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James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 28, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1908. 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 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1967. 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 Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.

Bull Diaries Book 5

Maple Valley News Published 2019. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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".

James at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan.

James Dibble's Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross Award

Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his parents.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his mother.

Certificate describing James Dibble's character and receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Hastings Banner Published 1929. 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.

Jim Dibble and Vinie Dimaio, relative of a family friend, at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane found with a metal detector.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 25 to June 30, 1943.

12 year old James with his dog Nan.

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

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

Newspaper clipping listing James Dibble as missing in action.

Hastings Banner Published 1963. 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 Chicago, IL to his parents.

Newspaper clipping announcing James will soon be a pilot.

Hastings Banner Published 1960. 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 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 being prepped for a mission

Bull Diaries Book 1

Nashville News Published 1913. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Photograph of head librarian Florence Wilson and Board President Ethel Groos looking at books.

Maple Valley News Published 1996. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1984. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his father.

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

Information given to the Dibbles on headstones the government would provide for James.

Sun and News Published 2006. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Maxine Dibble in her Navy Uniform.

Hastings Banner Published 1927. 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 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.

Sun and News Published 1992. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1930. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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)

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.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

The plaque on James Dibble's Monument.

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.

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