Morrison enlisted in the US Navy Officer Candidate Program and was stationed at NAS Pensacola in December 1941. Thereafter, he flew numerous aerial missions in the Pacific Theatre primarily as a torpedo bomber pilot and sank many Japanese ships and transports. He received sevral commendations for meritorious service. He was shot down in 1943 and spent several weeks on a Japanese occupied island and was rescued by submarine. He flew high-altitude recon missions over the main Japanese homeland islands and also did the same for several months in the European Theatre. He commenced battle srvice as a First Lieutenant and ended as a Lieutenant Commander.
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