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Pilot Lt(jg) Hercules Bereolos (WIA, died July 30, 1944) IN Gunner AMM3c Chervenak (survived) Gunner ARM3c, Nealous M. Dalton, 6406912 (MIA / KIA) TN MIA March 30, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Grumman. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as TBF-1 Avenger bureau number 25217. Wartime History Assigned to USS Hornet (CV-12) to Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On March 30, 1944 took off from the USS Hornet (CV-12) roughly 100 miles east of Palau on a pre-dawn strike. This aircraft crashed into the sea. Dalton went down with the aircraft and was declared Missing In Action (MIA). Fates of the Crew Chervenak and Bereolos were both rescued. The next day, Bereolos died from injuries he sustained in the crash. Memorials Dalton was officially declared dead the day of the mission. Bereolos was officially declared dead July 30, 1944. Both are memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery. Relative Jewly Antosz (niece of Dalton) References USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List March 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Hercules Bereolos American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Nealous M. Dalton FindAGrave - LtJG Hercules Bereolos (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - ARM2 Nealous M Dalton (tablets of the missing) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated May 10, 2025 |
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