Navies -- United States -- Officers -- Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Mervyn Sharp Bennion
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319482]
Identifier: MSS SC 2138
Scope and Contents
Typewritten biography of Mervyn Bennion. Mervyn was born and raised in Vernon, Utah, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was the Captain on board the U.S.S. West Virginiaat Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was killed in the attack.
Dates:
circa 1960
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Mervyn Sharp Bennion
Julian William Cummings papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8098
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to the life of Julian William Cummings. Most of the materials pertain to his service in the military as a Grasshopper Pilot during World War II. Documents pertaining to this include his own typed reminiscences, drawings and photographs of that time, and official correspondence on his orders. Also includes publication materials for his memoir, “Grasshopper Pilot,” written with his second wife, Gwendolyn Kay Cummings McClellan. Some materials pertain to his...
Dates:
1899-2007