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Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943

Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943.

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

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

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/.

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.

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.

Jim Dibble's account of his uncle James Dibble's life and the search for answers into the details of his death

Jim Dibble's account of his uncle James Dibble's life and the search for answers into the details of his death.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.