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Cecil Norris Shields - Lost At Sea

Name: Cecil Norris Shields
Lost at Sea Cecil Norris SHIELDS Rank / Rating: SM2-Signalman Second Class
Service #: 386 18 11
DOB: Feb 15, 1920
From: Kennewick, WA
Parents: Mr and Mrs B. H. Shields
Went Aboard: Oct 28, 1942
Age When Ship Went Down: 25 years, 5 months, 15 days
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Bio Submitted By: Carl Fahnestock (Admin)
Bio Last Updated: Sep 04, 2026

Lost at Sea Cecil Norris SHIELDS
Cecil N. SHIELDS
Signalman Second Class Cecil Norris Shields was born on February 15, 1920 at Prosser, Washington. His family moved to Kennewick in 1932 where he attended local schools and graduated with the Class of 1937.
Lost at Sea Cecil Norris SHIELDS Before his enlistment in the United States Navy, he was a member of the Washington State Guard Reserves from which he was honorably discharged. Cecil was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. H was enlisted in the Navy on August 20, 1942 and received his Basic Training at USNTC (United States Naval Training Center), San Diego, California. A Memorial Service for Shields was held in mid December 1945 at the First Christian Church. Chaplain Fagan of the Pasco Naval Air Station officiated. Cecil was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Shields, a brother, Beryle (also serving in the Navy) and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Madene Baze. Cecil's older brother, Basil, was killed in mid 1941.
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Biography Information was sourced from the following Newspaper Obituary: Courier-Herald, Kennewick, Washington, Thu., Dec, 27, 1945, page 1
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