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James Dibble's Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross Award

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

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

Speech by Bill Dibble, James Dibble's brother, at the monument dedication

Speech by Bill Dibble, James Dibble's brother, at the monument dedication.

Speech by Col. John T. Hanton at Lt. James Dibble's monument dedication in Padula, Italy

Speech by Col. John T. Hanton at Lt. James Dibble's monument dedication in Padula, Italy.

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.

Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash

Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.

Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash

Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.

English translation of letter from Centrale Ufficio Investgativo in Salerno, Italy to Jim Dibble

English translation of letter from Centrale Ufficio Investgativo in Salerno, Italy to Jim Dibble.

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.

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/.

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

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

Special Order from the Air Force announcing James Dibble's Distinguished Flying Cross

Special Order from the Air Force announcing James Dibble's Distinguished Flying Cross.

Citation to James Dibble accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate

Citation to James Dibble accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate. This details his leadership and tactical achievements that led to the DFC award.

Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate Awarded to James Dibble

Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate Awarded to James Dibble.

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.

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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