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Marvin G. Shields was born December 30, 1939, in Port Townsend, Washington.He lived near Port Townsend on Discovery Bay in Gardiner, Washington. [1] He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1958 and had moved to Hyder, Alaska, where he worked at Mineral Basin Mining Company, a gold mining project started by Port Townsend company.
CM3 Marvin Glenn Shields Mobile Construction Battalion 11. 1965 in late January, the battalion made history when it deployed to Okinawa. MCB 11 was the first Mobile CB to deploy by air. In February, Seabee Technical Assistance Team 1104 was sent to Ben Soi, Vietnam where they built a camp for U.S. Special forces.
Risked his life to assist a group of Marines who had been attacked by a larger enemy force Riley L. Pitts † Army: Captain: Ap Dong October 31, 1967: Killed after attacking an enemy force with rifle fire and grenades. Was the first African American commissioned officer to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Stephen W. Pless: Marine Corps: Captain
1983 Deployment. On 20 July 1983, the New York Times reported that the Marvin Shields along with seven other vessels in the Carrier Ranger Battle Group left San Diego on Friday, 15 July 1983, and were headed for the West Pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for Central America to conduct training and flight operations in areas off the coasts of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and ...
In 1952, the Naval Storehouse was disestablished with the base transferred back to BuDocks. It was then designated as a U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center. [5] In the mid-1960s, there was an increasing need for naval construction forces in Southeast Asia. To meet that need, the Naval Construction Battalion Center expanded in both military ...
William "Chief" Carlson (1959 - 2003): joined Delta Force in the mid-1990s after serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment and Army special forces. While working with the CIA's Special Activities Center, he was killed in action on October 25, 2003, during a mission in Afghanistan, where he sacrificed himself to protect his team. [5] [6] [7]
Pilot of an L-19 shot down near the Quảng Trị Special Forces Camp. The passenger, Captain Floyd James Thompson was captured [30] Listed as killed in action, body not recovered [3] until 21 October 2014 when his remains were identified [31] June 19: Ledbetter, Thomas I: Captain: US Army: Detachment A-133, 5th Special Forces Group: South ...
Prior to the battle, the U.S Special Forces had assumed control of Đồng Xoài's defences; they stepped up guard and patrol activities, and ordered the construction of new defensive fortifications around the district headquarters, the Special Forces Camp and the armoured and artillery positions on the eastern side of the district. [22] [23]