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GQMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN GEORGE S. MORRISON George Stephen Morrison was born in Rome, Georgia on January 7, 1919. He is the son of Paul R. and Caroline (Hoover) Morrison. He attended Leesburg High School, Leesburg, Florida prior to entering the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mary- land in June 1937. After graduation from the Naval Academy, he served on board the USS PRUITT (DM-22) for two years while the ship was engaged in the Aleutian Campaign and was present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Following designation as a Naval Aviator in August 1943, he was retained as a flight instructor at Naval Air Station, Mel- bourne, Florida, instructing in fighter type aircraft. His first operational aviation duty was with Fighter Squadron NINETY-FOUR. During that period he was deployed aboard USS LEXINGTON and participated in numerous strikes against the islands of Wake, Hokkaido and Honshu. For action in connection with these strikes he was awarded three Air Medals. He is a plank owner in the USS VALLEY FORGE, being a member of the ship ' s company when commissioned in January 1946. In February 1947 he reported to the Office of Naval Research, Washington, D. C. as Projects Officer. This assignment was followed by a tour of duty at the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, Alburquerque, New Mexico, during the early stages of development of atomic weapons. In January 1951, and for the following two years, he was attached to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the Coordinator of Atomic Energy. January 1953 found him in Korea as Naval Liaison Officer with the Joint Operations Command, Korea. Returning to the United States in March 1954, Captain Morrison assumed his first command, that of Fighter Squadron 112 with deployment to the Western Pacific. In June 1955, he again returned to Alburquerque to serve as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer of Naval Air Special Weapons Facility. December 1958 brought orders again to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, engaged in Astronautics Developments Programs, an assignment he held until June 1961. He joined the Staff of Commander, Carrier Division FIVE as Operations Officer in June 1961. After this as- signment Captain Morrison was the Commanding Officer of USS GUADALUPE. On November 22, 1963 he assumed command of the attack carrier USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31).
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