Elizabeth Peyton (b. 1965), John Kerry, April 1971 [Gavin Brown]
Vietnam Service Medal
John F. Kerry qualified for four campaign stars in two tours of duty. [DD-214, DD-215]
U.S.S. Gridley operations: enroute and in Subic Bay, Gulf of Tonkin [9 February–9 May 1968]
Tet 1968 Counteroffensive (30 January–l April 1968)
Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase IV (2 April–30 June 1968)
Kerry fitness report, 1 September–22 March 1968 (Allen W. Slifer) [Fitness_Reports.pdf, pp. 7-8]
Kerry fitness report, 23 March–20 July 1968 (Wyatt E. Harper) [Fitness_Reports.pdf, pp. 10-11]
Search and Rescue mission congratulations, May 1968 [Fitness_Reports.pdf, p. 9]
Coastal Squadron One operations: Cam Ranh Bay, Cat Lo, An Thoi [17 November 1968–26 March 1969]
Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VI (2 November 1968–22 February 1969)
Tet 1969 Counteroffensive (23 February–8 June 1969)
Kerry fitness report, 17 November–6 December 1968 (Grant W. Hibbard, Coastal Division 14 at Cam Ranh Bay) [Fitness_Reports.pdf, pp. 17-19]
Kerry fitness report,* (Joseph W. Streuli, Coastal Division 13 at Cat Lo) [Fitness_Reports.pdf, pp. 16, 24]
Kerry fitness reports, 8 December 1968–26 March 1969 (George M. Elliot, Coastal Division 11 at An Thoi) [Fitness_Reports.pdf, pp. 20-21, 14, 29, 22-23]
* PCF-44 was based at Cat Lo from 13 December 1968 to 6 January 1969.
Kerry was in charge of PCF-44 from 6 December 1968 to 21 January 1969 (46 days).
Kerry was in charge of PCF-94 from 30 January to 25 March 1969 (55 days).
Presidential Unit Citation
Task Force 115 SWIFT boat operations, 6 December 1968–31 March 1969