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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 15, 2022 · George Stephen Morrison was a U.S. Navy admiral who commanded the naval forces in Vietnam in 1964. He ordered the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy to sail close to the North Vietnamese coast, which led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the escalation of the Vietnam War.
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,...
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Dec 8, 2017 · George Stephen Morrison, a Navy commander, wrote a letter to his son Jim Morrison, the lead singer of The Doors, telling him to give up his musical career. He later regretted his harsh words and acknowledged his son's success.
Feb 17, 2022 · George Stephen Morrison was a US Navy officer who commanded the Carrier Division during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964. He distorted the details of the attack and helped escalate the Vietnam War, while his son Jim died of an overdose in 1971.
Dec 11, 2008 · George S. Morrison was a naval officer who led the fleet in the Gulf of Tonkin incident that escalated the Vietnam War. He also had a strained relationship with his son Jim, the lead singer of the Doors, who died in 1971.
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."
