McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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i L 1: 12 ai f e,..M.- I -kv , ..-...-...M i f -.v 1 lu' iii U lllXSXYC1' ESCURT SOUADRON FIVE STAFF i'o:':Ro:z FIYE proved to he ,1 ut-luvznv .aiitiuiozx to the shigfs company wglihw tfgg QE-,im xx as ClC'Qll0f-'Oil to Yiet Nam. Xkhczxcvcr .1 qucsaiozx of where the ship was mtv ggizig, what no xwxxlii be doing, how long we mould be there, or '-Yl'..EICX'Q1', arose, some member of the suit' xwzzlqi surely know the H xik the Cozttniodore and his staff aboard allowed MC MORRIS 130 Peffigri jobs such as shore bombardment on SDSU' to the-moment notification without. havmiral get permission from higher authority. Sevtion times this direct line of cOfT1mumCaoved through the staff to the CornmOdOI'9 gs and highly advantageous, both to MC MOR shore based troops. I

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I relieve you, s1r. I I X K A 6 N,,x .CE .Au I h wil, I -x' . x -1 ll 9, CuxnznguxdL-r is,x11,g-gy lynn-1.5 mi annum. Ship's company. Honor sruard, CHANGE OF COMMAND his command as Commander Escort MCLMISJS FIVE, Commodore BAILEY had fitt- RIS as h1s flagshlp. It seemedonly mg that the Change of C omm and Ceremony he held on hoard NIC' MORRIS, especially since- operational commitments allowed her to hc the only Ship of the Squadron in port at the time-. 47 l i' ..