EDWARD A. MORSE, LCDR, USN

Edward Morse '53

Date of birth: July 15, 1930

Date of death: January 7, 1964

Age: 33

Lucky Bag

From the 1953 Lucky Bag:

EDWARD ALFRED MORSE

Central Falls, Rhode Island

Easy Ed arrived at Navy fresh from a year at Rhode Island University, but never let anyone forget that God's little square mile was still home to him. ... A great skiing enthusiast until the Maryland flats converted him to a rabid yawl sailor. His talents with a camera seemed to be surpassed only by his ability in handling an address book that was forever growing. The post office seemed to thrive on his incoming mail. He found plebe year effortless and afterwards coasted on to graduation. A Navy Junior, Ed hopes to don a pair of Navy wings. With his sincerity, good humor, and initiative, he'll become one of Uncle Sam's finest.

EDWARD ALFRED MORSE

Central Falls, Rhode Island

Easy Ed arrived at Navy fresh from a year at Rhode Island University, but never let anyone forget that God's little square mile was still home to him. ... A great skiing enthusiast until the Maryland flats converted him to a rabid yawl sailor. His talents with a camera seemed to be surpassed only by his ability in handling an address book that was forever growing. The post office seemed to thrive on his incoming mail. He found plebe year effortless and afterwards coasted on to graduation. A Navy Junior, Ed hopes to don a pair of Navy wings. With his sincerity, good humor, and initiative, he'll become one of Uncle Sam's finest.

Loss

From the Chula Vista Star News on January 9, 1964

Ed was lost on January 7, 1964 when the aircraft he was piloting crashed on approach to the mock aircraft carrier at NAAS El Centro, California. He was a member of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 11.

He is buried in California.

Family

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. (Though this report says he had four children with Ann.) One of the sons was a LTjg in June 1983; seems likely his name was Ted '81, who also was a Naval Aviator. His mother was Gertrude, and his sisters were Barbara and Patricia.

Class of 1953

Edward is one of 62 members of the Class of 1953 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

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