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Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II.

Letter from Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble. The letter was later printed in Brokaw's 1999 book The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections, p. 69.

Letter from Bill Dibble in Chicago, IL to his mother.

Maxine on her Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ.

Maple Valley News Published 2013. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2008. 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, September 9, 1943.

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.

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.

A short bio on James written by his nephew Jim. It references an article from Collier's, June 26, 1943, recounting a combat incident attributed to James Dibble. Rights were not received to include the text or an image of the article, but the original can be seen at the Hastings Public Library.

Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble, nephew.

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, July 15, 1943.

Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron

Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider

Bull Diaries Book 3

Nashville News Published 1932. 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 parents.

Order awarding Lt. Dibble the 8th and 9th Oak Leaf Clusters for his Air Medal for downing two Me. 109s.

James (2nd from left, front row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Hastings Banner Published 1867. 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.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1934. 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 1935. 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, September 6, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1951. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

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

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.

Nashville News Published 1931. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument just prior to the dedication ceremony.

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.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 25 to July 27, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1969. 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.

Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03

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

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

Nashville News Published 1898. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

James Dibble in his Schultz bakery uniform.

Maple Valley News Published 2017. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1936. 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 Glendale, CA, to James' parents.

Sun and News Published 1997. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Landscape view of the Padula Valley.

Hastings Banner Published 1895. 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.

James Dibble's posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross Ceremony. His brother Bill (left) accepted on his behalf. Presenter and man on right are unknown.