Vernon Sion

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Vernon "Vern" F. Sion (30 March 1904 – 7 February 1998; age 93) was a model maker for the USS Enterprise. He was pictured in December 1964 with the completed 11-foot model in Burbank. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

In 1951, Sion won first place in a beard contest, and pictures in a newspaper. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

In 1963, Sion was pictured in the newspapers again, this time for his artist skills with miniature paper-cutting. ^{(citation needed • edit)}