September
1943 photo of Commander Alexander Forbes in Argentia,
Newfoundland by Sherman Wengerd
During
World War II (1942-1945) the Morrissey
did hydrographic work and carried supplies to
Arctic naval and air bases for the Army Air Corps
and the Navy under joint command of Captain
Bartlett and Commander Alexander Forbes, USN.
Commander Forbes describes this vital joint
American-Canadian effort in Quest for a
Northern Air Route, (Harvard University
Press 1953).
1942
Voyage to Ungava Bay and Frobisher Bay.
Survey work for air bases Crystal One and Crystal Two.
1943
Voyage to Frobisher Bay.
Supply and survey work for military bases.
1944
Voyage to southern and eastern Greenland to supply and
service weather bases.
1945
Voyage to northwest Greenland.
Supply and service for military bases.
Arctic Char
on the foredeck,
Dan Turner photo from May 1946 Natl. Geographic article
Capt. Bob
Bartlett, Turner photo
Capt. Bob
Bartlett and Cmdr. Alexander Forbes, 1943 Wengerd photo
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Sherman
Wengerd photo of Hassel, Bartlett, Gregg & Forbes at
Crystal Two, 1943
Dan Turner
& Sherman Wengerd, 1943
Crystal Two
Theater, 1943 Wengerd photo
Aeroplane
taking off, Crystal Two, 1943 Wengerd photo
This photo
was taken in the aft cabin of the Morrissey in 1944 or 1945.
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