Born Mpls, MN USA 1920. Ralph initially served as a flight mechanic at Patterson Field, applied for pilot training and received his wings at Ellington Field, TX. Ralph served as copilot and pilot in the 466th Bomb Group, 787th SQDN. Second Division, Norwich, England, (Attlebridge). In Europe he flew 22 missions on the B-24 liberator, the "Earthquake McGoon" and additional missions to the war’s end in Europe on the B-24, the "Carioca-Bev"- the plane which he flew back to the US when the war ended in Europe. Ralph hand painted the picture on this plane's nose of his future wife Beverlee Rockler (Fine) alongside the cartoon image of Disney's Joe Carioca. Five sons were born to Ralph and Beverlee after the war. Ralph, a longtime USAF reservist, retired from the service as a Major. For more details, read book: "Carioca-Bev" on amazon.com. His younger brother Lt. Col. Paul B. Fine, an Eighth Air Force navigator, received the DFC.