Bennion, Mervyn Sharp MSB., CAPT

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Captain

Last Designator
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator

Last Designator Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1941-1941, USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Service Years
1910 - 1941

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Utah

Year of Birth
1887

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2 to remember Bennion, Mervyn Sharp (MOH), CAPT.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Vernon	Last Address Vernon, UT

Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Hawaii	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Salt Lake City Cemetery - Salt Lake City, Utah	Wall/Plot Coordinates West-3-148-1-Cent

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1941, Pearl Harbor Memorial
	1941, World War II Fallen
	1941, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1941, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	1941, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page
	1941, Medal of Honor Recipients - Assoc. Page
	2021, Stories Behind The Stars, Utah (Utah) - Chap. Page

1923-1924, USS Florida (BB-30)

From Month/Year - / 1923	To Month/Year - / 1924
Unit USS Florida (BB-30) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Florida (BB-30) Details
	Florida Class Battleship: Displacement 21,825 Tons, Dimensions, 521' 6" (oa) x 88' 3" x 30' 1" (Max)Armament 10 x 12"/45 16 x 5"/51, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 11" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 11 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery, 28,000 SHP; Direct Drive Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 20.75 Knots, Crew 1001. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Naval Ship Yard, March 9, 1909. Launched May 12, 1910. Commissioned September 15, 1911. Decommissioned February 16, 1931. Stricken April 6, 1931. Fate:Sold 16 February 1931 and broken up for scrap.
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Florida-class	Strength Battleship
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 28, 2007

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6 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Florida (BB-30)

Hopwood, Herbert Gladstone, ADM, (1915-1960)	OFF	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Cabanillas, Jose Manuel, RADM, (1924-1955)	OFF	Ensign
Elmore, Eugene Evans, LCDR, (1922-1942)	OFF	Ensign
Noble, Albert Gallatin, ADM, (1917-1951)		Lieutenant
Dunn, Harry Albert, RADM, (1917-1954)		Ensign
Elliott, Rogers, CDR, (1922-1942)		Ensign