of South Vietnam. This boat proved to be very effective in its use.
Countless records speak for theirselves.
E-Mail Jimmy here. Below are two photos of PBRs in South Vietnam. The 458th was 1st formed as a amphibian truck company back in 1943. It participated in the Normandy Invasion. Campigns in Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe.