McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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gf-------1 in 1,12 Q, a -'V -s is? 'M rn SQL' I I X so COMMANDER JOHN D. BAILEY, USN 1 mnm.m-11-r .mlm 17, 1i.X11,1zH was f 1'A'iI11I.'11f'f1 from X'111.1nm'.1 1'uii.'e-1'sity in 19-2-3 and vmrxznissmmwti 1-fnsign in Tx1arc11 19135. Vpon voruxxiissmxzirig he first served in V55 IIIXISIJY IYY1.Kf1f11, 1171N1Sfi1 until Txlarch 151412. then in INS 311'S'1A1N111IH137du1'ing Upvmtion VIINSSIIUXIDS, Following duty on the Stntf. Cmmnamici' in Chief. Pacific 1-'lm-1 frmn Octolivr 19413 to Jamiary' 19-19, k'omm.mdor 11.1111-TY was assigned to duty in V58 GVIIKI-i IIDIJTSIU 2:11111 August 1951. .Xssiggnmvnt .as .Xidc ami Flag Secretary to Comzuaazimivx' Ilostroyor Flotilla ONE was followed My duty as an instructor in QIIII1-SlI1VII'1.U'1!'10 attack systems at Fleet Sonar Svhoo1. San Diego. from February 1953 I0 .Xpril 1955. Commander BAILEY W, then commanded USS MARION COUNTY 1LS'I'975J from May 1955 to May 1905i and uss KEMPER COUNTY 1LST3541'Uffm August 1957. After postgraduate training at the Naval Intelligence School, Commander BAILEY served as AssistantNavalAttache, Rabat, Morocco, Lmtil January 1961- February 1961 he took comm2111f10fU55 STRIBLING 1DD86 71. Upon relief in lVIarc3 1963, Commander BAILEY was assigne as Chief Staff Officer, Commander Amphibious Squadron ONE. In Februar!!! 1965, Commander BAILEY assumed command of Escort Squadron FIYT-5: gnf will next report to Commander-1I1 Ch1e Pacific for duty. 6 ....-wig,

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'stv - P- -, i I 1 ia H VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES HORATIO MCMORRIS, USN Vice Admiral Mcklorrls was horn in Wetumpka, Alabama, on August 31. 1-90. He attended public schools ln tietunxpi-1.1 before entering the li,s, Nat-:tl At-tnserny on June 26. 19054, fromthe State of.X1z4lmnia. Graduated and troninilssiomxfl tins ign on June 8. 1912. he served COfl5Uf,'lI11Vt'1011134 aboard the hattleshlps Dl'I1..XW.X11l'I, N1UN'l iX,X, and NEW 11.-XN11'Sl11ltl'I, participating in the occupation ol Vern Cruz in the- Nlexiiain Campaign in 1914. .Kite-r re-porting gihoiril thc battleship N1.XllY1..XNll tif-witspruniutf--1 to thc rank of 1.'1'JG on Juni' -1. 1913. kilull- 8C?!'V1llg llhfiitrtl M.X1tY1.XNU hu' .iri'i1'-itrfl ln sulvziging thi- V55 l-'--1 which +int. otz Honolulu in 1915. Leaving thc- lmttleship navy :luring tiorltl War 1. 1.'1'-IG Mcklorrls rwrve-tl zilioirtl the newly-hull! destroy:-rs V55 SHAW .intl INS M15 1115 DIT11 hcconilng tho executive- officer of thc latter. ln Juni' 1919 he- ivzisi promotwl to Licutcnztnt and one- yvur latter zissunu-ll his first communal, the llc-stroycr IRR W.-X1.K1-I, ln the following yvzirs hc had tours of duty :ilioaril the cruiser BA1.Tl3-101115. the destroyers IXVRNS, Slllltli, und 1'I1.l,lO'l l'. and thc hattie-ship CA1..lFORNl.X, lntcrspcrsoil with the sm duty were assignment with recruiting in Pittsburgh. with thc lluroziu of Navigation in Washington, :is at student :it thc Naval War College. Newport. :intl tum tours of duty at the LHS. Naval Aczulemy. Annapolis. During this period he aulvzmcwl in rank to LCDR in June 1922. CDR in October 1931 and Captain to date from July l. 1939. In February 19-11 he became War Plans Officer on the staff of the Comnmnder- in-Chief Pacific Fleet. while serving in this capacity he was awarded the Legion of Merit for contributing materially to the conduct of operations against the Japanese Empire. CAPT McMorris then assumed command of the cruiser USS SAN FRANCISCO from May-November 1942. For heroism during the pu.-tion on 11-12 Oc-tolx-r I9-12 he was .w..ir-ded the Navy Cross. The citation read in pnrz For extraordinary heroism. . . they :ought his ship vtilituitly. maneuvering with the 1-xpertness of an tihlc seumun and striking .tt the cnt-my with determined and Q'.'!!t'l'11Vf' gunfire despite the difficulties ul' night t-omli.il. For this auction the S.-'KN l 1t.XXt.'lnt'U .also was :awarded the Pres- i-ii-nti.il l'nxt Cittition for sinking one enemy :if--arrow-r, silencing and tliwmlililig :tn enemy lnxltlewlilp .intl -wwrr-ly ttmigiging two other Vi'-isvl-1, Un Nov. 14. lil-12, he- tittziintfil the rzink of lla-.ir Xflmiril .init ont- month lzitvrzissumcd 1-ti rnm.in1l nf Vruisvr 'llisk Force 8, op:-rating in thi- North ll:-iclllv. Subsequently. in wh.it lH't'.l1'llt' knovm :is the lizittlc of thc Kominilor-ski 1s1.in4ls, A7trUnn1ngR'unfireducl pitte-ll tho' vruir-.Q-rs Silfl' 1.AK1'I CITY :md ltlt'llNlf IND l12.ti11F'i1 itS1lll'f10l'Pnt'l'l1yf0rCP, Vol lowwl mpitlly hy gi l',S, dest roycr torpedo 4xtt.u'k. thc 1'-nr-roy ships were forced to retlre with hoary czisiirilttcs. .XS :I result Of Real' Mimi:-.il Str-Morris' complete rout ofthe vnvnijf' ho cairnr-fl the Illstlnfriilshetlficrvlce Nlcilnl. In .Tune 1943 he :issumr-rl duty :is Chief of Staff and .tide to Fl:-et .irlmlrzil Chester W. Nimitz. and in this capacity recelvedaG01d Star in lieu of :i second Distingulshe-dServ1ce Rimini. llc- was temporarily promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral from Sept.23. 1944 until July. 1949 when he reverted to the mn!-: of Rear Admiral. During the subsequent years Vice Admiral Nlcllorris served as Commander, Fourth Fleet, and president of the General Board at the Navy Department. He assumed duty on August 25, 1948, as Commandant of the Fourteenth Naval District. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. with ad- ditional duty as Commander, Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, from which duties he retired to Marietta, Pennsylvania. in at

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,gi-u l JPL.-, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RICHARD E. KEMBLE, USN I,l4 lY1'!l.lH? l'1vm:tzl:z' - r' llxffurfi i KI-IXHZI lf, INN, Vumfxzm ?IZ1Qf 'fA3 Y' 1' '5 'SS NIR' XIHKHIN QUE -IHlY'3v, xx I N11 ul' ll-'nw-x'. L.4TIf7Y'.l1iIT, mm -wi Ur, lfii HEY - IEIRFT H, Ix1fNI!1!E'. 3-' ana- Hut: m U Ihwl-xxmiv-1' 127311 I.i4-mmtmxglxmf R'mn:z11:m?--1'IS.E '.l?'-I mv- ifh Yury' in I0-IK .uni fh!'n':g!1?f1 !if'f'E'1'lvQz'1: wats 1-mmmlisdiunwi mx -T'z:1f- 7333. 'IIN mis g!'llliliAlTiU!1 fl'-N!!1'!1'K' V:'if.'--1'-i' H Uvnw1'. NIL' MORRIS i4 I.iv1aff'zm.m' l'w:ufzm:vi'A KICK!!!-I.l-f'S Svvuzui k'w!t1!t1.1x1'i, ?m'.'i:'uf w Coumnmzxmimi thv INS XI'xIf'xL'H fK.'I'I - f from Nlzuu-I1 of 193- until R-l.lZ'i'!1 ni' EGM . . , , . , . HL' IS Ll 2'l'L1Lfl,!.1Iv ni E110 Nuxxl 5. 111' Lmx--Q whvrv ho was ll stmivui of fh 'L'O!YX!NLi!11f aw? .ti Vwzzw, His mth:-rfi11!iv'H invluclc Xvsll Vfvremmm' utlfmk Wtzltirmli. l,t'ill'l H.n'Hwr: f3'mn--rj: f7fflf 'l' INS NltjHOl,.XS 111115--Slim I,f'HfI'fJff 1' Ilivisinn 32 Hgf-P :1x',:x- flffiffrg 'xuxiliznry Plzwvnu-nt IMS, 1' I'.'1I'f-reg .mfl nmst rw-vnily Fixe- HI'2'if -1' mf thf- IHSI'1USUNKDD9f16j, I 1 '1 'HY!1' VH!I'i!!'l!iI1f1f'T KI-IKIllI,I'l wr::1r5thc- 'Q Harm :E IJ'-ff-nHf'. Vhilifl 56'l'X'if'f' H'IxU3l1flf:dj, N 1 :I V11 3 ? f.flUN'!lf'!1flIlfiflD, :md A I' mm! E-'fv1'f 'w I-lwzgw-f!i2ifmr1rj.' Mr-fizlls. Licutonzlnt Vu rn IT1 :A 11 'ff' r KI'INHiI,li is the fOuI'th f'fJ!U!N lwiinz Hffivfrr of MC MORRIS, I.i--ll? -1151 nt C.fommz1nrlf:r KENIIZLIE is x':mz'rif'-E to the fm'mf'r Lucinclzx Weinrich mf Ilfmfmlulu. II:w.'z.1ii, and has one Son. 7