M
ervyn Sharp Bennion served in the United States Navy and was the Captain of the U.S.S. Virginia at Pearl Harbor. He was serving aboard his ship on the morning of December 7, 1941, and was killed during the attack trying to save his crew and ship. Captain Bennion earned the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his sacrifice at Pearl Harbor.
Timeline
Birth - 5 May 1887
Vernon, UT
Birth - 5 May 1887
Birth
Vernon, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
1939 - 1945 World War II
Ship
USS West Virginia
Rank
Captain
Branch
Navy
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Award
Medal of Honor
Occupation
Commanding Officer U.S.S. Virginia
Became Commander USS Virginia
2 Jul 1941
Gender
male
Religion
Latter-day Saint, Mormon
Employment: End Date
7 Dec 1941
Employment: Start Date
1910
Employment: Employer
Served in U.S. Navy
Award
Congressional Medal of Honor
Award
Battleship U.S.S. Bennion named in his honor
Education: Institution
U.S. Naval Academy
Education: To
1910
Education: From
1906
Death - 7 Dec 1941 - Age: 55 years
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Hit in the abdomen by shrapnel from a bomb that hit the U.S.S. Tennessee
Death - 7 Dec 1941 - Age: 55 years
Death
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America
Burial
Salt Lake City Cemetery, UT
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Other Facts
Full Name
Mervyn Sharp Bennion
Marriage
Louise Clark Bennion
