McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEDICATION During the year 1965 MC MORRIS has been credited and commended with the following specific accomplishments: Completing Refresher Training with the highest grade of any Destroyer Flotilla FIVE ship in two years. Obtaining the highest reliability and longest air contact range of all ships while on the barrier inthe North Pacific. Contributing 31036.00 to Navy Relief and 51036.00 to the United Fund. Awarded an OU'I'S'l'.'XNDING on the pre-deployment inspection despite only 13 days notice prior to deployment. Operating at sen for 827. of the time while ln WI-ZS'l'P.'XC. Conducting shore bombardment missions and credited with destroying twenty-four Viet Cong junksg engaging ln action resulting in 90 Viet Cong killed ln action. Suppresslng heavy Viet Cong ground fire allowing a damaged spotting plane to leave the area safely. Pinnlng down 1 h91VX concentration of Het Cong troops positioned near friendly tr o o p s until reinforcements could arrtxe Giving iid and comfort to about 100 refugees fleeing from iillages oxerrun by X iet Cong Contributing to the Qui Nhon orphan- age. Contributing medical supplies to the Sister of Holy Family Hospital in Qui Nhon. Financing a young Filipino girl through four years of education. Recommendations for the Opera- tions E, Engineering E, Communications C, Gimnery E for both mounts and di- rector and the Squadron Battle Effi- ciency award. Nominated as the outstanding unit in Destroyer Flotilla FIVE. Participating in extended patrols employed in special operations. This outstanding record could not have been compiled without the sincere dedication and cooperation of each and every man, as any ship is only as good as the personnel who man her. It is with a great pleasure and personal pride that I dedicate this book to the officers and men of the MC MORRIS and to those families who constantly provide the in- spiration to their loved ones who are engaged in the defense of our nation R E KIIMBLE Commanding Officer USS MC MORRIS CDE 1036, . 1 , , I , - K . o 9 . . L 9 ' ' . ' I f . . v . K a 4 . . a o ' - , o ? . ' -

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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