McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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Damage Control Assistant, Ensign K.E. McClelland and Main Propulsion Assistant, Ensign C. A. Rosene. ASW Gunnery Officer, Ensign R. C. Rood and First Lieutenant, Ensign A, M. Monopoli. CIC Officer, Ensign J. H. Caton, Communications Officer, Ensign G. L. Graeber, and Electronic Material Officer, Ensign R. W. Ustick HI. DIVISION OFFICERS CIC Officer, Lt(jg) T. 0. Merrell

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER -»» Lieutenant James 0. Shannon LT SHANNON hails from Belfry, Kentucky where he attended school until he was accepted at the U. S. Naval Academy. He graduated from the Academy with the class of 1966 and his first tour of duty was aboard the San Diego based destroyer USS SHELTON (DD 790) as AntiSubmarine Nuclear Weapons Officer. In August 1968 he departed SHELTON for duty in Vietnam as the Executive Of- ficer of River Patrol Division 591 based out of Nha Be and Ben Luc, RVN. After departing Vietnam in November 1969 he attended Destroyer School. He came to the McMORRIS from the Pearl Har- bor based destroyer USS W. L. LIND (DD 703) where he served as Operations Officer from August 1970 to August 1971. LT SHANNON holds personal awards of the Bronze Star Medal and two Navy Commenda- tion Medals for service in Vietnam. LT SHANNON is married to the former Miss Linda A. Caldwell of Canaan, New Hampshire and they have a son, Christopher Sean. DEPARTMENT HEADS ■fw ..IPS OPERATIONS LT E. M. Schaefer WEAPONS LT i. J. Collins ENGINEERING SUPPLY LT L. R. Olavessen LTJG D. J. Riege l iKI ' iKS

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CRUISE NARRATIVE The deployment of USS McMORRIS (DE-1036) to the Western Pacific commenced on 30 March 1972, with departure from Pearl Harbor. Two days later, the North Vietnamese invaded South Vietnam (1 April), an action which changed the nature of McMORRIS ' s deployment for the next five months. Originally planning to visit Subic Bay, Kaoshung, and Sasebo, in the early stages of the cruise, McMORRIS was redirected while enroute to the South China Sea to assume a role of North Vietnamese trawler surveillance after brief stops in Guam and Subic Bay. McMORRIS persued the trawler until the trawler ' s mission was aborted. Next came a tour of Market Time duty, sur- veillance of the Republic of Vietnam coast to detect, destroy, or deter infiltration of war supplies by the North Vietnamese. This operation included a second trawler action and proved to the North Vietnamese that the sea lanes to the Republic of Vietnam were not available as a supply route in support of enemy forces. Inspecting a small craft while on Market Time. RVN ship off South Vietnam.