McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER LCDR RICHARD MILLIGAN Lieutenant Commander Richard D. Milligan received his commission upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1959. He was first assigned to the USS AULT (DD 698) homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. During this tour he served as CIC Officer, and later as Operations Officer. In 1962 he was reassigned to Charleston, South Carolina as Aide to the Comman- dant of the Sixth Naval District, and in 1963 was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. LCDR Milligan was then assigned to serve as Com- manding Officer of the USS SOMERSWORTH (EPCER 849) at New London, Connecticut (1964-1965), and as Executive Officer of the USS JOESPH K. TAUSSIG (DE 1030) at Newport, Rhode Island (1966-1967). The year 1968 was spent at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Com- mander in April and awarded a Masters Degree in Management in December. Prior to his current assignment as Commanding Officer of the McMORRIS, LCDR Milligan served in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he oc- cupied a position in the General Planning and Programming Division from January 1969 to August 1971. For service during that tour he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. LCDR Milligan is married to the former Miss Mary Bourke Reid of Roanoke, Virginia and has one daughter, Mary Hunter (9) and two sons, Bourke (7) and Reid (1).

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DEDICATION COMMANDER WILLIAM KENNEDY The Officers and Crew of USS McMORRIS wish to dedicate this cruise book to Commander William E. KENNEDY, USN and the Staff of Escort Squadron ONE for their outstanding support during pre-deploy- ment preparations and throughout the cruise. The out- standing record achieved by McMORRIS could not have been possible without the leadership and guidance provided by our Squadron Commander and his Staff. The men of USS McMORRIS extend their ap- preciation and thanks to a staff whose every effort has been to support the ships of the Squadron.

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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