Captain Mervyn S. Bennion was the Captain of the U.S. West Virginia that went down in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941. He was the first Latter-day-Saint to receive the Medal of Honor during WWII. I did some research to find out how we are related. He was Grandma Barrus' 3rd Cousin (through our great-grandmother Mary Emma Sharp) making him our 4th cousin. He is one we want to claim. (His story was also included in the movie "Pearl Harbor"). For many years Mom & I would put an American Flag on his grave and clean up the area. I should also figure out how we are related to Henry B. Erying (B. for Bennion) while I'm at it. Then next - how we are related to the Osmonds and Merlin Olsen!