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On August 8, 1943 Jim flew his 41st mission. The Gr^rip went out on a strafing mission.
Twenty-four P-38s took off at 12:20 PM from Mateur to strafe a road and railyard south
of Angitola, Italy. The squadron flew low over the Mediterranean to avoid enemy radar.
At Angitola, the P-3 8s came in over the railyard with complete surprise. Several trains
were strafed, two engines were destroyed and several railroad cars exploded, indicating
that they were carrying ammunition. The element of surprise was achieved because if the
enemy were aware of the approaching planes, they could put up a wall of ground fire.
The Germans had special cars on most of their military trains that were heavily armed
with anti-aircraft weapons. They looked like any other railcar but on attack the car siding
could be dropped to permit some very concentrated and effective fire.
During this mission, Jim's plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and lost an engine. He wrote
home the following day and described what happened:
"I'm going to attempt to give you the thoughts of a pilot when he gets into a tough
spot. I ought to know -three times I've come home on one engine - flak holes - enemy
fighters - and even a .30 caliber rifle firedfrom the ground while strafing enemy troops.
Can you imagine seeing a truckfull of men suddenly explode into flames from the bullets
released by the touch ofyour forefinger. Men running and you in sort ofa fiendish glow
of murderous instinct, mowing them down. No thoughts of anything - your mind a blank
Pilots have been so concentrated on a target that they have flown right into it with a
terrific explosion. No one that hasn't strafed can understand why. But it continues to
happen no matter how many warnings are in the pilot's brain.
Pulling up offthe target almost ticking the hilltop -1 guess I gave it to those bastards.
Suddenly your plane lurches - almost flips on its back! My God but you are scared, but
only for a flash. All the months of intense training you had take over. You have your
wings only because your reactions are split second, and way ahead ofyour brain. You
have seen fellow cadets washout not so much because they couldn't fly but because when
this happened they would be 20 feet in the ground.
Before you know it the plane is level, the left engine has the gas shut off, propeller
feathered to decrease parasite drag which might not let you continue flying. Maybe you
shut it offjust before it was to explode into flame just like that truck you just left - who
knows?
Anyway here you are. - How in hell did all those holes get in that engine and wing. I
guess those poor jerks down there were trying to kill me, but they didn't know that I
wasn't due for about sixty years yet.
Better get someone to escort me home. Who knows, the whole Luftwaffe may be
upstairs waiting for me. The old radio is working thank God, so in a couple minutes a
couple or three ofyour buddies are weavingjust over your head, ready to take on anyone
that has any ideas of hurting you. Do you love 'em - what a wonderful bunch ofguys that
are flying with you.
How's my good engine? By this time you are screamingfor home with nothing more
to worry about than 300 miles of open sea and whether or not your good engine is going
to hold up! What if there are some bullets in it? Maybe it's going to stop any second.
off. Not the
Gosh its getting too hot! Open up all the shutters and cool that damn thing off
�damn thing really, instead the wonderful good old American engine that will run forever
ifgiven halfa chance. Baby it and how. Good, it's ticking along beautifully, keep it up.
My generator is shot out and the battery must be getting low. Shut the radio off, props
in manual control. Booster pumps off inverter, no that runs the compass, got to have
that. I guess that's all the electric equipment I can shut off.
Gas, that wonderful stuff that keeps you up there. They say it costs $2.00 a gallon by
the time it gets to us. How much - not too much, so the mixture leaned out, r.p.m.s
lowered, just enough power on to keep up a good speed
Wow, am I hot, soaked with
sweat and it's still pouring out. Well, we're out of danger from the enemy now so relax.
Darn, but my rear end aches. It ought to, for the last four hours I have sat in this one
spot. And what a spot - 5'7" and my head bumps the top of the canopy ifI stretch a little.
Tall guys which there are a few of must have trouble. That Co-2 bottle in your seat
dinghy is like sitting on a fist sized rock
;
Release your safety belt which helps for a couple ofminutes. Take a swig ofwater out
ofyour canteen which by this time is warm as
, well warm. Light up a cigarette and
really enjoy it. Gosh I wish I was back to the field would! ever hit the sack
There's land and pretty soon the field -oh gosh a strong cross wind to make a single
engine landing in. Well, here goes - I've had two before - but without a cross-wind I
guess it won't be so hard tho - just keep on the ball. Heck that wasn't hard at all - as
good as a regular landing. Wow! look at the crowd coming out to look at the holes. The
crew chief is actually proud - "look at the holes in my plane" -he says. "And it came
back Oh hell, I guess it will be an engine change. Why couldn't they have hit a less vital
spot?" - On the ground it's the crew chiefs plane - only in the air does it belong to the
pilot. Pilots argue about who has the best crew chiefand crew chiefs the reverse.
Oh well, here comes the Colonel. Well, he just congratulated you on a good job of
bringing the plane back Well hell, what about bringing myself back? But I guess that
goes without saying. One hundred thirty five holes in the plane, and two through the
cockpit, well, C'est Le Guerre."
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James spent his combat time based out of North Africa and helped clear the way for the eventual invasion of Italy in 1943. <br /><br />He was a member of the 94th Air Squadron, <a href="https://www.1stfg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1st Fighter Group</a>, and flew the famous twin-engined P-38. Learn more about the P-38 at:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aviation History online Museum</a></li>
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</ul><br />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. <br /><br />See photos, letters, mission reports and more about James' time spent in combat over Africa and Italy in 1942 and 1943.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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James Dibble. Combat.
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Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble, nephew.
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James Dibble
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1943-08
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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>
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James Dibble. Medals and Citations.
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7/27/1990
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Hastings residents who died in World War II
Name
Richard A. Babcock
Cleo E. Card
Charles A. Casey
Georqe H. Cashmore
Lewis Castle
William A. Christy
Orville Cooley
Bernard D. Davis
William DeCou
James P. Dibble
Robert C. Gardner
Martin Hawthorne
Robert H. Henney
Ernest M. Howell
Merrill E. Isham
Frank R. "Bob" Kelly
Neil L. Kidder
Estle V. King
Hubert L. McCallum
Michael "Mickey" G. H. McPharlin
Harold W. Norwood
Robert Reid
Frank W. Rogers
Howard A. Shellington
Cleon L. Smith
Donald L. Solomon
DeForest Snyder Jr.
Duane D. Stamm
Merle G. Tasker
Wesley R. VanDenberg
Morton F. Young
Rank
Corp.
Sgt.
Fireman, 2nd C
Pfc.
medically disch
Staff Sqt.
1 st Lt.
Staff Sqt.
1 st Lt.
Pfc.
2nd Lt.
2nd Lt.
Pvt.
Pfc.
Staff Sgt.
Pvt.
Technician, 4tf
Pvt.
Major
Pvt.
Pfc.
2nd Lt.
Lt
2nd Lt.
Corp.
Technician, 5th
2nd Lt.
Sgt.
2nd Lt.
Machinists Mate
Date of Birth
Sept. 8, 1923
Dec. 11, 1910
Apr. 22, 1927
Nov. 22, 1924
Feb. 23, 1921
Oct. 16, 1926
1923
abt. 1919
abt. 1924
Nov. 3, 1921
Dec. 30, 1923
Jan. 19, 1919
Dec. 20, 1917
no date 1916
Jan. 22, 1923
1917
1911
Dec. 14, 1909
Oct. 16, 1922
Aug. 4, 1919
Oct. 3, 1923
Jun. 15, 1919
Aug. 14, 1914
28-May-21
Jun. 13, 1913
Aug. 27, 1922
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Parents
Ray/Luella (Talmage) Babcock
Joseph/Clarissa (Dudley) Card
Winifred/Alice (Johncock) Casey
orphan
Frank/Flossie (Lectka) Castle
Foster mother Nellie Clemence
M/M Stephen J. Cooley
M/M Henry Davis
Clair/Hazel DeCou
James E./Estelle M Dibble
Roy/Margaretha Gardner
M/M Ralph Hawthorne
Fred/Lusena (Nichols) Henney
M/M Daniel Howell
Howard/Sarah (Hammond) Isham
Frank/Gladys (Beck) Kelly
M/M Clem Kidder
Rev./Mrs Fred W. King
Donald "DanVRosa M. McCallum
Russell/Frances Germain Norwood
William/Alta (Callihan) Reid
M/M Frank Rogers
Emmett/Mary Shellington
Ernest/Sopha Smith
M/M Charles Solomon
DeForest/Hazel (Barnum) Snyder
M/M L. D. Stamm
M/M Oliver Tasker
M/M Charles VanDenberq
John and ? Young
Rural School
Burroughs, Johnstown
Macomber
Hinds
Assyria
Baltimore Twp.
Carlton Center
Barney Mills
Graduated
1939
1944
1942
1937
1941
1939
1940
1937
1943
1935
1933
Dunham
Brush Ridge
Starr
Dowling
Ryan
Assyria
1934
1928
1930
1927
Original Occupation
Family farm
Hastings Manufacturing
High school student
Kellogg Co. Battle Creek
Ionia Kroger
Schultz Bakery, Chicago
Union Stamp and Pump Company
Produce Manager, Hastings Kroger
MSU Ag Econ Degree
Family farm
Ralston Purina, Weston Biscuit Co.
Lineman
Wilcox-Rich in Battle Creek
College student
Family farm, owned sawmill
Eaton Manufacturing
1937
1941
1937
WMU BS
Tool and die apprentice
MSU engineeering degree 1942
1940
1943
1933
1940
1924
Woolworth Asst, Mgr., Sandusky
State fish hatchery, Hastings
Kellogg Co. Battle Creek
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�Hastings residents who died in World War II
Name
Richard A. Babcock
Cleo E. Card
Charles A. Casey
Georqe H. Cashmore
Lewis Castle
William A. Christy
Orville Cooley
Bernard D. Davis
William DeCou
James P. Dibble
Robert C. Gardner
Martin Hawthorne
Robert H. Henney
Ernest M. Howell
Merrill E. Isham
Frank R. "Bob" Kelly
Neil L. Kidder
Estle V. King
Hubert L. McCallum
Michael "Mickey" G. H. McPharlin
Harold W. Norwood
Robert Reid
Frank W. Rogers
Howard A. Shellington
Cleon L. Smith
Donald L. Solomon
DeForest Snyder Jr.
Duane D. Stamm
Merle G. Tasker
Wesley R. VanDenberg
Morton F. Young
Branch
Army
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Corps
Armv
Army Air Corps
Army Air Corps
Army Air Corps
Army
Air Force
Army
Army
Army
Army Air Corps
Army
Army
Army
British Royal Air Force
Army
Army
Marines
Army Air Corps
Army Air Force
Army
Army
Army National Guard
Unit
Infantry
Co. M, 411th Inf
Duties
Military policeman
Machine gunner
Fireman
4th Marine Division, 1st Amphibious Corps, Marine R
79th Division, 7th Army
First Fighter Group
Fighter pilot
Age at Death
Date of Death
22
Nov. 29, 1945
34
Feb. 27, 1945
17
Feb. 21, 1945
August 1944
18
abt. 21
abt. 23
20
21
21
Fighter pilot
Ordinance
Armorer-gunner
36th Armored Regiment, 3rd Division
11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry
Co. B. 103rd Combat Battalion
Third Infantry Division
131st Infantry Regiment of the 33rd
2nd Bombardment
Pilot
Fighter pilot
Veteran, chemical warfare service
19
abt. 28
21
21
28
abt. 33
22
25
21
28
23
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March 1944
March 24, 1945
Feb. 2, 1945
June 25, 1945
Dec. 1, 1943
June 1, 1942
Sept. 10, 1944
32nd "Red Arrow" Division
29
Army
Navy
Aug. 30, 1945
Jan. 8, 1945
May 5, 1942
March 3, 1944
Sept. 9, 1943
Feb. 22, 1945
Jan. 22, 1944
Jan. 29, 1944
April 25, 1945
May 14, 1945
Jan. 14, 1945
July 17, 1944
Jan. 25, 1949
Dec. 9, 1944
Co. E. 361st Infantry
Platoon commander
Jan. 1, 1943
Oct. 11, 1944
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�Hastings residents who died in World War II
Name
Richard A. Babcock
Cleo E. Card
Charles A. Casey
Georqe H. Cashmore
Lewis Castle
William A. Christy
Orville Cooley
Bernard D. Davis
William DeCou
James P. Dibble
Robert C. Gardner
Martin Hawthorne
Robert H. Henney
Ernest M. Howell
Merrill E. Isham
Frank R. "Bob" Kelly
Neil L. Kidder
Estle V. King
Hubert L. McCallum
Michael "Mickey" G. H. McPharlin
Harold W. Norwood
Robert Reid
Frank W. Rogers
Howard A. Shellington
Cleon L. Smith
Donald L. Solomon
DeForest Snyder Jr.
Duane D. Stamm
Merle G. Tasker
Wesley R. VanDenberg
Morton F. Young
Where Died
Battle
Cause
KIA
Wounds received
Drowned
KIA
Final Resting Place
France
Germany
Waters near Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Dearborn
France
Panama
San Bernadino, CA
Italy
Germany
New Guinea
Cassino, Italy
Luzon, Philippines
Camp Atterbury, Ind.
Derben, Germany
France
Lipperscheid, Luxembourg
France
Anemia
Battle of the Bulge KIA
Plane crash
Aircraft accident
Plane shot down
Explosion
Plane shot down
KIA
KIA
Malaria
Plane shot down
Wounds received
KIA
KIA
Dowling Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings
Cisterna, Italy
Luzon, Philippines
Mt. Whitney, CA
Maros, Dutch East Indies
Anzio
North Cemetery, Hickory Corners
Hastings Township Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings
Freeport Cemetery
Taralic, Japan
Orleans, France
"March of Death"
New Guinea
Italy
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KIA
KIA
Airplane accident
Plane shot down
Airplane accident
cerebral malaria
Wounds received
Plane crash
KIA
Mortar fire
France
Henri-Chapelle; Liege, Belgium
Sea
Union/Joy Cemetery, Maple Grove Township
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings
Mt. Hope, Middleville
Striker Cemetery, Maple Grove
Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings.
New Albany, Ind., National Cemetery
Union/Joy Cemetery, Maple Grove Township
Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings.
Portland
Hastings Township Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings
Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br />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><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Spreadsheet printout
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Title
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List of Hastings, Michigan veterans who died in World War II
Subject
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Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials.
Description
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List of Hastings, Michigan veterans who died in World War II.
Type
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Text
Format
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List
Creator
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unknown
Date
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unknown
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/314/Dibble_Text0229.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Title
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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:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">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."<br /><br />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.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />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><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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Hand-written letter
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Title
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Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Subject
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World War II. August 30, 1943.
Description
An account of the resource
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943.
Type
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Text
Format
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Historical account
Creator
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Lt. Frank McIntosh
Date
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unknown
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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94TH FIG.’l'LE SQUADRON
1ST FJGNTER GROUP
A.P.O. 520
June 8, 1943.
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Ccpt. Cover, Its. Riles, Fell, Helms, Free 111—.
Cronin, Hagenbaok, Sager, Boose, Cogswell, Whalen, Sokol, Quinn, Bower, Brophy,
Gilliam, Stephan, Pace, Killer, .Anderson, and Esser, each carrying 1 x 1000 lb.
bomb (,1 and ,025 fuses), together with formations from the 27th and 71st Fighter
Squadrons, took off at 0910 hours to dive bomb gun emplacement position #3 on
PArrrET.TF.RTA. Formation flew due east to target at 6,500 feet and dived to 4,000
feet before dropping their bombs. Direct hits were scored on target but extent
of damage could not be seen because of dust and dirt and the shelling of the
Island r.y 14 heavy cruisers and destroyers. Flak: light, not intense but accurate.
Fo enemy aircraft'seen, Weather: to and .ver target, Cr-VU. Time over target 1128
hours. Lt. Bower returned :.r : srje, 2 dine at 1220 hours, Lt. Quinn landed
at Enfideville at 1225 hoars to refuel, , pk off at 1320 hours and landed hero
' at'1440 hours. It. Cronin is missing, 10 oombs are known to have been dropped.
Remainder of formation land. ’. :t 1>;.5
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June 9, 1943.
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MISSION - 19 P-38b, Capt. Wellenaiek, Lts, Pace,
JQRT MISSION - 19 p-38s, Capt. wellensiek,
'
Bnicombe. Opdahl. Quinn,' Niles, Hasenback, Cogswell, Miller, Bower, Whalen,
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ii:ioo6M7i^rGiri»i\O25,fises)^ together with formations from the £7th •
aaft'TlBt .Fighter Squadrons, took off at 1210 hours to dive bomb gun emplacement
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an Ke.109. Our formation then escorted the B-17s back over PANTEIIERIA, B-17s goirg
over-target at^3J8,QPOfeet,„Pr3?6 at 19,000 feet at 1430 hours. Our Squadron went.w
■ not-intense. Route: direct to P/uMSIIERIA, back to CAPE BOM to escort B-l?e, thenb
to hAV’.' ry::.-r-d buck * .cathey to on: ever t?r ;et, CAVU. Lt. Filler I.-;-/
at 1610 hours. Lt, Sager landed at S6LIMAN A/D on CAFE BON at 1445 hours because t
of a shortage of. gas. He took off at 1520 hour®, and landed at 1620 hours. Remaind|
of formation landed at 1545 hours.,
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Mission Reports
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />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
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Original Format
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Typed mission report
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Title
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Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 8 and June 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, June 8 and June 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
1943-06
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
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Title
A name given to the resource
James P. Dibble: His Early Life
Description
An account of the resource
Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately graduated from High School in 1939. <br /><br />This collection is entirely photographs of James' early life with his parents and brother Bill.<br /><br />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>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
Location
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Kellogsville School , Grand Rapids, MI
Physical Dimensions
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2.5" x 3.5"
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Title
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James and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, 1929
Subject
The topic of the resource
James Dibble. Grand Rapids.
Description
An account of the resource
James (2nd from right, back row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Format
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Black and white photograph
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
1929
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
Type
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Still image
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Text
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Title
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James P. Dibble: We Got Married!
Description
An account of the resource
James and Maxine dated in High School and after. They decided to get married while he was in flight training and tied the knot on October 29, 1942. <br /><br />See photos of the day, a couple of letters James sent home before the big day and the local newspaper announcements. Note the letter where he had to get his parents' permission for the military as he was still not of age.<br /><br />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
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Title
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Newspaper clipping of announcing Maxine's marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942
Subject
The topic of the resource
Maxine Dibble. Wedding.
Description
An account of the resource
Newspaper clipping of announcing Maxine's marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942.
Type
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Text
Format
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Newspaper
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
1942
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Rights Holder
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unknown
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
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Text
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Title
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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:
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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:<br /><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
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Title
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Newspaper clipping announcing James will soon be a pilot
Subject
The topic of the resource
James Dibble. Flight Training.
Description
An account of the resource
Newspaper clipping announcing James will soon be a pilot.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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Newspaper
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
1942
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
unknown
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
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Text
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
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<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>
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<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>
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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-04-18
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James Dibble. Correspondence.
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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.
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Text
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Personal correspondence
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James Dibble
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1943-04-18
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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2022-01-18
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James P. Dibble: The Monument in Padula, Italy
Description
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The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim & Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. <br /><br />As everyone learned more about James and what happened, they viewed James as a hero and wanted to honor him. In May 2005 they erected a monument to his memory and sacrifice in helping them win freedom during WWII.<br /><br />See photos from the dedication ceremony, including the monument itself, along with transcriptions of the speeches given.<br /><br />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>
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Padula Valley, Italy
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4" x 6"
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Jack Hanton talking about flying through the Padula Valley back in 1943
Subject
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James Dibble. Crash Site. Padula, Italy.
Description
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Jack Hanton talking about flying through the Padula Valley back in 1943.
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Color photograph
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unknown
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2000-05
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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2022-01-18
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James P. Dibble: High School into the Army Air Corps
Description
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An athlete, James played on the Hastings High School football team for several years and later was active in sports at the YMCA in Chicago. In High School, James met Maxine Erway who would ultimately become his wife. <br /><br />After graduating from Hastings High School in 1939, he went to Chicago and began working in the bakery business. He worked for a time at the Schultz Bakery in Chicago and was even sent to New York to learn at the Fleischman Lab.<br /><br />This colllection contains high school graduation information, photos and letters.<br /><br />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>
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Hastings, MI
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4" x 6"
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James and Maxine at High School Graduation
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James and Maxine Dibble
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James and Maxine at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. Other students in background unknown.
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unknown
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1939
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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2022-01-18
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Text
EDDIE RICKENBACKER
NORTH AFRICA
AND THE
“HAT IN THE RING PIN”
In April 1943 Eddie Rickenbacker had visited the War Department
and received another assignment as Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson's Special Consultant. Rickenbacker was to visit Russia to
check into the Lend-Lease program then in effect.
Lend-Lease was
the program, inaugurated in March 1941, by which America became
the arsenal of democracy, sending military supplies to all nations
fighting the Axis. Rickenbacker's trip took him through North
Africa, and as such he planned to visit as many Air Corp groups as
possible to help boost morale.
Knowing that his old squadron was
stationed in the
area,
before
leaving the United States,
Rickenbacker had a jeweler in New York make up
i
insignia pins with
the hat-in-the-ring motif and had persuaded
p
Hap Arnold, head of
the Army Air Forces, to approve themit to be worn on their uniforms.
On May 14, five command cars pulled into the base at Chateaudun du
Rommel, Algeiiria. Jimmy Doolittle, then Commanding Officer of the
spped
out to introduce Rickenbacker to the
Twelfth Air Force, step
’groui
ling Rickenbacker threw a big party for the
group.
Later that eveni,,
squa^
squadron in Constantine.
There were then some 22 pilots in the
94th Squadron.
!
The pilot::s having been trucked in were treated to
a bit
ig meal consisting of camel steaks with all the trimmings,
Folic
.owing the cognac and grape juice to wash it all down,
Rickenbacker assembled all tl:he= pilots
pi:
on a small stage.
(
General
Doolittle called each pilots name
name..
Eddie Rickenbaker presented
the small "hat-in-the-ring" pin to General Doolittle wh<10 in turn
pinned it on the tunic above the pilots wings.
Lt. Jim Dibble
wrote home to describe the event."We had a big squadron part}
rty last
night in a nearby town.
Eddie Rickenbacker, who used to 1be with
the squadron in the last war, threw a party for us.
We were all
presented with a pin of silver in the form of the squadron
insignia, the hat-in-the-ring."
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James P. Dibble: Combat!
Description
An account of the resource
James spent his combat time based out of North Africa and helped clear the way for the eventual invasion of Italy in 1943. <br /><br />He was a member of the 94th Air Squadron, <a href="https://www.1stfg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1st Fighter Group</a>, and flew the famous twin-engined P-38. Learn more about the P-38 at:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aviation History online Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAMQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftechnology%2FP-38&usg=AOvVaw25-9_sOlkuv_UPtZBhV1Ma" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Britannica.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLockheed_P-38_Lightning&usg=AOvVaw0_UoxVGVbZOtad9vsjWvhW" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a></li>
</ul><br />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. <br /><br />See photos, letters, mission reports and more about James' time spent in combat over Africa and Italy in 1942 and 1943.<br /><br />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>
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Account of Eddie Rickenbacker's visit to the 94th Air Squadron in Algeria, 1943
Subject
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World War II. 1st Fighter Group. Medals and Citations
Description
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Account of Eddie Rickenbacker's visit to the 94th Air Squadron in Algeria, 1943.
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Text
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Essay
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Jim Dibble
Date
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unknown
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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Text
FEBRUARY 15, 1991
SKYWRIGHTER
21
Museum visit spurs DFC award
Famiiy history finds © hero
By BRIAN BARR
SKYWRIGHTER STAFF
A photograph at the Air Force Museum
started the process that finally got a young
fighter pilot his Distinguished Flying Cross,
47 years after leading a flight of P-38s in an
hour-long battle with the Luftwaffe over
Italy.
Some letters recovered from Lieutenant
Dibble’s wife, who later remarried, made
mention of the fact that he’d been recom
mended for the Distinguished Flying Cross,
but didn’t give any details of the mission in
volved.
Mr. Dibble contacted the Air Force con
cerning his uncle’s case, and was told that
the service would need historical evidence
to verify the recommendation before the
medal could be awarded. It took three years
of research and tracking down former
squadron pilots to reconstruct the events
that first led to the Distinguished Flying
Cross citation.
The Distinguished Flying Cross was
awarded posthumously to the family of 1st
Lt. James Dibble during a Dec. 14 ceremony
at Wright-Patterson. The lieutenant was
originally recommended for the award after
leading three squadrons of the First Fighter
“The hard part was establishing ’which
Group on a bomber escort mission from mission brought about the citation, ini iterms
North Africa over Aversa, Italy, on Aug. 30, of chronology and exactly what happened at
1943.
the time,” Mr. Dibble noted.
He was killed only nine days later, his unit
eventually transferred to another com
mand, and the recommendation is thought
to have been “lost” in the interim.
A nephew, James Dibble, the lieutenant’s
namesake, took an interest in his uncle’s
part in the war after visiting the Air Force
' Museum here in 1985. “I saw a picture there
of the North Africa area, and it spurred the
whole thing,” Mr. Dibble, now 40, recalled.
“Very little was known by the family up
until that point.”
What Mr. Dibble uncovered was the mis
sion the 94th Fighter Squadron flew on Aug.
30, 1943.
As group commander that day, Lieu
tenant Dibble led the 94th and two other
squadrons of the First Fighter Group — a
total of 44 P-38 fighters — as they escorted
two bomber groups against the marshalling
yards at Aversa.
The group was attacked by 75 German
fighters as they neared the target. Lieute
nant Dibble formed his fighters in close to
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the bombers, then fought a defensive air
battle that lasted close to an hour. Thirteen
American fighters were downed, but not a
single bomber was lost in the raid.
A little more than a week later, while
strafing a German convoy in Italy, his plane
was shot down and Lieutenant Dibble was
reported missing in action. A year later his
status was revised to killed in action and, in
October 1946, his family was informed that
the lieutenant’s grave had been located near
Naples.
The Distinguished Flying Cross citation
was again submitted to the Air Force in May
1990, bearing the signature of Lieutenant
Dibble’s former commanding officer.
“It was very emotional for me,” said
William Dibble, Lieutenant Dibble’s
brother, who accepted the posthumous
award at Wright-Patterson. “I remembered
all of the pain my mother and father felt
during the time he was listed as missing?in
action. A lot of that came welling up in m
But this is a source of pride, and gratititude.
He was a brave young man.”
The award was presented in front of a P-38
Lightning, similar to the plane flown by
Lieutenant Dibble, at the Air Force
Museum.
“This sort of presentation is certainly
rare,” explained Myra Miller, chief of the
Personal Affairs section at the Wright-
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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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Newspaper
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Title
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Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross
Subject
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James Dibble. Medals and Citations.
Description
An account of the resource
Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross. This appeared in Skywrighter, the base newspaper for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on February 15, 1991. Read more recent editions of the paper at https://www.skywrighter.com/.
Type
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Text
Format
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Newspaper
Creator
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Brian Barr
Date
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2/15/1991
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Publisher
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Cox Media Group Ohio, Dayton, OH
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/320/Dibble_Text0125.pdf
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Text
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br />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><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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photograph of an original telegram
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Title
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Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine
Subject
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James Dibble. MIA/KIA.
Description
An account of the resource
Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine.
Type
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Image
Format
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Telegram
Creator
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U. S. Government
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
9/24/1943
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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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
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Dublin Core
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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:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">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."<br /><br />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.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />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><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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Hand-written letter
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Title
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Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II. August 30, 1943.
Description
An account of the resource
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943.
Type
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Text
Format
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Historical account
Creator
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Lt. Frank McIntosh
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11/20/2002
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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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
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/212/Dibble_Text0154.pdf
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Mission Reports
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />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
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Title
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Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 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, June 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
Randolph A. Brown
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1943-06
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
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/6/192/Dibble_Image0066.jpg
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
James P. Dibble: His Early Life
Description
An account of the resource
Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately graduated from High School in 1939. <br /><br />This collection is entirely photographs of James' early life with his parents and brother Bill.<br /><br />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>
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
Location
The location of the interview
Kellogsville School , Grand Rapids, MI
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
2.5" x 3.5"
Dublin Core
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Title
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James and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids
Subject
The topic of the resource
James Dibble. Grand Rapids.
Description
An account of the resource
James (3rd from right, back row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and white photograph
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
unknown
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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2022-01-18
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Title
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James P. Dibble: We Got Married!
Description
An account of the resource
James and Maxine dated in High School and after. They decided to get married while he was in flight training and tied the knot on October 29, 1942. <br /><br />See photos of the day, a couple of letters James sent home before the big day and the local newspaper announcements. Note the letter where he had to get his parents' permission for the military as he was still not of age.<br /><br />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
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Newspaper
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Newspaper clipping of Maxine's parents announcing her marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942
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Maxine Dibble. Wedding
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Newspaper clipping of Maxine's parents announcing her marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942.
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Text
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Newspaper
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unknown
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1942
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unknown
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
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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:
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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
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Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><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
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Original Format
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Hand-written letter
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Letter from James before primary training to his parents, 1942
Subject
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James Dibble. Correspondence.
Description
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Letter from before primary training to his parents.
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Text
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Personal correspondence
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James Dibble
Date
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1942
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
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Title
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before.<br /><br />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><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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Hand-written letter
Dublin Core
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Title
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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-04-27
Subject
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James Dibble. Correspondence.
Description
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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.
Type
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Text
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Personal correspondence
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James Dibble
Date
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1943-04-27
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18