Show plans readied in salt lake for bennion rites W 0 o i A N courtesy salt lake tribune captain mervyn sharp bennion was one of the utah war dead to be returned to this country with the first shipment last week mr bennion a native of vernon was one of the first casualties of the war he died aboard his ship dur ing the japanese attack on pearl harbor on december 7 plans were being completed tuesday for military burial of capt mervyn S bennion U S N who was awarded the congressional medal of honor posthumously and whose body is one of the first utah war dead to be returned from over seas capt bennion was killed in ac tion dec 7 1941 aboard the bat west virginia in pearl har bor he continued to direct oper athons on his ship despite a mor tal wound by a splinter from a bomb explode ng on the tennessee moored alfongs de the west vir gima ginia refusing to leave the bridge when he and several other officers were trapped by fire he ordered the others to save themselves he died after they left the fire died out before it reached him friends may call at E south temple at noon friday ezra T benson apostle in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints will offer a prayer at that time brief graveside services will be conducted at the family plot in the salt lake cemetery A class mate of capt bennion capt wal ter E brown U S N will read the inscription on the congressional medal of honor awarded to the utah hero J reuben dark clark jr 1st counselor in the L D S presidency will dedicate the grave after which marine corps personnel will fire a salute A flag will be presented on be half of the federal government to mrs louise dark clark bennion capt Benn bennion ions s widow by the mervyn S bennion Benni or american legion post at conclusion of the services a navy bugler will sound taps A navy color guard will be pro vided and capt joseph P thew head will accompany the body from utah general depot ogden university of utah naval R 0 T C to salt lake city members of the family and navy personnel will be pallbearers shortly after capt bennion s death memorial services were con ducted in chevy chase L D S ward chapel washington D C where he had been a member of the bishopric the services were recorded so the family in salt lake city could hear them |