Mervyn S. Bennion
Mervyn Sharp Bennion | |
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| Born | May 5, 1887 Vernon, Utah Territory |
| Died | December 7, 1941 (aged 54) Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii |
| Place of burial | Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1910-1941 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | USS Bernadou (DD-153) Destroyer Division One USS West Virginia (BB-48) |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
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Mervyn Sharp Bennion (May 5, 1887 – December 7, 1941) was a United States Navy captain who served during World War I and was killed while he was in command of battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life."