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

Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his brother Bill.

Hastings Banner Published 1975. 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 2

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

Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his mother.

Michigan Central Railroad Crash photos from 1914-05-28, outside Nashville, MI

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

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Maxine Dibble

Air Cadet James Dibble at Luke Field, CA.

Maple Valley News Published 2004. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

James Dibble (standing, left) at the Fleischmann Lab where he was sent from Chicago for training in yeast.

Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery

Nashville News Published 1902. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron

Hastings Banner Published 2001. 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.

Maple Valley News Published 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1904. 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.

P-38 pilot Lt. Frank McIntosh and his P-38 "Little Mae"

Sun and News Published 1985. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 6, 1943.

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically H-L. 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.

James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation.

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents asking them to authorize his marriage to get a license.

Sun and News Published 1984. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1986. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter to James Dibble's parents about the High School memorial.

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

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Assorted newspaper clippings on James Dibble from training to burial in Italy.

Sun and News Published 1983. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2023. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2005. 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 15

The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Letter from the Hastings Public Library Board to the City Mayor recommending purchase of the post office for a new library building.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943.

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

Nashville News Published 1920. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2007. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1992. 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.

Nashville News Published 1927. 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.

Hastings Banner Published 2025. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1991. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1875. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Note the name change to the Hastings Republican Banner. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 3 , June 4 and June 5, 1943.