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Hastings Banner Published 1871. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Have you noticed yet that there are extra daily editions of The Banner from August 15 through September 13 of 1871? No? Well check them out as it was quite a feat for this small paper to keep up with the regular weekly paper and a daily edition for three weeks.

So why the daily? Hastings became the home of the third high-profile Vanderpool murder trial moved from Manistee, MI, and The Banner kept everyone up to date on the proceedings. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1925. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1897. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1883. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Only three December issues are available. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Republican (Hastings Banner) Published 1860. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Bull Diaries Book 5

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 11, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1898. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from Maxine in Glendale, CA, to James' parents.

Letter to James' mother with information on bringing James back to the U. S. for burial.

Letter from James in Glendale, CA during to his parents.

Nashville News Published 1894. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Men of the 94th Fighter Squadron at Mateur, Tunisia

Hastings Banner Published 1938. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his mother.

Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider

James Dibble with his 3rd P-38 Lightning. Note the two swastikas on the nose indicating confirmed enemy planes shot down. His wife's name is also painted on but misspelled. It should be "Micky".

Sun and News Published 2008. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1969. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Children playing in the foam at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Maple Valley News Published 2012. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day.

Nashville News Published 1951. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 2003. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, as identified by the Salerno Private Investigator.

James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ.

Letter from Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble talking about his WWII experience and life after.

Hastings Herald published 1913. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1922. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1987. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1994. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

94th Fighter Squadron pilot Lt. Robert Vrilakas. at Capri rest camp

Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 13, June 14 and June 15, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1950. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 2000. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Part of the Library History display created by Diane Hawkins showcasing key events in the library over its 125 years.

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically M-O. Notes: This data was compiled in 2006 and will not contain datas later than approximately 2004. Many first names are missing for some cemeteries whose names begin with S-W; we will address this issue if and when possible.

Nashville News Published 1958. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1998. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2020. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Nashville News Published 1907. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1948. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

WWI Ace Eddie Rickenbacker addressing the 1st Fighter Group. James Dibble is somewhere in this crowd. This picture started James' nephew Jim Dibble on his quest to learn more about his uncle and led to the collection you are now browsing.

James Dibble (right) and his brother Bill, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Sun and News Published 1998. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Unknown translator. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76

A sketch drawing of George Vanderpool

Maple Valley News Published 2007. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.