USN · DD

Shields

Photos and info

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1944-09-25Commissioned 1945-02-08Survived the war. Transferred to Brazil, 1 July 1972

U.S. Navy. USS Shields (DD-596) at anchor in Puget Sound on 23 February 1945 (19-N-78504).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

GMGeorge Bernard MaddenCaptain, 8 February 1945 – 12 June 1945 GMGeorge Thornhill McDanielCaptain, 12 June 1945 – 22 October 1945 MDMarcy Mathias DuPreCaptain from 22 October 1945