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Born in Vernon, Utah on 5 May 1887, Bennion Graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1910. An Ordnance specialist, Captain Bennion was Killed in action during the Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor , 7 December 1941 , while in command of the battleship ''West Virginia'' (BB-48). Captain Bennion was Posthumously awarded the Medal Of Honor . ; Medal of Honor citation For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. As Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. In 1943, the Destroyer USS ''Bennion'' (DD-662) was named in his honor. REFERENCES |
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