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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Knox Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid 12 April 1968 - Launched 23 October 1969<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MARVIN SHIELDS DE-1066'''<br/> 
Commissioned 10 April 1971<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MARVIN SHIELDS FF-1066'''<br/>
Reclassified Frigate (FF) 30 June 1975<br/> 
Decommissioned 2 July 1992<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 11 January 1995<br/><br/>
<li>'''ARM MARIANO ABASOLO E-51'''<br/>
Sold to Mexico 29 January 1997 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''ARM MARIANO ABASOLO F-212'''<br/>
Redesignated 2001
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[[Image:MARVIN SHIELDS DE PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
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<li>[[USS MARVIN SHIELDS FF-1066_Covers_Page_1 | USS Marvin Shields DE-1066 / FF-1066 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1971-1992)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+)(USS) 
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1971-04-10
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DE-1066. [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]
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Locy Type<br/>2tnu<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-66 
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1978-04-30
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FF-1066. Open House 
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS) 
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1991-03-14
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FF-1066. Operation Desert Storm. Official Ship Cachet
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS) 
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1980-07-30
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[[Image:JonBurdett marvinshields ff1066 19800730 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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FF-1066.
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Locy Type<br/>9ftn<br/>(FF,USS,<br/>NEW YORK,NY<br/>at bottom)
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1978-04-30
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FF-1066.  Open House 
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u) (USS)
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1981-04-10
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FF-1066. [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 10th Anniversary]]. Official Ship Cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-66a 
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1981-04-10
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FF-1066. [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 10th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDC F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-66b 
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1992-07-02
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FF-1066. Official Ship Cachet, [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]]
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[NIMITZ_CVN_68_ | USS Nimitz<br/>CVN 68]] 
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1971-04-10
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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.
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[NIMITZ_CVN_68_ | USS Nimitz<br/>CVN 68]] 
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1996-06-14
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Official photo and Booklet for the Decommissioning of the USS Marvin Shields
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>M.C.B. 3<br/>(Mobile<br/>Construction<br/>Battalion)
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1973-07-04
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[[Cachet_Category_Independence_Day_ | Independence Day]] cover from Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan by NMC [[Cachet_Maker_Herbert_C_Gordon_ | Herbert C. Gordon II]]. Camp Shields was named in honor of CM3 Marvin Shields, USN and was dedicated on December, 16, 1970.<br/>See [[OtherUS_Naval_Mobile_Construction_Battalion_Three_ | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three]] page.
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[NIMITZ_CVN_68_ | USS Nimitz CVN 68]]
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1996-06-14
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_MarvinShields_19860614_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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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 [[ABRAHAM_LINCOLN_CVN_72_ | USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72]] and the Naval Base Station Bremerton, WA and Port Townsend, WA
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[NIMITZ_CVN_68_ | USS Nimitz CVN-68]]
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1996-06-14
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_MarvinShields_19860614_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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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
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CM3 Marvin Shields
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US Navy - Seabee
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CM3 Marvin Shields
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US Navy - Seabee
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS MARVIN SHIELDS earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon< the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 stars, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Construction Mechanic Third Class Marvin Glenn Shields, USN (30 December 1939 - 10 June 1965)<br/>Shields was born in Port Townsend, WA, after graduating high school in 1958, Shields worked in the gold mines at Hyder, AK. 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, SC 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.<br/>PO Shields awards were the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart Medal with two Gold Stars, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two campaign stars, the RVN Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm, the RVN Military Merit Medal, the RVN Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon with palm and frame, the RVN Civil Actions Unit Citation Ribbon with palm and frame, and RVN Campaign Medal with 1960- device.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsors were Mrs. Victoria Cassalery and Mrs. Richard A. Bennett.
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