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Jul 3, 2022 · Jim And George Morrison And The USS Liberty His father, George Stephen Morrison, was a navy admiral. He opposed the actions USA took after Israel attacked the USS Liberty in 1967. Where 34 US navy men were killed and 171 wounded.
Early in the afternoon of June 8, 1967, Israeli jets and missile boats opened fire on the USS Liberty, an American surveillance ship operating off the coast of Gaza. Struck by rockets, cannons and torpedoes, the vessel suffered extensive damage and over 200 casualties. Israeli forces were then engaged in the fourth day of what would soon be ...
TIL that Doors frontman Jim Morrison, one of the most iconic figures of the 1960s counterculture, was the son of U.S. Navy Admiral George Stephen Morrison, commander of U.S. forces in the Gulf of Tonkin incident that jumpstarted America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Jan 24, 2023 · Rear Admiral George Stephen Morrison commanded the 7th Fleet during the Vietnam War and was in charge during the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident that lead t...
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Dec 8, 2008 · L.A. Times Archives. Dec. 8, 2008 12 AM PT. Times Staff and Wire Reports. George Morrison, 89, a retired Navy rear admiral and the father of the late rock icon Jim Morrison, died in a Coronado ...
USS Liberty Attacked by Israeli Forces. On June 8, 1967, during the Israeli conflict with the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria (the Six-Day War), the U.S.S. Liberty (AGTR-4) was at sea in the International Waters of the Mediterranean Sea when it was attacked by Israeli fighter planes and torpedo boats. Subsequently, both the Israeli and ...
