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Landscape view of the Padula Valley.

Letter to Maxine Dibble informing of her of where James Dibble is buried in Italy.

Handwritten note from Mrs. Richard Groos to the Hastings City Mayor and City Council accompanying a letter received from the Michigan State Librarian.

Maple Valley News Published 1995. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1997. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1878. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

This is a partial year with issues only available through April. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

94th Fighter Squadron pilot Lt. Robert Vrilakas and an abandoned Me 109 at Foggia Air Base

Report by British forces of the finding of James Dibble's body in Padula and its relocation to a nearby cemetery.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1873. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Index, Weddings and Anniversaries Listed by Last Name Alphabetically Kr-Zi

Sun and News Published 1993. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1946. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

A short bio on James written by his nephew Jim. It references an article from Collier's, June 26, 1943, recounting a combat incident attributed to James Dibble. Rights were not received to include the text or an image of the article, but the original can be seen at the Hastings Public Library.

Mission Report and Citation Recommendation for 94th Air Squadron pilots after the August 25, 1943 mission over Foggia Aerodrome.

Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Hastings Herald published 1907. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1925. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1921. 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.

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

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

Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1909. 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.

Nashville News Published 1900. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 12, 1943.

James Dibble in Chicago, IL, daytime.

Maple Valley News Published 1981. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1957. 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.

Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Signed Transition Flight Certificate where James Dibble certified he was trained to pilot the P-38, 1943-06-19.

Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School.

Hastings Banner Published 1991. 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.

Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109.

Nashville News Published 1895. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1874. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

James (left), Bill (right) and their father James (center) at the family farm.

James with his father James and brother Bill at Grandfather Philo Dibble's Farm.

Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane discussing uniform, gear, armament and more

Hastings Banner Published 1894. 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 the State Department to Jim Dibble regarding assistance in researching James Dibble's crash site.

Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his parents.

Sun and News Published 1981. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1930. 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 Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble. The letter was later printed in Brokaw's 1999 book The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections, p. 69.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943.