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  1. 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 .

  2. 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 of the Doors, died Nov. 17...

  3. Dec 15, 2022 · What is not as well known is that then-Captain George Stephen Morrison was the commander of U.S. Naval forces at the time of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident that gave the Johnson Administration the justification they needed to enter the Vietnam War.

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  5. Dec 8, 2008 · 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, Calif., hospital...

  6. Dec 11, 2008 · By New York Times News Service. PUBLISHED: December 11, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 22, 2021 at 6:41 a.m. George S. Morrison, who commanded the fleet during the Gulf of Tonkin...

  7. The details of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident had been distorted by George Stephen Morrison, the commanders on the scene, the White House and the Pentagon. The miscommunication on August 4 was...

  8. The Liberty incident was officially noted as an attack of “mistaken identity” by the Israeli Defense Force on the United States Navy yet remains controversial to this day. Methods: Research...

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