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USN 1141479 USS MARVIN G. SHIELDS (DE-1066)

USS MARVIN G. SHIELDS (DE-1066)
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Title: USS MARVIN G. SHIELDS (DE-1066)
Caption: A fisheye lens view of the escort ship USS MARVIN G. SHIELDS (DE-1066), following the joint christening by Mrs. Victoria B. Cassalery (foreground), mother of Shields, and Mrs. Joan S. Bennett, his widow, 23 October 1969. Third Class Construction Mechanic Shields was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the Republic of Vietnam. Taken by Photographer's Mate Second Class Wayne W. Massie.
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Catalog #: USN 1141479
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photograph by Photographer's Mate Second Class Wayne W. Massie.
Original Date: Thu, Oct 23, 1969
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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