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Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943. Written in the 1970's or 1980's.

Hastings Banner Published 1980. 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 1996. 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.

The crash site in Padula, Italy.

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

Nashville News Published 1952. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2014. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

42nd Wing Daily Summary for August 30, 1943.

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

Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA.

Letter from the State Department to Jim Dibble regarding assistance in researching James Dibble's crash site.

James and Maxine less than two months after being married.

James (2nd from right, back row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II.

Hastings Banner Published 1978. 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 1918. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

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

An article in the From Time to Time Series describing the Bull's Prairies settlement in the 1800s. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into PDF some years ago.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1917. 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 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Photograph of head librarian Eileen Oehler, 1974-1984.

James (front row center, #26) in his high school football team photo.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 25 to July 27, 1943.

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his father.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1864. 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.

In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of the century�s decades. Pictured above from left to right are:
Sitting: Mrs. Frank (Nettie) Brooke (1830) and Mrs. John Lombard (1820)
Standing: Mrs. James Sweezy (1800), Mrs. Richard (Allie) Bates (1840), Mrs. P.T. (Rose) Colgrove (1850). Mrs. Carrie Grant (1860), Mrs. William W. (Margaret) Potter (1870), Mrs. Charity Stauffer (1880), Mrs. Arthur Brown (1890), Mrs. Maggie Bailey (1900)

U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony.

James Dibble's Flight Trainee Exam for the P-38 Aircraft with Allison engines, 1942-12-21. Includes a required drawing from memory of the cockpit layout.

Hastings Banner Published 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Newspaper article in the From Time to Time series describing the 1800's at Bull's Prairie. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into PDF some years ago.

Hastings Banner Published 1937. 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 1941. 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.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1951. 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.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 1 to July 3, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1879. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1896. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1966. 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 1959. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.

Maple Valley News Published 2001. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1969. 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 1

Nashville News Published 1924. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1941. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider

James Dibble Crash Investigation Report summarizing the known facts and corrections, ultimately declaring James Dibble as killed in action on September 9, 1943.