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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.

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

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 13, June 14 and June 15, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1952. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1876. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. 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 1981. 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 1874. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1989. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Report by British forces of the finding of James Dibble's body in Padula and its relocation to a nearby cemetery.

Hastings Banner Published 1862. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Note the name change from Republican Banner to The Hastings Banner as of the may 7, 1862 issue. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

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.

Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943. Some of these documents are from other pilots with George's edits.

A framed proclamation initiated by state representative Julie Calley celebrating the Hastings Public Library's 125th anniversary.

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.

Sun and News Published 1990. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1901. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 2015. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

Nashville News Published 1894. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his mother.

Bull Diaries Book 11

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.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 8 and June 9, 1943.

Sun and News Published 2023. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

The front facade of the Post Office that became the Hastings Public Library in 1965 at the corner of Church and Court streets, Hastings, MI.

Hastings Herald published 1905. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Case History report of the investigation into James Dibble's crash, discovery and subsequent reburial.

Hastings Banner Published 1869. 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.

Sketch Drawing of Herbert Field

Hastings Banner Published 1973. 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.

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.

Nashville News Published 1879. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1911. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Notes from Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann on the photo of him flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"

WWI Ace Eddie Rickenbacker addressing the 1st Fighter Group. James Dibble is somewhere in this crowd. This picture started James' nephew Jim Dibble on his quest to learn more about his uncle and led to the collection you are now browsing.

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.

Maple Valley News Published 1994. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Book 10

Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1878. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1971. 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 1880. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1988. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1978. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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