Items

Hastings Banner Published 1947. 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 5

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

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.

Nashville News Published 1955. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Copy of the agreement between the Women's Club and the Board of Education in Hastings to place the Women's Club book collection in the new high school for both school and public use. Unfortunately the original signed agreement cannot be located.

Maple Valley News Published 2002. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Report by British forces of the removal and relocation of James Dibble's body by U.S. forces. Includes a hand-drawn map of the original burial location.

Hastings Banner Published 1901. 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 John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy.

Hastings Banner Published 1910. 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.

Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann just landed his P-38 "Lady Beverly". Crew chief Pillard is kneeling by the cockpit.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 4, 1943.

Newspaper clipping of Maxine's parents announcing her marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942.

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

The Dibble brothers with war widows in white and other Padula citizens. War widows of Freedom Fighters wore white T-shirts to the monument dedication ceremony. Back row from left are Tom, Jim and Ted Dibble.

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

Newspaper notice that on November 25, 1963, the City Council approved purchase and use of the old post office for a new public library

12 year old James with his dog Nan.

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

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

Maple Valley News Published 1993. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1988. 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 1893. 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 Dibble in uniform.

Bull Diaries Book 13

Speech by Bill Dibble, James Dibble's brother, at the monument dedication.

Newspaper clipping listing James Dibble as missing in action.

Hastings Banner Published 1944. 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 to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA.

Weekly encounter report, 1943-07-04 to 1943-07-10, listing Lt. Dibble as "probable" for downing an enemy plane.

Hastings Banner Published 1890. 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.

Nashville News Published 1877. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 2018. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Originally it was thought that Stan died when in fact it was James. Stan survived being shot down and was taken prisoner.

See his POW ID Card.

Sun and News Published 2003. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1994. 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 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.

Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943.

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.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1983. 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.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1989. 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 1937. 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, September 9, 1943.

94th Fighter Squadron pilot Lt. Robert Vrilakas at Mateur, Tunisia

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943.