Bennion, Mervyn Sharp
- Date of birth:
- May 5th, 1887 (Vernon/Utah, United States)
- Date of death:
- December 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbo/Hawaiï, United States)
- Buried on:
- American War Graves Salt Lake City Cemetery
Plot: West-3. Row: 148. Grave: 1-cent. - Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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Medal of Honor - Navy/Marine Corps (MoH)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48), U.S. Navy
- Awarded for:
- Operation Z (1941)
Awarded posthumously, date of citation unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48), U.S. Navy
- Awarded for:
- Operation Z (1941)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Ordnance and gunnery specialist
- Unit:
- Washington Naval Yard, Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd), HQ, U.S. Navy
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Naval Historical Center
- - Naval Historical Center
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