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Postcard from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his mother.

Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 2 or so.

Hastings Banner Published 1982. 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 1915. 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 1995. 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.

Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943. Written in the 1990's.

Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.

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

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

Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble.

Speech by Jim Dibble, James Dibble's nephew, at the monument dedication.

Flight logs for James Dibble from training at Chico, CA through his final flight on September 9, 1943.

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

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

Maple Valley News Published 1987. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI on May 28, 1914

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

Hastings Banner Published 1902. 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 North Africa to his parents.

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

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

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

Memorial Service Program held at Hastings High School in 1946 honoring 27 Hastings residents who died in World War II.

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

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 28 to July 29, 1943.

Photograph of the original high school in Hastings, now the middle school. The Women's Club first moved their private reading room to this new public location in 1918.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1911. 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 1939. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1912. 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 with his father James and brother Bill at Grandfather Philo Dibble's Farm.

Hastings Banner Published 1873. 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 1886. 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.

Bull Diaries Index, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically Fe-Hu

Photo of a boot heel, bottom, found at the crash site. It is USA made and most likely belonged to James Dibble.

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.

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

Nashville News Published 1927. 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.

Bull Diaries Book 12

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 15, 1943.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his brother Bill in Chicago, IL.

James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton (2nd from left) and Padula citizens. Jack flew with James on the mission when James was shot down and killed on September 9, 1943.

Young James Dibble in Grand Rapids, MI, age 2 or so.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1913. 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 2005. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Index, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically A-Ca