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Marvin Glenn Shields was born in Port Townsend, Wash. on 30 December 1939. After graduating high school in 1958, he worked in the gold mines at Hyder, Alaska. He joined the Navy as a Seabee on 8 January 1962 and was stationed at Glynco, Ga.; Okinawa; and Port Hueneme, Cal.. In February of 1965 he was sent to Vietnam where he served with Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Seabee Team 1104 attached to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces at Dong Xoai. During an attack by a North Vietnamese regiment on 10 June 1965, he was mortally wounded and died. For their actions during that battle, he and 2LT Charles Q. Williams, U.S. Army, 5th Special Forces Group, of Vance, S.C. were awarded the Medal of Honor. At the Medal ceremony Johnson said Shields, by his heroism during the 14-hour battle at Dong Xoai, saved the lives of many of his comrades. Although twice wounded, the citation said, he continued to supply his fellow Americans with needed ammunition and to return the enemy fire for hours. Construction Mechanic Shields was the first Seabee ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
USS Marvin Shields (DE 1066) was the first ship named in his honor.
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23 October 1969: Seattle, Wash. - Launch photos of Marvin Shields from Todd Shipyard Corp. |
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undated, Knox class ship with the class equipped "point defense system" installed at the extreme stern. A LAMPS helicopter system has replaced the DASH system and the class was unique in that they were equipped with a single torpedo magazine, which jointly fed the helicopter staging area and the twin Mk 32 torpedo tubes, located in the aft superstructure. |
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29 March 1984: At sea - An aerial port quarter view of Marvin Shields returning to San Diego from a Western Pacific (WESTPAC) cruise with the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV 61). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-00414 by PHC O'Connor from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A starboard bow view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11607 by PH2 Gunther, from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A port bow view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11608 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A port quarter view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11609 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A port beam view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11610 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A port view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11611 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A port bow view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11612 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) |
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9 April 1986: At sea - A starboard view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-11613 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A starboard quarter view of Marvin Shields anchored off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-06637 by PH3 J.P. Protz from the DVIC) |
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28 July 1985: At sea - A starboard bow view of Marvin Shields anchored off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-06638 by PH3 J.P. Protz from the DVIC) |
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1 June 1986: NavSta Pearl Harbor, Hi. - A starboard bow view of Marvin Shields during Exercise RIMPAC '86. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-03989 from the DVIC) |
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1 December 1988: At sea - An aerial port bow view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-05586 by Ens. Brad Guttilas from the DVIC) |
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16 December 1988: At sea - A starboard bow view of Marvin Shields underway off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-93-01173 by PH2 John Cross from the DVIC) |
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Spring 1990: Long Beach, Cal. - A night shot of Marvin Shields entering a drydock at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. (Photo from the United States Naval Institute Proceedings, edition unknown) |
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24 March 1991: Naval Station San Diego, Cal. - Sailors stand by on the pier as the large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB823) maneuvers Marvin Shields into port. The ship is returning to San Diego from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-09780 by PH1 Richard J. Oriez from the DVIC) |
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24 March 1991: Naval Station SanDiego, Cal. - A toy bear sports a ship's cap from the Marvin Shields as its owner celebrates the vessel's return from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-09778 by PH1 Richard J. Oriez from the DVIC) |
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24 March 1991: Naval Station San Diego, Cal. - A crew member from the Marvin Shields is reunited with his wife following the vessel's return from deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-08143 by PH1 Richard J. Oriez from the DVIC) |
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24 March 1991: Naval Station San Diego, Cal. - Operations Specialist Walter Brugman, a crewmember of Marvin Shields, meets his son for the first time after arriving in port. The ship had just returned from deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-08144 by PH1 Richard J. Oriez from the DVIC) |
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6 June 1991: Portland, Ore. - Pacific Fleet ships tied up at a dock during Portland's annual Rose Festival include, left, back to front, the destroyer USS David R. Ray (DD 971), the frigates USS Meyerkord (FF 1058) and Marvin Shields; right, back to front, the guided missile destroyers USS Semmes (DDG 18) and USS Parsons (DDG 33) and the frigate USS Barbey (FF 1088). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-92-08271 by PH1 Alex Hyde from the DVIC ) |
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6 June 1991: Portland, Ore. - Pacific Fleet ships tied up at a dock during Portland's annual Rose Festival include the destroyer USS David R. Ray (DD 971), the frigates USS Meyerkord (FF 1058) and Marvin Shields. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-92-08273 by PH1 Alex Hyde from the DVIC ) |
