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George Stephen Morrison (January 7, 1919 – November 17, 2008) was a United States Navy rear admiral (upper half) and naval aviator. Morrison held significant commands of United States naval forces during the Vietnam War. He was the father of Jim Morrison, the lead singer of The Doors.
Dec 9, 2008 · George Stephen Morrison, known as Steve, was born in Rome, Ga. His father was a railroad worker. After graduating from the Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1941, he was assigned, as an ensign,...
Dec 15, 2022 · George Stephen Morrison went on to earn his first star at the young age of 47. Five years later he was the keynote speaker at the decommissioning ceremony for Bon Homme Richard in Washington D.C. the same day his son Jim, the rock icon, died in Paris, France at age 27 after years of drug and alcohol abuse.
Dec 8, 2017 · Classic rock aficionados know that Jim’s father, George Stephen Morrison had an outstanding military career in the United States Navy. He is probably best known for being the commander of the fleet during the Gulf of Tonkin incident, that occurred in August 1964 and led to an escalation of the Vietnam War, which largely defined the ...
Feb 17, 2022 · A lesser-known fact is that his father, Capt. George Stephen Morrison, commanded the Carrier Division during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, which famously gave the Johnson Administration the justification it needed to escalate the Vietnam War.
Dec 11, 2008 · George Stephen Morrison, known as Steve, was born in Rome, Ga. His father was a railroad worker. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1941 and, as an ensign, witnessed the...
Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) • Vietnam War (1960 - 1973) Biography: George Steve Morrison. Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. George Steve Morrison was born on 7 January 1919 in Rome, GA. He was a U.S. Navy officer who was largely over shadowed by his son, Jim Morrison, of the 1960's rock group "The Doors."
George Stephen Morrison was a Rear Admiral and naval aviator in the United States Navy. Morrison was commander of the U. S. naval forces in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 1964. He was the father of Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the legendary rock band, The Doors. Morrison was born in Rome, Georgia to Caroline ...
During his lengthy career, he worked on secret nuclear projects at Los Alamos, N.M., served as operations officer aboard the aircraft carrier Midway and commanded the fleet of ships in the Tonkin Gulf incident that led to the escalation of the war in Vietnam. He took command of the carrier Bon Homme Richard on Nov. 22, 1963.
Dec 10, 2008 · George S. Morrison, who commanded the fleet during the Gulf of Tonkin incident that led to an escalation of the Vietnam War and whose son Jim was the lead singer.
