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  Jim Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation

  James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation.
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  Jim Dibble's thoughts on Stan and Ray Schulze's differing accounts on what happened September 9, 1943

  Jim Dibble's thoughts on Stan and Ray Schulze's differing accounts on what happened September 9, 1943.
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  Landscape view of the Padula Valley

  Landscape view of the Padula Valley.
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  Landscape view of the Padula Valley

  Landscape view of the Padula Valley.
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  Letter from Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan to Jim Dibble regarding James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony

  Letter from Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan to Jim Dibble regarding James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony.
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  Letter from Centrale Ufficio Investgativo in Salerno, Italy to Jim Dibble detailing findings from the investigation of James Dibble's crash site (in Italian)

  Letter from Centrale Ufficio Investgativo in Salerno, Italy to Jim Dibble detailing findings from the investigation of James Dibble's crash site (in Italian).
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to Italian Investigative companies seeing assistance to investigate James Dibble's crash site

  Letter from Jim Dibble to Italian Investigative companies seeing assistance to investigate James Dibble's crash site.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy

  Letter from Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to the State Department seeking assistance to research James Dibble's crash site in Italy

  Letter from Jim Dibble to the State Department seeking assistance to research James Dibble's crash site in Italy.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble

  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.
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  Letter from the Consulate General in Naples, Italy to Jim Dibble regarding researching James Dibble's crash site

  Letter from the Consulate General in Naples, Italy to Jim Dibble regarding researching James Dibble's crash site.
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  Letter from the State Department to Jim Dibble regarding assistance in researching James Dibble's crash site

  Letter from the State Department to Jim Dibble regarding assistance in researching James Dibble's crash site.
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  Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross

  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/.
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  Photo of a boot heel found at the crash site

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

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

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

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

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

  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.
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  Report of investigation of James Dibble's death and reburial, with map

  Report of investigation of James Dibble's death and reburial, with map.