MARVIN SHIELDS FF 1066

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Knox Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid April 12 1968 - Launched October 23 1969 USS MARVIN SHIELDS DE-1066 Commissioned April 10 1971 USS MARVIN SHIELDS FF-1066 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Decommissioned July 2 1992 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 ARM MARIANO ABASOLO E-51 (Mexican Naval Service) Sold to Mexico January 29 1997 and renamed ARM MARIANO ABASOLO F-212 Redesignated 2001

Naval Covers

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1. Marvin Shields Covers Page 1     (1980)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS)

1971-04-10

As DE-1066
Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS)

1971-04-10

As DE-1066
Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS)

1971-04-10

DE-1066. Commissioning. Cachet by the Admiral Lockwood Chapter No. 70, USCS

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1978-04-30

As FF-1066
Open House

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1978-04-30

As FF-1066
Open House

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1978-06-21

As FF-1066
Keel Laying of the USS Antrim FFG 20, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1984-05-19

As FF-1066
Port Visit. Official Ship Cachet, serviced by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1985-07-04

As FF-1066
Independence Day. Port Visit, cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1985-07-04

As FF-1066
Independence Day, Port Visit, cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66

1987-10-10

As FF-1066
US Navy's Birthday, Port Visit, cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1991-03-14

As FF-1066
Operation Desert Storm. Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1980-07-30 to 1980-07-31

As FF-1066

 

Locy Type 9ftn (FF,USS, NEW YORK,NY at bottom)

1978-04-30

As FF-1066
Open House

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1981-04-10

As FF-1066
10th Anniversary. Official Ship Cachet, serviced by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66a

1981-04-10

As FF-1066
10th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66a

1981-04-10

As FF-1066
10th Anniversary. Postmarked on a USS Marvin Shields postcard

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66a

1981-04-10

As FF-1066
10th Anniversary. Postmarked on a USS Marvin Shields postcard

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66a

1981-04-10

As FF-1066
10th Anniversary. Official Ship Cachet, serviced by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66b

1992-07-02

As FF-1066
Official Ship Cachet
Decommissioning

 

Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-66b

1992-07-02

As FF-1066
Official Ship Cachet
Decommissioning

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Locy Type 2 USS Nimitz CVN 68

1971-04-10

Booklet for the Commissioning of the USS Marvin Shields
Autographed by Admiral Zumwalt at the dedication of the Marvin Shields Hall on June 14, 1986.

 

Locy Type 2 USS Nimitz CVN 68

1996-06-14

Official photo and Booklet for the Decommissioning of the USS Marvin Shields

 

Locy Type 2 M.C.B. 3 (Mobile Construction Battalion)

1973-07-04

Independence Day cover from Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan by NMC Herbert C. Gordon II. Camp Shields was named in honor of CM3 Marvin Shields, USN and was dedicated on December, 16, 1970.
See Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three page.

 

Locy Type 2 USS Nimitz CVN 68

1996-06-14

Cover for the Dedication of the Marvin Shields Enlisted Barracks. This cover was created by Tom Armstrong and bears the signature of the keynote speaker; Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., USN Ret. Tom also had this postmarked from the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 and the Naval Base Station Bremerton, WA and Port Townsend, WA

 

Locy Type 2 USS Nimitz CVN-68

1996-06-14

Invitation and Booklet for the Dedication of the Marvin G. Shields Hall. Tom also had these postmarked from the Naval Base Station Bremerton, WA and Port Townsend, WA

 

			CM3 Marvin Shields
			US Navy - Seabee

 

			CM3 Marvin Shields
			US Navy - Seabee

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 star - Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 stars - Humanitarian Service Ribbon - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - Marvin Glenn Shields USN (December 30 1939 - June 10 1965)
After graduating high school in 1958, Shields worked in the gold mines at Hyder, Alaska. He joined the Navy as a Seabee on January 8 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 June 10 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

 

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