Morris Royster

Military

media-31943.jpeg UPL 31943 B-24 "earthquake magoon" above . Ralph just above plane at lower left. After this plane went down, the crew transferred to a new b24 plane-the "carioca bev" named after Ralph's future wife beverlee. Ralph painted beverlee's image on this second b24 alongside an image of the cartoon joe carioca and named the plane the "carioca bev" Major Ralph I Fine

466th USAF 8th air force. Ralph I Fine copilot

Object Number - UPL 31943 - B-24 "earthquake magoon" above . Ralph just above plane at lower left. After this plane went down, the crew transferred to a new b24 plane-the...

Flew on 'Earthquake McGoon'

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Units served with

466th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

787th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

David W Bercaw

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-2058962
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50448

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-94807

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Carioca-Bev
Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Places

Attlebridge

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Robards, Kentucky	9 February 1921
Enlisted	Lexington, KY, USA	7 September 1942
Other 466th BG Combat Tour	Attlebridge, Norwich, UK	28 January 1945 - 25 April 1945	Completed 22 combat missions before hostilities ended
Died	Hampton, VA, USA	9 September 2003
Buried		12 September 2003	Cremated
	Lexington, KY, USA		Student at the University of Kentucky