Items

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

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

Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider

Maple Valley News Published 1999. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

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

Hastings Banner Published 1926. 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 Chico, CA during basic training to his mother.

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.

Nashville News Published 1963. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

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

Bill Dibble (third from right, back row) and classmates outside the Edger one room schoolhouse. He was in 7th Grade.

James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago, IL.

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.

Sun and News Published 1993. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his mother.

Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1857. 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 with his 3rd P-38 Lightning. Note the two swastikas on the nose indicating confirmed enemy planes shot down, and his wife's name painted on.

Letter from the Department of the Army to James' nephew Jim summarizing what they knew of James' death.

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

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

Hastings Banner Published 1993. 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 1925. 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.

An article in the From Time to Time series about A. E. Bull. This is part II, but part I is unaccounted for. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into pdf some time ago. The bottom of the page is cut off slightly.

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

Maple Valley News Published 2003. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

James Dibble in Chicago, IL at night.

Bill Dibble, James' younger brother, at the crash site.

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

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.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1865. 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 1943. 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 wife Maxine.

A few people playing in the foam on the hill at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Hastings Banner Published 2000. 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 mother.

Hastings Banner Published 1999. 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.

Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Unknown translator. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76

Certificate declaring the wreckage found near Padula Italy was James Dibble's plane

Hastings Banner Published 1932. 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

Hastings Banner Published 2013. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

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

James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, as identified by the Salerno Private Investigator.

Nashville News Published 1914. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1953. 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.