Vietnam Zippo eines der beiden Truppentransporter (ATC), welche zu einem Zippo Boot umgebaut wurden (ATC(F): T-111-7 ->  Z-111-7 (River Assault Squadron 11, River Assault Division 111):

Initially, an ATC was used to test an Army M132A1 flamethrower armored personnel carrier (APC) to burn out enemy bunkers along the shoreline. This conversion was called the “Zippo” boat.  Another ATC (T-111-7) was converted to permanently mount two M10-8 flamethrower turrets and the associated fuel and compressed air to run them. One Monitor, M-92-2 mounted two flame guns aft of the 40mm turret in where the mortar pit was located. Later, several Monitors were converted to Zippo boats by mounting the M10-8 flamethrower turrets on the bow and the napalm and compressed air cylinders in the space formerly occupied by the mortar pit.  Still later, several Program 5 Monitors were converted to Zippo boats

Below: Another Tango boat, T-111-7, was converted to mount two M10-8 flame guns on top of a modified bow. The fuel bladder for the liquid napalm and compressed air tanks were put under armor in the well dec.  This is the ATC conversion to a Zippo boat after its turnover to the Vietnamese. The bar armor has been extended around the bow to protect the flame guns, the two are shown on the raised platform on the bow.  The deckhouse behind the flame guns is for the boat crew. [Photo: Tom Lefavou]

Quelle: www.warboats.org

Die folgenden Ausführungen von Mike Brady erklären die Gravuren des Zippo (“Custom Creamations”):

Don, I'm a little "in my cups" at the moment but I just visited our web site and read about the first "zippo boats" in the Nam. I was a gunner aboard T-111-11, T-11-13 and lastly "Boat Captain ofA- 111-1.  My boat crew and I got sent to Cambodia for my last month in-country.  I got extended one more time for Operation "Giant Slingshot". However, some time before that mess I was a gunner aboard T-111-13 and had a hand in the retrofitting of T-111-7 as a "Zippo".  I had the best tool box in the squadron.  Do you remember the skill called "comshaw"?   Well, I was good at it.  The engineer on my boat knew how good I was at obtaining tools.  It was an art form. Anyway, I helped the "EM's" install the stuff in the well deck for all that flame.  I hated getting greasy but I was pretty good at what I did back then. Additionally, most folks don't know about the tape player that played a little tune called," I Am The Got Of Hell Fire"  and they also gave out business cards that said," Custom Creamations By Racy Scalps Zippo Seven." Don, I live in Texas and most people here "Remember the Alamo", however; I remember "Ben Tre". Twice!  I hurt because of those experiences.  I'm 55 years old and I can't get those pictures out of my mind.  I was a 20mm. gunner on the medevac boat on our first visit to Ben Tre and unfortunately I made a second trip down that river.  Then I got the opportunity to go to Cambodia.  Isn't that special? Don, I thank God for the MRFA and our Brothers.......May God be with all of us "old farts". Welcome Home Brother......  Gunner Brady A-111-1

Dieses sehr gut erhaltene Feuerzeug schliesst den Bogen vom ursprünglichen "Zippo" zum umgangssprachlich verwendeten "Zippo", einem Monitor Boot mit Flammenwerfern. Der folgende Auszug zeigt den geographischen Bezug der Gravuren deutlich auf:

Leider lässt sich heute nicht mehr zweifelsfrei eruieren, wer der ursprüngliche Besitzer dieses Feuerzeuges war. Es ist möglich, dass es Thomas Lee Fye war.