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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I certify that I have examined the recovered.pieces of
P-38G-10L0 aircraft, Air Corps Serial number 42-13411, and bearing
the above serial number. It is my firm belief and conviction
that the above recovered pieces are a portion of aircraft P-38G10L0, Air Corps Serial number 42-13411, missing in action on
9 September 1943I further certify that 1st Lieut. James P. Dibble, 0733844.
was the pilot of aircraft type P-38G-10LQ, Air Corps Serial•
number 42-13411 on 9 September 1943, the date he was M.I.A and
the date subject airplane was M.I.A.
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I lurcher certify that I have knowledge of the above case
and have verified same with records of the aircraft pilot and
mission, held by this organization.

/s/ Jerome Belleau
/t/ JEROME BELLEAU,
Major, Air Corps,
Executive,
94th Fighter Squadron *
1st Fighter Group.

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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5"&gt;James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6"&gt;His Early Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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                    <text>DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY MILITARY PERSONNEL CENTER
2461 EISENHOWER AVENUE
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22331
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF

March 3, 1987

DAPC-PDC-MM DIBBLE, James P.
SN: 0 733 844

Mr. James W. Dibble
P.O. Box 990
Anderson, South Carolina 29622
Dear Mr. Dibble:

This responds to your request for information pertaining to
your uncle.
We have reviewed his individual deceased personnel file
received from the Washington National Records Center.
The file
contains only limited information pertaining to his death and
the disposition of his remains. We have extracted the
following information:

DIBBLE, James P., ILt, 0 733 844, 94th Ftr Sqdn, 1st Ftr
Grp. He was born November 3, 1921, and was killed in action
September 9, 1943. He was the pilot of a P-38G aircraft which
failed to return from a patrol mission to Naples, Italy. He
strafed an enemy convoy about 30 miles east of Agropoli, Italy,
and was struck by antiaircraft fire. He bailed out of the
cockpit and was last seen in his parachute about 1500 feet from
the ground. He did not survive, his remains were interred in
an isolated grave where the plane crashed.
His remains were
subsequently recovered and interred in the British Salerno
(Beachhead) Cemetery, Salerno, Italy, no date stated. On March
18, 1945, the American Graves Registration removed his remains
to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy, plot K, row 8,
grave 90. Under the repatriation program, his remains were
disinterred August 6, 1948, and repatriated to the Middleville
Cemetery, Middleville, Michigan, in December 1948.
Enclosed are copies of the Case History, Record of
Interment (Naples) and Disinterment Directive.
I hope this information will be helpful.

Sincerely,

A

John F. Manning
'
Assistant Chief
Mortuary Affairs and Casualty
Support Division
Enclosures

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                  <text>Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at &lt;a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;FindAGrave.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jump to other sections of the collection:
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5"&gt;James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6"&gt;His Early Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAMQAw&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftechnology%2FP-38&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw25-9_sOlkuv_UPtZBhV1Ma" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Britannica.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't miss the section titled Day of Armageddon recapping the events of August 30, 1943. This air battle over Italy ultimately earned James the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was lucky to survive - many pilots made the ultimate sacrifice. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See photos, letters, mission reports and more about James' time spent in combat over Africa and Italy in 1942 and 1943.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jump to other sections of the collection:
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5"&gt;James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6"&gt;His Early Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7"&gt;High School into the Army Air Corps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8"&gt;Flight Training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17"&gt;We Got Married!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9"&gt;Combat!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10"&gt;Mission Reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12"&gt;The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAMQAw&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftechnology%2FP-38&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw25-9_sOlkuv_UPtZBhV1Ma" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Britannica.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't miss the section titled Day of Armageddon recapping the events of August 30, 1943. This air battle over Italy ultimately earned James the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was lucky to survive - many pilots made the ultimate sacrifice. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See photos, letters, mission reports and more about James' time spent in combat over Africa and Italy in 1942 and 1943.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jump to other sections of the collection:
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5"&gt;James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6"&gt;His Early Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7"&gt;High School into the Army Air Corps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8"&gt;Flight Training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17"&gt;We Got Married!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9"&gt;Combat!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10"&gt;Mission Reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11"&gt;Letters Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16"&gt;Flying with Eisenhower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12"&gt;The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14"&gt;The Search for Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15"&gt;The Monument in Padula, Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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                    <text>CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD OF

THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
TO
JAMES P. DIBBLE

First Lieutenant James P.
Dibble distinguished himself by extraordinary
achievement while participating in aerial flight against the enemy in the
Mediterranean Theatre of Operations on 30 August 1943. On that date, Lieutenant
Dibble was the leader of forty-four P-38 aircraft on a vital escort mission to
two medium bombardment groups which were attacking the important Marshalling
Yards at Aversa, Italy,
An aggressive enemy force of approximately seventy-five
aircraft was encountered. Lieutenant Dibble skillfully positioned his flights
close to the bombers so that penetration was impossible. He led the group with
great determination and aggressiveness and his intelligent deployment and
courageous tactics caused all pilots to fight a brilliant defensive battle for
over forty-five minutes. The overwhelming superiority of the enemy, however,
caused severe losses to the fighter defenders while all bomber aircraft returned
to base without the loss of a single bomber aircraft. Lieutenant Dibble’s
aggressive combat spirit and his faultless leadership under stress of this event
were superb. The heavy responsibility of operational control and tactical
employment during this period is in the keeping with the highest tradition of a
combat fighter pilot. . His actions during this engagement and his fortitude,
flying skills and courage reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed
Forces of the United States of America..

Si 6

�THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETING:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS JULY 2, 1926
HAS AWARDED

THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
TO
FIRST LIEUTENANT JAMES P. DIBBLE

FOR
EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT
WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AERIAL FLIGHT
30 AUGUST 1943
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
THIS 27TH
DAY OF JULY
19 90

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

F FORM 2247. JUL 70

�</text>
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                  <text>Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jump to other sections of the collection:
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5"&gt;James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6"&gt;His Early Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7"&gt;High School into the Army Air Corps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8"&gt;Flight Training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17"&gt;We Got Married!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9"&gt;Combat!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10"&gt;Mission Reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11"&gt;Letters Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16"&gt;Flying with Eisenhower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12"&gt;The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13"&gt;Killed in Action&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14"&gt;The Search for Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15"&gt;The Monument in Padula, Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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