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 Marvin Glenn Shields, CMA 3, USN - Port Townsend, Washington Posted by:  Hikenutty
N 48° 06.346 W 122° 47.057
10U E 516058 N 5328078
This roadside memorial of Marvin Glenn Shields has a beautiful view over the mouth of the Puget Sound and Port Townsend.
Waymark Code: WM25VE
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2007
Views: 82
This roadside memorial has a beautiful view over the mouth of the Puget Sound and Port Townsend. As you head down the hill into town you will see a flagpole and a small turnout on your right. If you pull off there is a small memorial plaque, a flag pole, and 2 benches. The view over the sound is gorgeous and the small area is landscaped nicely.
Memorialized is Marvin Glenn Shields, a member of the U.S. Navy who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism at Xoai, Vietnam. He was born in 1939, and died in Vietnam in 1965.
Marvin G. Shields Memorial Marker was given by Mrs. Richard McCurdy in memory of Marvin Shields.
The following text is from the Wikipedia page about him:
Marvin G. Shields born 30 December 1939 in Port Townsend, Wash., enlisted in the Navy 8 January 1962. After construction training, he served with Mobile Construction Battalion 11, and was with Seabee Team 1104 at Dong Xoai, South Vietnam, 10 June 1965 when a Vietcong regiment attacked. After being wounded, Shields continued to carry up ammunition to the firing line, and after receiving a second wound, insisted on helping a more severely wounded soldier to safety. Refusing to consider himself and now greatly weakened, he again exposed himself to enemy fire, volunteering to help knock out a machinegun which had the entire camp pinned down. Shields died from wounds he received after he and others “succeeded in destroying the enemy machinegun emplacement, thus undoubtedly saving the lives of many of their fellow servicemen in the compound.” He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 13 September 1966. He is buried at Gardiner Cemetery, Gardiner, Washington. His name is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 02E, Row 007
The Website below is a moving memorial Webpage designed by his son.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
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Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Plaque
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