Bennion, Mervyn Sharp, CAPT

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary NEC
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator

Last Rating/NEC 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

1910-1912, USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6)

From Month/Year - / 1910	To Month/Year - / 1912
Unit USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6) Unit Page
Rank Ensign	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6) Details

	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 23, 2007

Yearbook

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16 Members Also There at Same Time

USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6)

Mayo, Henry Thomas, ADM, (1876-1920)			Captain
Pratt, William Veazie, ADM, (1886-1933)			Commander
Leahy, William Daniel, FADM, (1899-1949)			Lieutenant Commander
STEELE, George, CAPT, (1896-1932)			Lieutenant Commander
Ghormley, Robert Lee, VADM, (1906-1946)			Lieutenant
Covington, Jesse Whitfield, CPO, (1908-1935)			Seaman
Kimmel, Husband Edward, RADM, (1904-1942)	OFF	111X	Lieutenant
Badt, Harry Asher, Cmdre, (1908-1946)	OFF		Lieutenant Junior Grade
Barbey, Daniel Edward, ADM, (1912-1951)	OFF		Ensign
Callaghan, Daniel Judson, RADM, (1911-1942)	OFF		Ensign
Withers, Thomas, RADM, (1906-1946)	OFF		Ensign
Sanderson, George, CPO, (1882-1945)	BM	BM-0000	Chief Petty Officer
White, Robert William, CPO, (1891-1925)	000		Chief Petty Officer
Hunt, Louis, PO3, (1910-1914)	00	00E	Petty Officer Third Class
Bode, Howard Douglas, CAPT, (1907-1943)			Ensign
Oldendorf, Jesse Bartlett, ADM, (1909-1948)			Midshipman