Joe Ralph Morrison
Lieutenant Commander Joe Ralph Morrison, (10 October 1883 – 25 May, 1928) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Morrison was born in Maine and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1905. He was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 2 February, 1907.[1]
In 1910, he briefly commanded the gunboat Callao in the Philippines.[2] Morrison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 13 February, 1911[3] and to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 July, 1912.[4]
He served as Aide to the Commander, Submarine Flotilla from late 1914 through 1915. The 1917 Register of Officers lists him as commander of submarine K-5 although another officer is listed as having the same command elsewhere in the Register.[5] If he did hold command, it was his last service as a commanding officer.
Morrison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, temporarily on 31 August, 1917[6] and permanently on 1 July, 1918.[7]
The remainder of his career was spent on a variety of sea and shore assignments, highlighted by being in charge of the Naval Academy crew team that won a gold medal in the men's eight event at the 1920 Olympic Games, though he himself did not compete.[8][9]
Passed over for promotion, Morrison was placed on the Retired List as a Lieutenant Commander on 30 June, 1926 and died less than two years later.[10][11]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ronan C. Grady |
Captain of U.S.S. K-5 after 1 Jan, 1916[12] – after 1 Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by John O. Huse |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. pp. 44-45.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 42-43.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 32-33.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 32, 304.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p. 36.
- ↑ Washington Times 31 August 1920 p. 18.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. pp. 342, 394.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 409.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 275.
