Delphin J Pichon

Military
media-33849.png UPL 33849 Crew #781 - David Bercaw Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24H-30-CF #42-50448 "Earthquake McGoon" Code: 6L-H
466th BG - 787th BS 466th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 33849 - Crew #781 - David Bercaw Crew 466th BG - 787th BS B-24H-30-CF #42-50448 "Earthquake McGoon" Code: 6L-H 466th BG - 787th BS

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, CA, USA 3 October 1925

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT, USA 27 November 1943 Fort Douglas

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 28 January 1945 - 25 April 1945 Completed 22 combat missions before hostilities ended

Died

Munich, Germany 25 August 1978 Died at the U.S. Consulate in Munich

Buried

Denver, CO, USA Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA  Plot Section O Site 2460

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Sources

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=4887828…
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