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Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

1. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

2. Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia

American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

3. Shore Battery in Hawaii

Captain Bennion was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. As  he laid mortally wounded on the West Virginia's command bridge, Bennion refused to be removed from his burning ship. He continued to give orders, directing his crew's actions. Bennion's last order to his men before he died was to leave him and "abandon ship." Captain Bennion was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

4. USN Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, U.S.S. West Virginia