ONLY NAVY SEABEE, \'CB\' EVER TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR W/ARMY SPECIAL FORCES for Sale

ONLY NAVY SEABEE, \'CB\' EVER TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR W/ARMY SPECIAL FORCES For Sale

$ONLY NAVY SEABEE, \'CB\' EVER TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR W/ARMY SPECIAL FORCES$
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ONLY NAVY SEABEE, \'CB\' EVER TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR W/ARMY SPECIAL FORCES:
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CACHED COVER FRONT AND BACK -HONORING CM-3/C MARVIN G. SHIELDS,THE FIRST-AND-ONLY U. S. NAVY \"SEABEE\" TO BE AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR, OUR NATIONS HIGHEST AWARD FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY AT THE RISK OF HIS LIFE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED WHEN THE COMPOUND OF DETACHMENT A342, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), 1ST SPECIAL FORCES, CAME UNDER INTENSE FIRE FROM AN ESTIMATED REINFORCED VIET CONG REGIMENT, EMPLOYING MACHINEGUNS, HEAVY WEAPONS AND SMALL ARMS, SHIELDS CONTINUED TO RESUPPLY HIS FELLOW AMERICANS NEEDING AMMUNITION, AND TO RETURN ENEMY FIRE FOR APPROX. THREE HOURS. THEN THE ENEMY LAUNCHED A MASSIVE ATTACK AT CLOSE RANGE WITH FLAME-THROWERS, HAND GRENADES AND SMALL-ARMS FIRE. WOUNDED A 2ND TIME DURING THIS ATTACK, SHIELDS NEVERTHELESS INSISTED IN CARRYING A MORE CRITICALLY WOUNDED MAN TO SAFETY. THEN, SHIELDS VOLUNTEERED FOR A HAZARDOUS MISSION TO KNOCK-OUT AN ENEMY MACHINEGUN EMPLACEMENT, THUS SATISFACTORILY DOING SO WITH THE COMMANDERS ASSISTANCE, THUS UNDOUBTEDLY SAVING THE LIVES OF MANY OF THEIR FELLOW SERVICEMEN. SHIELDS WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED BY HOSTILE FIRE WHILE RETURNING TO HIS DEFENSIVE POSITION. THE FRONT CACHET PICTURES SHIELDS, THE MEDAL OF HONOR, AND PURPLE HEART MEDAL. ALSO, THE \"VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL \"THE WALL\" COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP (replica), THE NAVY AND CONSTRUCTION BATTALION \"SEABEE\'S\" FLAGS. COVER IS FRANKED WITH THE MEDAL OF HONOR STAMP, AND CANCELED, \"NOV 11, 2015, PORT TOWNSEND, WA\", SHIELD\'S PLACE OF BIRTH. REVERSE CACHET IS HIS MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION.NEW,UN-ADDRESSED, AND POLY SLEEVE ENCLOSED. NICE, INEXPENSIVE SOUVENIR FOR THE MILITARY HISTORIAN.USCS MEMBER # 11835,COVER # 6 OF 10. \"TOP SARGE\" CACHET.