I was going to have to fight to get it back. They had traded six bottles of booze and 20 cases of c-rations for it. 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. You A partial history of the Vietnam War Helicopter Units in Vietnam.