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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 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 ...
Dec 9, 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 in...
Dec 11, 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 in...
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.
In 1967, three years after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, George Stephen Morrison was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. Five years later, he became commander of the US Navy's...
