14 20 345 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/294/Dibble_Text0233.pdf 2643e4c284dd218c5efa9609705ae7df PDF Text Text BIB B# 5^.®?1943. gg?-SING AIR 8EPCTT. CTE7 if •¥ STATEMENT on xugurt 1 ■—* 230, n, 1943 rtiilo leading the 94th Squadron on a borater es escort mission over Aversa Ttsly, wo were attacked by fighter At approximately 30 minutes off the about 75 enemyy fighters. coast of Italy, Lieutr ieutenant Cram was still with ray flight. In the midst of the ensue!~ sing- dog fitfit, I lost sight of hia, this being the last I saw of Lieutenant I Cram. it ■ Ilife'.: mb HSU: JAJES P. DTEEEE, 1st Lieut., ftlr Corpe, pilot. S « � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Cram, shot down on August 30, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Cram, shot down on August 30, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Eyewitness Statement Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/30/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/237/Dibble_Text0178.pdf b87608de43d4521e29abb43f74c4c3a5 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 August 7, 1943. BCMBER ESCORT MISSION - 13 P-38’s, Lts.. Jackson, Phillips, Bower, Cram, Hagenback, larlett, Opdahl, §ias, Niles, Pettus, Anderson, V.'ilscn and Grieshaber, .took off at 1115 hours, together with formations from the 27th'and 71st Fighter Squadrons to escort about 36 B-26's to the Railroad Bridge at ANGTTOLA, TTAU. The formation rendezvoused with the bombers near DJEDEHA at approximately H40 {hours,. Route: Landfall at Sicily near mARSAIA; thence out over CAPE ZAFFARANO; thence South of IJPARI ISLANDS; thence to target, and return to base by same route. Weather: to target, CAVU; over target, CAVU with 2/10’s clouds between 8,000 and' 9,000 feet; to bade, hazy. The formation wqs over the target at 1345 ■ ’ hours; the bombers flyihg at 11,000 feet, the p-38’s flying at 12,000 feet,. Bombing: the bombers did not hit the bridge but hit points 'around it; they hit in and around the Mars, lling Yards at CATANZARO. Sightings: at target time L... m , .1 destroyer, 3 B Boats <_ ?d 5 ether boats were .observed in MONTELEONE HARBCfc from ■■■ ■■ <11,000 feet.. It was ap- Irerrt that these boats took evasive action when the for mation went over. Lt. ' >ttus returned early and landed at 1310 hours because ■ . his engines were cutting ®ut. Lt. Opdahl returned early and landed at 1135 hours because his right oil cooler wouldn’t open. He took off again at 1200 hours, F T' • ' ‘StaStn-nea and 12m ® * rraWor * «» < 'iBq’HER ESCORT MISSION 13 P-38’s, Captain Bush, Flight Officer Allan, Its. ■ S^per, »S9Qi,-^lb!ble, Lee Jaccbsen, W- Cogswell, Vrilakas, Hanton, Schulze, and 2,OOO-fieet; over target, CAVU with visibility 40 miles; to base, CAVU. The scur^heview, but the bridge was apparently mie^QW eneny a3r^^ii»re' encountered. Sightings: Between 1410 and 1420 hours fran 11,000 feet 4 small boats were observed in the GUIF CF EUFEMIA. These boats were not moving. 6 ; ’additional small boats were observed heading North from the GULF CF EUFEMIA to .NICASTRO. At the same time 1 Troop Transport was heading up the GUIF CF GIOIA. Lt. Vrilakas returned early and landed at 1245 hours because his right engine was cutting out. Lt. Allan returned early and landed at 1325 hours because his aircraft began vibrati j. The formation returned and landed at 1615 Jiours. C.'.piui.., Air Corps, Intelligence vflicer. <■ i. |< ;?r ’ ' ;g|’ *z f i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 7, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 7, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/11/158/Dibble_Text0079.pdf 1830c19c458415a8c03fbbfa00fdfd44 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-08-22 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08-22 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/122/Dibble_Text0043.pdf 81dc4e6779e80f77cdbcddae5cd04b20 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his parents, 1942-09-17 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his parents. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-09-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/349/Dibble_Text0134.pdf 4a6228b93e0fd8ad177c01e22303f64d PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way. Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Jim Dibble to the State Department seeking assistance to research James Dibble's crash site in Italy Subject The topic of the resource Jim Dibble. Correspondence. Crash Investigation. Description An account of the resource Letter from Jim Dibble to the State Department seeking assistance to research James Dibble's crash site in Italy. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jim Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/29/1987 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/293/Dibble_Text0232.pdf d417e291828e2715267c66b52a5492cd PDF Text Text B Bi. 94th F. *>;, . 1st F. q?., JClCuat 30, 1%3, JTSSITO m c— If ' w ™2~S=?V“S w rirty five Binutee to an hour. Kt a point thirty minutes rat to sea, liratenant Ripiey who was flyinc number U position in myXllfiht had his left enyine shot cut by attackinc figure. H« featbered hie prop iaswdiately but after we had driven the fichtera off, the angina caurht fir* and he was forced down into the tea. The plane floated as lone *» I co^ ••«> ’W-011 fcbout forty fiv" *ecood*’ 1 not eee the Pilot get out. L .. p&M / y JAMS P. DIBBIE, 1st limit., xlr Corps, pilot. 4 •< :w4,JMil � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Eyewitness Statement Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/30/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/11/265/Dibble_Text0119.pdf ddf1fad2f911d36a02ccccefc028f066 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-08-24 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08-24 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/238/Dibble_Text0179.pdf 80a2f99ed3fbfa9e97552bfaa9de3339 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SjUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 Augufct 8, 1943. > 1 ice, Parlett, STRAFFING MISSION - 24 P-38s, Lts. Hageriback, Phillips, Kipper, Sias, Pace, Jacobsen, Terry, Bower, Lee, Hanton, Schulze, Dibble, Allan, Cogswell, Thiessen, ?hies Opdahl, Vrilakas, Niles, Cram, Anderson,'Kiehholz, Grieshaber and Gilson took off. at 1220 hours to straff the road south of ANGITOLA, ITALY. ' Route: Base to course of 75 degrees to landfall at FIUMEFREDDO, ITALY then south straffing road and railroad fran AKANTEA to GIOIA, then 255 degrees to base. Weather: to target, scattered clouds fran 4,000 feet to 9,000 feet; over target, 6/10ths clouds from 2,000 Leet to 3,000 feet. Time over target 1415 hhurs to. 1455 hours. Results: One trcQp train, straffed heading south near CAPE SUVERO, one train straffed near AMANITA blowii up the engine, this train was heading north. One train was straffed near C/5B SUVERO end the engine blew up, six other trains were straffed on the railro: 1'fron AHANTEA to GIOIA. One half-track straffed near CURIiGA. A small barge off JAPE VATICANO st: iffed and left burning and exploding. A power line near GIOIl ; long the railroad w— ^straffed and damaged. QBservations: At 1415 nours in a gro.v it pIUME'' FREDDO some talf-tracks,-tanks and trucks were parked, at 1420 five fighters’’on air field at jULBA TERJNESE, at 1430 north of PIZZO were 5 Freddie boats beached and three in the gulf .near coast. These all shot light accurate flak of light intensity. At 1435 radar station near KARINA on coast covered with straw and black canvas over Lt. Allan landed at 1241- hours. 151? hours. L ■ . - • . r ; EggCRt. MISSION - 2 >-38‘ 8, Us. Niles and SokoJtook off fib 1300 hours end 'landed‘ k • •= • 1 aT33i5 hours. They took off together with a O-JB.at l^OO.hcwrtyfdUbwi) •' • ; 1 ^ ^O ^reeo to SYBACUSE, -SICIIT, landing there at 1700 .hours. It. Sokol • took off at,1730 hours and When leaving the ground he encountered a flat hose :wheel 1 ' tire. He landed back at base nope un because of the flat tire at 1920 hours. : F | ■ ■ f I I at .time of this report. ' - EQflBER ESCCBT MISSION - 13 P-38«s, Its. Jackson, Lee, Grieshaber, Phillips, Anders of;. Peck, Creri,' Vrilakas, Opdahl, Flight Officer Allan, Sager, Cogswell, and Kienholz, £ took off together with formations from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons at‘1450 1 hours to er wrt about 36 B-26»s to fflDTTOLA, ITALY. Route: base to rendezvous poitf -with homier Hat ZEMBRA, thence 76 degrees to target; thence over target at 115 devr# with a rail; left turn; thence directly to base. Leather: er. route to larget, hazy ' �August 9, 1943 (Cont'd) i BCMBER ESCORT MISSION (CONT'D) - with visibility 5 miles; over target, 7/1®'e clouds at 6000 - 7000 feet. Bombing: clouds obscured the target frcm view. Just as the bombers and fighters had completed the left turn from the target, 6 Me’. 109's and Fw. 190's attacked the P-JB foxmation above and from behind from the South. These enemy aircraft viere painted a silver color which made them very difficult to see. One Bomber was straggling near PAIERMO and this aircraft was’■•Bccrted to LAMARSA by the formation. No flak was encountered. The formation was over the target at 1455 hours. From 10,500 feet, directly below 3 M/V's were observed in the harbor at PIZZO at 1450 hours. No other sightings. It. Wilson Who was scheduled to take off with the formation did not take off because of mechanical trouble. He'took off at 15-77 hours in another tlJi-yXtUJW VUU VVLUX4 U1XV formation CUW airplane but. could UVU not XU4.XSA find the and AVVUAll'-U returned and landed at 1548 hours. hours, The remainder of It. Cogswell, the spare returned and landed at 1755 hours. the formation returned and landed at 1900 hours. CUM AV*UUiVU.VU . rRANDOIPH A. BRCO, Captain, Air Corps,. x.' at^; . . ■*: - - ■ ■ * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 8 to August 9, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 8 to August 9, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/124/Dibble_Text0045.pdf ff670bca45025f756af33615e8861ef1 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his mother, 1942-09-22 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his mother. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-09-22 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/348/Dibble_Text0097.pdf 1ef7e00569265dc99780d8a7c1e96ac8 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way. Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Copy of a letter from Stan Wojcik to Jim Dibble discussing the events of September 9, 1943 and how he and James may have been confused by other witnesses Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Crash. Description An account of the resource Originally it was thought that Stan died when in fact it was James. Stan survived being shot down and was taken prisoner. See his <a href="http://omeka/items/show/id/323" title="Stan Wojcik's POW ID Card">POW ID Card</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stan Wojcik Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/12/1987 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/292/Dibble_Text0226.pdf d7d36c0ab884c15c03ff6b1f10410876 PDF Text Text C ONF ID E N T IA L "(Equals British Secret"}" HEADQUARTERS 42ND WING (US) A-2 Section APO 520 D-l-7 30'August 1943. DAILY SUMMARY NUMBER 65 PERIOD: • 0001 to 2400 hrs..30. August 1943« ■ TODAYS OPERATIONS taSSIONS; SORTIES :■ OPERATIONS TO DATE 405 9,871 ■LOSSES; ' B-26's ,p-40's rP-38»s MISSING: ^257? ■40's -3.8’s r F Lt I VICTORIES '• -ln t,he Air; .• Destroyed . ..probables . ■.Damaged On the Ground; ^Destroyed ... Probables ■ •■v" ■; Damaged • W.B-26 of .319 Bomb Grot jup.listed as missing sing on Summary #61 is now considered lost, ™.,Pr38 .of 1st. Fighterr Group listed as missing r.^ on Summary #63 is now safe,- 5 P-38*:'s ..' are still missing. 1. 319th Bomb Group - At 0940 hrs. 27 B-26's took off to bomb RR M/Yds' .£*:’at 'AVERSA.. 8 A/C returned early, all mechanical; 4 armament, 4 engineering. 19 A/C...dropped, 3.6 x 500 Inst & 45 sec tail, 71 x 500 .1 nose & 45 sec tail bombs "rele.target at 1200 hrs- from 10,200 - 9,600 ft. 6 bombs returned to base failed to Lease. 18 A/C returned at 1408 hrs. 1 is at PALERMO,. RESULTS: Excellent coverage of ,.tar'get { area with many direct-hits observed in center portion of M/yd and on ware'housesy,beyond,I. . 2 big explosions in warehouse area and many fires among freight & in.M/Y. A few bombs were short. 6 tracks full of cars at VILLA LITERNO OBSERVATIONS: M/Y at target still congested with cars. 6 tracks of cars seen in M/Y.of. J,....town . 3Wn Jjust ust E.E. °off AVERSA. ENEMY AIR: About 50-60 E/A, mostly ME 109’sne ME ■■with', some .’s, .FW 190's, ME;210 210fs,-.FlV 190’s, MA 200’s, RE 2001’s intercepted the formation just c a.before BK-r-.T .reaching -aching coast. Many vwere engaged by the escort and a big battle took place coast'.on'the oyer', coast Lon. the Way in, leavingI the bombers unescorted over the target. ■ 4 ME 109's made a-head-on attack from above on c 1st 2 flights while at same time 12-15 E/a 9 .rear of the formation —“- in pairs and threes. 1 Tan P-38 followed the ' ery -low for about 175 miles from the coast. Claims: 9 ME 109’s ‘I. 1 Ma' ed by bombers; 1 ME . 4E 109 probably destroyed; 6 ME 109's and 1 RE 2001 e.veral other E/A incliluding another Tan P-38 wer.e seen destroyed'Presumably 'm/? °ar3' �CONFIDENTIAL (Equals British Secret}" by escort. P P-38 and 1 Me 109 seen to collide in the air. SHIPPING: 2 large barges headed N just N of mouth of VOLlURNO River at 1155 hrs. . 2 small Naval vessels possible PT boats, headed N at high speed off MONDRAGONE at 1212. 1 Tanker, and 5 small M/V's at POZZUOLI., . FLAK: Slight Heavy fairly accurate from ALBANOVA and target area. Slight Heavy inaccurate from CAPUA A/D and from.vicinity of CASTLE VOLTURNO. WEATHER’ 4/10 scattered, CAVU and slight haze over target. Additional Observation; 1 Crew reports an object flat on both ends about 18" long, 6" in diameter, having passed his wing, believed to be an aerial bomb. It went out of sight without exploding. Comment: Excellent P-38 escort. 2. 325th Fighter Group - At 1220 hrs. 48.P-40's took off to Dive Bomb DECIMOMANNU RR Bridge and strafe targets of opportunity. None returned early. DECIM( 8 A/c A/C dropped 8 x 500 inst nose .045 tail on target at 1330 hours from 8,000 to 1,000 ft. 48 A/C returned at 1450 hours. RESULTS: All bombs dropped in target. First 4 bombs were very near misses, 1 falling immediately alongside and 3 within ’5.*-2Q yards of the bridge. Last four dropped in same area, but due to dust actual pin-pointing was impossible.' 2 P-40's strafed Radar Station at PULA, many pieces seen to fly and installation believed to be partially destroyed, OBSERVATIONS: At DECIMOMANNU A/D 1 ju 290 at S edge of the a/D, 2 transports and 2 S/e. At CAPOTERRA no a/c visible at ELMAS s/p base 1 white and 1 dark S/P visible. ENEMY AIR: At 1345 hours 8 ME 109’s attacked P-40's oyer c. SPARTIVENTO. They dived at the form ation but when'turned into disappeared toward.the N, Two other Me 109's did the same thing shortly afterwards. 1 ME.109 followed formation S from the target area to a point approximately 10 miles S of C. TEULADA, but was not engaged. ENEMY SHIPPING: . 1 Medium m/v anchored at 39 deg 12’ N 09 deg 0?’ E, and 2 medium M/v eanchored at 39 deg 11' N-9 deg 09' E; 3 medium size m/v about 2 miles E of POETTO. FLAK: Slight heavy fairly accurate over the target and from a point 6 miles S of the target; at CAPOTERRA moderate heavy inaccurate; At PULA very ini itense accurate small arm fire. WEATHER: CAVU. 1st. Fighter Group - At 0950 hours 48 P-38's took off to escort B-26’s of 319th B.G. to AVERSA M/y. 4 returned early, P-38's were in target area at '1200 hours altitude was 11,500 ft/ 28 P-38's were down at base at 1713 hrs, 1 P-38 down at ROCC;. DI FAI.CO, 1 down at B0 RIZZO, 1 down at TEI'MINI, all in Sicily. 13 w-38is missing. RESULTS; . Smoke in Target Area. OBSERVATIONS: Following obs<servations probably contain duplications. Observed 1 P-38 explode in air; 1 P-38 pilot bail out over water; 1 "-38 on fire dive into the water at 13 deg E 40 deg 30' N; l-?38 burst into flames over -water at 1220 hrs; 2 ^-SS's crash into water F-7 of. ISCHIA’ Island. One parachute seen to open at 1225 hrs, location 13 deg 40' E 40 deg 42' N. CLAIMS; Destroyed 5 ”E 109's, 1MA 202, 1 FL’ 190. Probably destroyed 3 ”E 109'3. Damaged 3 109's and 2 LA 202's. IT COUNTERS: As p-38's reached coast of Italy 1155 hrs, through target area 100 miles back out to sea, they encountered 60-75 E/A composed of ?'E 1O9,’’A2O2, F? 190's, Pilots believe they saw some enemy operated Spitfires and absolutely identified 1 P-38 with black crosses on it. . Some'E/A were black, some were light blue with yellow spinners, 4 ME 109's were pink, e/a first a ttacked cut of the sun, then they attacked in all directions in 2's, 3's, and 4's, Some attacks were in half circle formation,, e/a attacked bombers just after.bomb run but were driven off by our fighters. During encounter, our fighters kept edging the E/A out to sea and bringing them down almost to the deck. Bombers, after bomb run, passed over the encounter. Running fight took place P-38's were engaged by new Enemy formation of‘ME 109's with belly tanks bombs. e/a attacked aggressively and encounter lasted until ICO miles off coast. Pilots believe aerial bombs -were used. Halfway back to base a HOMING of 140 deg was re ceived over radio. This would have lead formation back to Italy, believed to be enemy station. FLAK: Few bursts of light inaccurate flak from coast. .’FATHER: CAVU,. - 2 - Twals British {otJ I- �/) T- CONFIDENTIAL "(Equals British SECRET) First phase Bomb Damage Assessment Report AVERSA MARSHALLING YARDS & STORES DEPOT, ITALY: (319th B.G., 30/8/43, 1200 hrs, 107 x 500 bombs dropped). Quality of photos: Excellent Quality of photo coverage: Good. There has been no movement of the railroad cars in the marshalling; yard since the :ars in the yard. raid of 28/8/43. There still remain approximately 1000 railroad cs A concentration of at least 14 hits cut across the center of the marshalling yard, j sted Many of these hits struck the rail line running through the yard. The congesi book area of cars received numerous hits. Three explosions with resulting fires tc place among these cars. A further three hits landed among the cars at the N end of the yard. The stores depot warehouses at the N end of the yard received 20 hits am many damaging near misses. A large explosion resulted in one of the warehouses. Severe damage was done to the spurs running ling between the warehouses and to freight edge cars there. The warehouse sheds on the W central ed' ” of the yards received hits. Many bombs fe" sll short of the target and two small c.:lusters overshot the target. The damage done by 1the three raids of B-26's on 28/8/43 is visible on these photographs. Three hits have destroyed ’ ' ’ two tracks on the line running through the yard at the N end of the yard. Slight damagej was done on the line farther to the N. Several hits have blown a hole apprqximalitely 50 x 50 feet in the W warehouse of the S group of four warehouses. S . of the yards ~ ,six .hits ’- ‘ts have cut two tracks.in four places and damaged iged two tracks. tracks./ In the stores depot depot/directly S of the marshalling yard many iny hits have cut three of of' the four tracks in the area, derailed 10 freight cars,, definitely destroyed two freight cars, and ..damaged many other cars. In additi lion piles of stores received hits.' DISTRIBUTION: "A" ADAMS,. A -2. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 42nd Wing Daily Summary for August 30, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource 42nd Wing Daily Summary for August 30, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/30/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/11/266/Dibble_Text0120.pdf 64fb9d19aadb4529ebeae74fbec1b15d PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-08-31 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08-31 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/239/Dibble_Text0180.pdf 4e97b4613df1abd5e032fecd6bdd0a21 PDF Text Text 94th FIGKUT S7’APRON 1st FIGHTER GRttJF A.P.O. 520 August 10, 1%3. ■ - t DIVE BOMBING MISSION - 25 P-38s, Its. isigei idk, Terry, Opdahl, cram, pace, Lee, Sokol, Grieshaber, power, cias, cagar; vrj.i? pibble, Allan, pipper, peck,' Cogswell, Phillips, Jacobsen, yrlakas, jncbrson. pienholz,' panton, Schulz and ■ to act as top cover. Route; Base to 95 degr:F?s to 5 minutes north of AUGUSTA, SICILY then 45 degrees to east of PQVA, ITALY where they circled and went over BOVA and up east coast of ITALY to CAPY FIILC,. then all but two turned out to sea set courde of 290 degrees to south of SIcAty then directly home. Two continued e;:-;■' up the coast of ITALY to MARINA DI CATANZARO then across ITALY emerging just north 'of POTZO, thence to north of ITpart isles, - ,en to base. Weather; hazy for ten .miles half way between AFRICA arid S1CIL”, ,0ths clouds; over target, hazy, y visibility from five to seven miles, 4/101'- ■■ clouds at 4,000 feet. The fonnation . . . flwe from 5,000 feet to 7,ULL futt iron . : ,to AUGUSTA, SICILY, where they went cn^the dbek^-they flew on the deck until they reached the target-area then they. , , climbed to 3,000 feet before releasing the bombs. Bombs were dropped from l,00C feet. Time over target; 1325 hours to 140C hours. Results; one bomb hit on &-■ ^'marshalling yards at BOVA,ITALY in midst of railroad cars. One train bombed..atBOV) ' i • ST' Krfdge-at iriNINA Di/'CATA CATANZJlRD.' Radar etatloh-W CAPE SPARTIVENTO - - -EVr£ffec;~rowe¥-llne r.crt- cf------r cn railroad straffed. Observationsj 2 ' -L Flek^^ligS flnk'from^ill: was aeon to wash into ;, r fcy ' / where his plane went in. Tt. gis^- returned early because of cross feed trouble-end «« lauded jat 4^:base at 1340 hours. } .. fjrlakas had trouble with-his wheels, when /. he returnedlfrom the mission and landl I at 1615 hours. The rest of the formation -J r . • landed'atf.base at 1605 hours. ' . ' ; ' a? - 7 p’-"- 1 J. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 10, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 10, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/125/Dibble_Text0046.pdf 1ac9ff91abdc1f65c9c8a4096fb2e4e5 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his mother, 1942-09-28 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his mother. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Postcard Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-09-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/347/Dibble_Text0198.pdf 75dbe2b7334a5e40968d60925cb866a7 PDF Text Text ' Hqs. Second Platoon 6O^8^ter?a;ter Co.. (OR) ^SUBJECT :__Repor_t^<^--Inves-ti-gatd-on ------ -————C...__ _ TO • : Graves Registration Officer, PBS, APO 782, U.S. Army 1. • A detail wqs dispatched from this organization to disin ter' the remains believed to be; IstLt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844, from the British Salerno (Beachhead) Cemeteyy, Plot-J, Row E, Grave 38. 2. When the grave was opened it" was found f: “I that after digging for a foot or so the grave filled with water, water, into which the laborers sank above their knees. Hip boots were obtained and on the second attempt were successful.in reaching the remains. _ It was impossible to establish identity as no clothing remained on the body and only one (1) shoe was found in the grave. From appearances it may have been an officer's dress shoe, though no size or color could be determined. Tooth charts could not be taken as only a small portion of the skull remained.. The body was too badly decomposed from long submersion in water to establish anatomical characteristics. A rough wooden cross was found markT ing the grave and after, careful scrutiny a faint inscription, was made out. It consisted of three words and the date, of which only the first word and the date were legible. The inscription was written in Italian and is as follows;"CADUTO--- ODRIO 9 SETTEMBRE 1943." No other information could be obtained'. 4. The reismains were disinterred and reinterred in the U.S. Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy and recorded on the QUO Form-1 GRS as BELIEVED TO BE; 1st Lt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844. 1E0 E. TRITSCHLER 1st Lt. QW GRO 55153 I c< � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way. Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Report of investigation of James Dibble's death and reburial, with map Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Burial. Description An account of the resource Report of investigation of James Dibble's death and reburial, with map. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Report of investigation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leo E. Tritschler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/18/1945 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/291/Dibble_Text0222.pdf 30a5a4e85869c43b7c01679ca1b9f0f9 PDF Text Text C 0 B y I C E N T I L WEKLY ENCOUNTERS MISSION:, DATE:SO August 1945 (cent; ■Siy-H ESCORT (CC'iV) e/a - PUSS ?-33, Lt. /.j.. .'clniosh PL CK TIME JLT. TYPE Averse, Italy 11150 13,000 ft. Fh 190 JEST X PROB DEST GROUP; 1st Fighter DAM NO. RNDS OR DURST 450 20oal. 20m. SQDK DES-RIPTION OF SNCOUNTSRS The P-38 formation was attacked by sups parlor number of enemy fighters re- ohing the target. 1 ;ers before re' XKi After several . =»x breaks and turns' Lt. McIntosh found himself sept jarated from ths formation on the N edge of the3 battle formation. He broke left and rolled bisack te the right and saw a FW 190 about 150 ysr irds to his stftrborad side. lie turned ■’’7, getting a good 30° deflection shot. The slightly, e/a ducket icked violently down and to the left and passLt. McIntosh relied up od under hips right wing. ’ ' ” ’ ■then attack, but the ai to the left; expecting another water in a diving "“'ng tarn. FA 190 hit the t t>l R1 X. inCHARDSON, Captain, Air Copps, intelligence Officer. n i ■ iI 27th Fighter �C 0 B F I D E H T I A L WEEKLY ENCOUNTERS MISSION: DATE: Bomber escort VT" PLANE P-38, Lt. L.A. Reynolds P-38, Lt. J.D.Burst L ff ■ GROUP : 50 August 1943 (oont) BROS DEST BAM 1st Fighter NO. RNDS OR BURST SQRN: ■ 27th Fighter PL-CE TIME ALY. TYPE P2Sx Aversa, Icaly 11:50 13,000 ft. Me 109 X 500 46 50cal 20m On a break Lt. Reynolds became separated from the flight. He completed his turn end was attacked by two other Me 109b. They .iwere too close for him to break into them, so he kickbd 1 rudder violently, causing his plane to skid,. Then he saw two Me 109 attacking a p-38 and he heeded for them, One cf the e/a saw him and broke away 1but the cth r continued his attack. As he turned Lt. Rej sync Ids was 200 yards behind him. He Re opened with to. long burst and closed to 100 yards irds witl with no deflection. The Ma 109 started smoking,, caught fire and rolled into the sea. Averse, Italy 12:00 13,000 ft. Me 109 X 645 48 5Ooa1. 20mm • 12 -.05 1,000 ft. Me 109 X Over the Italian coast a •«» 109 made a pass ah another flight and came directly into Lt. u-sVs line of fire. He opened from 200 yards with 60^ deflection add a 2 ring load, firing until it started smoking. He broke off at 100 y«)■rd3 and saw the e/a burst into flames and w nt sstraight down. DESCRIPTION OF ENCOUNTERS AJ?ew minuted later 30 miles cut from the Italian coast he saw another Me 109 pressing an attack on the tail of a P-38. Tunning He opened fire on the e/a from 150 y-rds with 90° deflection. He led it with 2 or 2g rings and continued firin.- « until he had a 30n deflection. The Je 109 started smoking and plunged into the water. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cpt. Wm. N. Richardson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/30/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/240/Dibble_Text0181.pdf 59f12cb71d204dd0e4025ae7090fbe5d PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER S4I iUADRON 1ST FIGtiTLZl GZaoup A.P.O. 520 22 August, 1943No missions this .date. 23 August, 1943. »o iBslon. this isle. " ..............." .... 24 August, 1943. NO missions this date. 25 August, 1943* STRAFFING riSSIO" “ 13 ; 3, Lts. Bower, Van Sice, Kipper, Cram, Hagenback, ^Thiessen, Jacobsen, Zu.., ihulze, hanton, Anderson, Pettus, Phillips, Dibble, Lee, Opdahl, Vrilakas and Tarlett, together -with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0i>43 hours to strafe a/d at FOGGLA, II’aII". Lt. Opdalil returned early because his right engine vias cutting out, landing at the P-40 base at 0700 hours. Lt. Parlett returned early because his right -wheel . ..wouldn't come up, landing at 0815 hours. Route: to target, from base to ZUJBRA, k * . up ,- rr c-.. sovcrnx ia car;; and locomotive, ja.< Tec snot up g.BR:jstation, leaving it burning and damaged several box cars, at ANZI. Lt. Dibble i . : shot up 3 trucks, one of -which blew up. Lt. Pace damaged a'locomotive. Lt. Van Sics • • ‘ -destroyed 3 Ju.88s on the A/D and also shot up 3 military barracks. Lt. Hageriback rXp.^destroyed XJu.88, l^e^^^maged^Ju^BSs an^shot_up b^tgsion power : Rocchbtfco Lts. Bower, Jacbbsen, Thiessen and Gran together shot up and destroyed . 5-‘Jacobsen destroyed 2 Ju,88s on the A/D and reports what he believed to be a B-17 f SSsH -•-SSSSaw j accurate flak and machine gun fire over UANFREDONIA and from 3 destroyers in the GULF CF rtrenrenorT.*-. At 1100 hours 8 He.109s with belly tanks were sighted below -. .GULF OF FOLICASiKG, ■ ithe deck". They dropped their belly tanks, made one pass^ j’ A 'G-j'- at our formation and Z;:pt going. One P-38 pilot was seen to bail out directly over ■• ” A/D. Lts. Hagenback, Van Sice, Kipper, Pace, Schulze, Anderson, Pettus, Phillipa, • Dibble, Lee-and Vrilakas landed.at PONTE OLUfO, SIGHT at” 1130 hours, took off atg •" ■ 1230 hours and landed at base at 1345 hours. Lts. Gram, Hantbn and Bower landed a£ £• • ' TOARLiMA,SIGHT at ll.?,'i hours./Dtp. Hairton and Cram took off at 1400 hours and lie at base at 1530 ho--.-.. T.tj Bower took off at 1420 hours and down nt r-se at l>.',f I _Lts, Thiessen and Jacobsen landed at S1UJLT at, 112(1 ho^ra, wool off at 1515 hours and landed at base at 1620 hours, Lt. Hanton<a*AI^T o-r locomotive.' = ? - H- '' ... 1st. LtojAir Corps, Intelligence tfilccr; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/11/159/Dibble_Text0080.pdf e7dd3b2e18098862ed87a4062d8f9242 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-09-01 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/126/Dibble_Text0047.pdf 028f0e6d8f6de338a0ceefbee1ea43e3 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his brother Bill, 1942-09-28 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his brother Bill. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Postcard Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-09-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/346/Dibble_Text0197.pdf 855387b9902c9a27b257b02d8e2cf773 PDF Text Text REPG'.T M' ’ ER AJ-’D DATE CASE HISTORY OF UNKNOWN 55153 - 18 March 1945 , James P., 0-733844, 1st Lt., 94th Ftr Sq, 1st Ftr Gp, 12th AAF er 1943; Prwuuieu Uearl, 10 SnpLgmber 1944 - Italy CEMETERY U. S. Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy_____ r. UNKNOWN CR X-NUMBER Tenta: Dibble, James P. IDENTIFYING DATA $ PLOT RON GRAVE K 8 90 DATE OF REBURIAL DATE Of* DEA'tM 18 March 1945 9 September 1943 GRADE AND ORGANIZATION 1st Lt., 94th Ftr Sq, 1st Ftr Gp, AAF >rt of Reburial received for Tenta: James P. Dibble, 0-733844, 1st Lt., 94th Ftr Repoi Gp, Air Corps., Cause of death — - Plane crash, crash. 9 September 1943 - place not Sq., 1st Ftr I Cemetery, plot 5, sinterred from British Salerno L—--- (Beachhead) , indicated, Remains were disinterred jrave 38, by 2nd Plat. 602nd QM Co. (GR) 18 March 1945. Reinterred same date in 1 row E, gn .litany Cemetery, Naples, s, Italy, plot K, row 8, grave 90. A rough wooden cross U. S. Hili marking the grave, was written in Italian, read as follows: "CADUTO-- :0DRI0 9 Settembre - fell or crashed). 1943". (Caduto (‘ □patched to effect Lgation by the Field revealed that a detail of US GRS was disj Invest!^ reinterment <of the remains of 1st Lt James P. Dibble, 0-733844, from an Jisolated grave one and one-tenth in a field on the left side of National Highway 19, approximately oi (1 1/10) ■jjuj mij.es miles ooutn South oi of tne the entrance to the road leading to Padula,, and some fifty (50) feet from f the remains of the crashed aircraft. * The isolated grave ; was located and opened, but no remains could be found. -Through interrogation of li [talians, in the locality, revealed that the remains were removed by British Graves Regi: Lstration Service from grid coord: 380920, Sheet 199, Potenza, 1/100,000 and reintt ;erred in Salerno (Beachhead) Cemetery, plot 5, row E, grave 38. Records available in Headqut larters, 12th AAF, revealed that a formation of P-38 aircrafts from 94th Ftr Sc., 1st; Ftr ri Gp, departed from their base in Sicily on 9 Sep 43 for a patrol and straffing mission s-no, Italy. From this mistv,.! in the area south of Salem si on, only two planes failed to return to their base,, one piloted 1 Toted by 2nd Lt Stanley 1 Wojcik, 0-803508, and aircraft P-3f 38 10L0 #42-13411, piloted by 1st Lt Lt James ?. Dibblt Le C—733844. Lt ’.Vojcik was officially •, leaving only Lt Dibble5 tO .ly reported prisoner of war, be accounted for. Lgated. Civilians On 11 June 1944, the sight of the crashed aircraft was investigated. ther and they living in the area identified the aircraft as a P-38 from pictures shown them, also stated that the Germans had removed many parts of the plane, also additional parts had been carried away by local natives. It was believed that all personal items were carried away by the Germans. Parts of the plane, bearing fragments of various numbers, were picked up at 1the scdne of the crash and presented to the Adjutant of the 94th Ftr Sq., 1st Ftr Gp. (Maj. Jerome Belleau). Maj. Belleau certified that he examined the recovered pieces of the ^arrcrart, :raft, P-38G r-jt 10IX), 42—13411, and firmly stated that it was the same aircraft that w^rf' missing 9 Sep 43. He further stated that 1st Lt James P.. Dibble, 0-733844, was pilot of aircraft; I �.SB HISTORY - 55153, 18 fech 1945 (Dibble, James P., 0-7^44) CONT'D: IDEOTIFYING DATA (CGWT'D) member 1943 and he also verified case with both Dibble and aircraft wets IHA on 9 Septer ,ae 12th AAF. records of the pilot and mission held by the INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE AGO Finding of Death of missing person for 1st Lt James P. Dibble, 0-733844, under public Law 490, KIA 9 Sep 43; Presumed date of death: 10 September 1944 - N. Area. AGO Casualty advised that 2nd Lt Stanley <7. <7ojcik, 0-803508 had RTD. Plane crash investigated thru local AAF Hq; MACE #693 indicates that 1st Lt James P. Dibble, 0-733844, was pilot of P-38G 10L0, -AC, SN 42-13411, which crashed 9 Sep 43, near road 30 miles East of Agropoli, Italy. Air Corps records contained a statement made by 2nd Lt Raymond L. Schulze, member of the formation,submitted by the Field; wherein it was indicated that Lt Dibble, ibble. the 1 formation leader, was last seen parachuting about l,500f feet above the ground,, on- the the left side of the road, drifting away from the convoy. BASIS OF IDENTIFICATION 1. Same date of death — 9 Septimember 1943 inscribed on grave marking as Lt Dibble's plane is known to have crashed. from which subject deceased was disinterred by 2. Location of the isolated grave f British GJIS, corresponds withi the location of the casualty. 8 Si 3. Substantiating statement by UajI. Belleau, certifying’ that he examined the recovered ?rom the plane missing 9 Sep 43, pieces of a/c P-38G-10L0, 43-13411,. and that they were fi piloted by Lt Dibble, 0-733844. 4. Lt Dibble's plane and one piloted by 2nd Lt Stan]iley -i. ’iojcik, 0-803508, were the only two that failed to return from the mission. Lt, Wojcik returned to duty, leaving only Lt Dibble to be accounted for. RECOSsENDATIOH (tentatively identified by the field as Dibble) Identification of the remains /interred in Gr. 90, Plot K, Row 8 as the remains of 1st Lt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844. DATE DATE 7ft if (t ■ '^14—; RECORDS £1 COPIES ER TO 293 FILES FIELD -2- EFFECTS AGO (ER) �K E S T K 1 U T E b 4b • f&e SOS NATOUSA Jnlv 1943 REPo'^J^SHt AR 30-1S15 & TM 10-630 18 March 1945__ bate Report Fii>,1 Out BELH^EB -TG’-BB* R0DIBBLE __ James (First Name) TLas^ Name) ’ ^IstLt. — ........ iNiddOnitiai)...... 94 Ftr. Sqclid., l~Ftr. Gp. ~USAAF___ (Organize nization) (Rank) ___ (Date o “of’Death').................... i | (Country) pyotegtant (Branch) 1943 „Unknown........ _.......... 9 Septesrnber i (Place of Death) White......... USA 0-733844 (Serial No i i -Unknown- ]Plane Crash " (Cause of Death) (Religion: P. C. H. etc.) MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION Identification Tags found on body : Yes ( ) ; Nc (0)- Identification approved OQ}®. Bd. of Rev. If no identification tags, other means used to identify bod?"Si<&?$Hic^or?"?aM* letters, etc.; ...cut.,...f.o.und...ln...graYe.,. One (1) shoe, low Size ...or..color not...determined. Complete fingerprint chart of both hands on reverse side if body cannot be identified. None Complete tooth-chart on reverse side and list anatomical characteristcs\and other data if fingerprints cannot be taken. If unidentified, give circumstances: ............. List of Personal Effects found on Body and disposition-’OtT^mg: None Mrs. Maxine Dibble, c/o Ray Erway, R.#5, Hastings, Michigan -Unknown - -Unknown (Address of Emergency Ad'di- (Name <.i F.m> rgency Addressee) I (Sign^V^S^f .^tegu<d_JLOOO,_tas.„__.18 M^ch 1945 .Time and Date uf Burial) US Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy (l.wation. Name; & bio. of Cemetery) IF BURIAL OTHER THAN IN ESTABLISHED CEMETERY FURNISH SKETCH AND MAP REFERENCE REVERSE SIDE I HIS FORM 8 K 90 Wooden Cross General (type ■-.! ib-ligi.-u- i..-rem.>i.-.1 "(King (Imre Markers') (Grave No.) Identification Tag buried with body (0) 1 Identification Tag attached to marker (0). " ForZi'-GRS- sealed' in Lottie ^^d'^ur^ " tainer.?Qjy[jpL_^i^)ytnw.y...fi^p._aft.^^^—in—and—hurled -one -ft-.—below-grave ■marker«. Bodies buned on either side iSee paragraph « on reverse side this form. __ 89___ Right ^RENCHEN, Earl D. Pfc. 20508324 (Name) Left side : (Bank) (ASN) (Grave No.) (Organization) jEaSPjg^i.l263S23. LEO E. ;^v?fc.)’“ TRITSCHLER, 1st Lt. QMC INSTRUCTIONS FC additional copy for Registration on h;cher adminktrnt/63 w Registration Service Serve* will forward the original and two copies through at Reports rntdamed pape. and^ ^^^^tration Officer against — Casualty Section Graves I 1 •K 55153 RESTRICTED 23^--- - n^lon Service. ice. Craves checked to Base ' O Hq. PBS 8/ ■ eetrt - �i ri’i r.\i-.*AI k.{.\ i»«; r.*»in * V. hi lit • I }!*« i’H.tt li » li • liniti I .1 iiielulu i ol Vli-.lr. :>l l><|..ii: I b*. ill | »'l ■ olial |-I • >|->*1 11 . l.Hiole e• j.i.-.i.. r,4 iii..|i Illi «.«.<- ol .-Ueno diad. I>o-;.i-iil. ma Io noi.ilioii < j-.-i.-i in i.di«l bottle. i .inn , :i. -jn-ril ilii-ll, oi In-.I av.iil.ildi* ini lm:\ uiIIi iiiii.iiii-. Il uni-lehlilied, I.d.e fmgi-rplml-- ol Lnlli liniids; il llii-. llol I iblf.-. (ill oiii looili . h.ni and noli- height. wi-iglit, color ol eyes ■S and hail t.illoo marks, birlhmaiks, etc..., i dry marks, where body and olhei data as seiial no. ol weapon, laundry body .in shelter half, mattress'cover, Or blanket Vn when available. found. etc. Wrap \ ii 2. BURIAL : Dig giaive to a ch-plll ol live fret (hasty lintlli-iield burials. IIo suflicieiil Pi;; cposiug the body). Place uuly Hue bruly in aI vvi-iil elements depth to prevent dements limn ex| by side, mw beliind row. graves side li t 8 O t ,|. LtX’-ATloN Ol- GRAVE : Rcpml burials in established cemeteries by plot, : and grave number (or show on cemetery map), l-or all other burials prepare sketch in s pro\idvd below; mid giv l.n-atioii by mentis i-l map refcn-tici-s. or by reference Io pr prominriil p'-rmaneiii landmaiks. lufonuaiioii mii.-l be :-p< spu-ilie, i-ilie, accurate, conipleh-. Slmid alI foot Io the tin- left 1 and right. ol grave lacing head to determine bodies buried to Mt § i 5. PERSONAL EFFECTS : Lisi only personal effects taken from body,- on the Burial Ripoil form. Pi.-ice these with information a.- io identity ol owner, organizatiiion. i-incfgeii<-y her available maaddressee, in | rrson:il eff<i-t> bag. or wrap in li.indki :> b:< (. towel. or olh (erial and turn over Io Gi.-ivi Regislr.ilion Service Personnel with tepoiti ol burial. Governirried in Io Salvage nreiit property is not to be im-luded in pi-rsmial cllii-ls bill is Io be lur t'olleriing Point. g <& O h'.gi.t I Disinterred from British f Salerno (Beachhead) Cemetery, Plot 5, Row E, Grave 38^-bV--2nd Plat., 602nd QM Co (GR) 18 .. J I March 194-5- S - :1 2 --7 ■?? it i Reinterred samei date in U.S. Mil--’ dai Naple; itary Cemetery,( Naples, Italy, ' Plot K, Row 8, Grave 90. r; 1 io0 I- „ H s. g- -5 I ■" a* aIZI S — 6 2 2_ 2 A? 9 * f TOO'J H-CHART SKETCH ANU MAP REFERENCE: < a § 3. MARKING Ol-' GRAVE : l-'aslcn idr-nlilicalion lag tn |Kirary name peg and place, al head of genve. l-or enemy rlead. write data on peg. When ,pegs are not available copy data mi a piece of paper, place in brittle, spent shell, or oilier rei ■eccptacle, seal tightly be fastened to peg and place so as In mark and identify grave. II identification Ing cannot can i-r. do nol leave al grave Iml foiward with reeport of burial. II only or piai til in container one tag is found on body, it should be buried with Itody. The inf ifonnntinn thereon should be written on luarker or plaCi-d in container al liead of grave. Do nol use Wi-a|>oiis or helmets Io mark graves. I HI s S S' I1 �DISINTERMENT DIRECTIVE da;*c directive number SECTION ANAME AND BURIAL LOCATION OF DECEASED DAY DIBBLE YEAR O-7338-4^k P JAMES | MONTH | DATE OF DEATH SERIAL NUMBER LT DAY |mONTH [ YEAR DISPOSITION OF REMAIN! CEMETERY CODE K NAPLES 8 | DIST. PT. CAUSE OF DEATH COUNTRY GRAVE PLOT ALLIED CEM I TALY SECTION B - CONSIGNEE ANO NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONSIGNEE SECTION C - DISINTERMENT AND IDENTIFICATION SERIAL NUMBER DIBBLE “identification tag on | I REMAINS I I MARKER 0-733844 JAKES • P. .. RANK 6 RELIGION ORGANIZATION DATE DISTINTERREO DATE OF DEATH 1 LT ng 48 IDENTIFICATION VERIFIED BY P ”SAA? SECTION 0 - PREPARATION OF REMAINS FOR SHIPMENT____________________________ 1 nature of burial CONDITION OF REMAINS ^^^^^^OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION DISCREPANaES 1 REMAINS prepared and placed in casket DATE____________ CASKET SEALED BY EMBALMER (Signature) SHIPPING ADDRESS VERIFIED BY CASKET BOXED AND MARKED DATE -BY ■- - _________ :■ ■- ' • ___________________________ __________________________________________ i I hereby certify that all the foregoing operations were conducted and accomplished under my immediate supervision and that the report above is' correct. ' __________ ' ________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF GRS INSPECTOR Prepare Discrepancy Report QMC Form 1194a lor major discrepancies. Smc form pEV 16 MAR 46 1194 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way. Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Case History report of the investigation into James Dibble's crash, discovery and subsequent reburial Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Burial. Description An account of the resource Case History report of the investigation into James Dibble's crash, discovery and subsequent reburial. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Report of reburial and case history Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leo E. Tritschler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/18/1945 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022