# Mervyn S. Bennion

> Mervyn Sharp Bennion was a United States Navy captain who served during World War I and was killed while he was in command of battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life."

*United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1887-1941)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1887-05-05
- **Died:** 1941-12-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Mervyn Bennion](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Bennion)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552630)

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