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Newspaper clipping announcing James will soon be a pilot.

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

Air Cadet James Dibble at Luke Field, CA.

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

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents.

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.

Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross. This appeared in Skywrighter, the base newspaper for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on February 15, 1991. Read more recent editions of the paper at https://www.skywrighter.com/.

Republican (Hastings Banner) Published 1860. 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 2008. 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 1987. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 2023. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble talking about his WWII experience and life after.

Nashville News Published 1934. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Herald published 1912. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Children with a giant Connect Four game, one of several outdoor games set up at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Hastings Banner Published 1918. 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 1884. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1915. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1992. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1871. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Have you noticed yet that there are extra daily editions of The Banner from August 15 through September 13 of 1871? No? Well check them out as it was quite a feat for this small paper to keep up with the regular weekly paper and a daily edition for three weeks.

So why the daily? Hastings became the home of the third high-profile Vanderpool murder trial moved from Manistee, MI, and The Banner kept everyone up to date on the proceedings. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1962. 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, August 10, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1967. 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 1909. 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 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 30 to July 30, 1943.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

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

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

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Nashville News Published 1890. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1864. 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.

Speech by Jim Dibble, James Dibble's nephew, at the monument dedication.

Hastings Banner Published 1916. 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 father.

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

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

P-38 pilot Capt. Charlie McCann (right), Tech Sgt. Gene Pillar the crew chief (left), and "Lady Beverly"

Nashville News Published 1903. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1996. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his parents.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his father.

The three most recent HPL Directors. Left to right are Evelyn Holzwarth (2007 - 2015), Laura Ortiz (2015 - 2017) and Peggy Hemerling (2017 - present)

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

The Dibble family at Barlow Lake. Mother Estella (standing), brother Bob (kneeling), brother Bill (left), James (right), and father James (on the ground).

Sun and News Published 2006. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Certificate describing James Dibble's character and receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Preparing James Dibble's Monument just prior to its dedication.