CREW GALLERY Vernon LeRoy Metz I certainly am enjoying your USS Bennington site. I just recently began researching my dad's time in the Navy and his service aboard the Bennington. Here is a picture of my dad and his Bennington service info. Vernon LeRoy Metz Fire Controlman, 2nd Class, V-6, USNR Aboard USS Bennington 1944 - 1945 Was on the Bennington's shakedown cruise. Separation from Navy PSC NOB TI San Pedro, California, 1 December 1945, two days before his 26th birthday. Dad died 30 November 1998, exactly 43 years after his last day on the USS Bennington. Kelle Metz RETURN TO: CREW GALLERY INTRODUCTION |