unable to overcome a second and third wave of attacks. According to two accounts, five or six bombs struck Drava, largely destroying the ship and killing most of her crew. In contrast, Shores, Cull and Malizia write that the direct hits the Stukas managed to score on the monitor had little effect. Both sources agree that a final bomb fell directly down her funnel and exploded in her engine room. According to Terzić, around 7:45 a.m., as a result of the damage inflicted on her engine room, Drava sank off Čib (modern-day Čelarevo) with the loss of 54 of her 67 crew, including her first and second officers. Freivogel agrees with the casualties specified by Terzić, and Shores, Cull and Malizia agree that there were 13 survivors, but state that 55 were killed. Terzić breaks down the survivors into seven non-commissioned officers and six sailors. Berić was killed in the sinking, having ordered the burning of codes before she sank. Two of his successful anti-aircraft gunners, Rade Milojević and Miroslav Šurdilović, survived. The exact circumstances of Berić's death are disputed. Freivogel states that Berić was killed in the sinking. According to Terzić, citing the author Anton Simović, Berić survived the sinking and managed to make his way to shore, but was then likely killed by fifth columnists. Regardless of the means of his death, his remains were subsequently identified by the local inhabitants and buried at a cemetery in the village of Belegiš, near Stara Pazova. Legacy During its occupation of parts of Yugoslavia, Drava was raised and then scrapped by Hungary. In 1942, Berić was posthumously awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star with Swords, 4th Class by the Yugoslav government-in-exile. In 2002, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A memorial bust of Berić was unveiled by Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gašić in Belegiš on 6 April 2015. The headquarters of the Serbian River Flotilla in Novi Sad is also named after him. See also Milan Spasić Sergej Mašera Citations 1906 births 1941 deaths People from Novi Bečej Royal Yugoslav Navy personnel of World War II Yugoslav military personnel killed in World War II