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Maple Valley News Published 2015. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Herald published 1907. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Example of a Ryan PZ-22 James Dibble trained on. This was the primary training plane.

Nashville News Published 1965. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1925. 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.

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

Sun and News Published 2019. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1954. 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.

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically T-Z. 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.

Nashville News Published 1899. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

P-38 being prepped for a mission

Hastings Herald published 1902. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

James and Maxine at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. Other students in background unknown.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 13, 1943.

Hastings Herald published 1903. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

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.

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

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 30 to July 30, 1943.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1958. 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.

Nashville News Published 1954. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2023. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Letter from James and "Micky" in Glendale, CA to his parents.

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.

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

Bull Diaries Book 1

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1968. 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.

Email from Lt. Jack Pettus to Jim Dibble about the August 30, 1943 mission.

Letter from before primary training to his parents.

Sun and News Published 2012. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

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

Nashville News Published 1920. 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, May 11 , June 1 and June 2, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1977. 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.

Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery

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.

Letter from Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy.

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.

Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy.

Hastings Banner Published 1938. 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 2017. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.