Rear Admiral Mervyn S. Bennion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rear_Admiral_Mervyn_S._Bennion
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-05-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Vernal,_Utah,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Killed in action
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1941-12-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pearl_Harbor,_Hawaii,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName Mervyn Sharp Bennion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral Mervyn S. Bennion
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor Commanding officer of USS West Virginia during Pearl Harbor attack
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Bennion
Rachel Sharp Bennion
gptkbp:rank Captain
Rear Admiral (posthumous)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910–1941
gptkbp:shipCommanded gptkb:USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)
gptkbp:spouse Louise Clark Bennion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bombing_of_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7