1 20 345 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/204/Dibble_Text0146.pdf fc35867a7facbd67971a05672b314184 PDF Text Text i ,9W ?»sr s$wm ■1ST 'FJ0O1® SjKW te?.O. 520 29, August, 1943a teekly tesouaten1 topo-Efc (22 Auguct * 23 August, 1943 incl*). TO ®ftsa®sdliig-Qtf£i^rF?lGt Filter X»W*aA-*IW5*.' $20 (AST* 8-2.), Vihite cn a straffing Maoion war 3WGIA. a/d, mix on 25 August, 1943, 4 of Ous- y-3ij» encGibitered a tem ^3^.Afeet ^U «u W#w w^. teas? «^52:aiKai&-1,000. abov© ora? forsiatted* j&* Besser eUdbed: ap K/A. sg& tsiL “fxh’i his first burst set tm the teft left ©ng: engine m fire,- This Ju»52 •losed down and v®nt into a steep divs. It. Bosas* foiled h'Jxa dom, this Uste setting tee rdghfc engins ©n fire at which tiac tte s/a cspteded in jaicWi:Lr. Svidontly this Ju.52 was unaware Of the approaching k-38s fsr the ■ pilot of tills is/A took no evasive action wjistso©wss*» - - 2*. On -2fr Augueti. 1943 white.' ©gtertiug B*2Gs w&ai WS&tfiW,- XTa®?, out SfiBsattea wa-^taGked by 3 109s Just after leaving tte fcar-ot area. As these S/A wire divteg, our fesfflation turned into thm» Th© sA teaMtetely brete off > tte attack and turned aw <te» iWnatten gave otes® arid It* Dibble got on the tail of the second--30.109 giving it a tetig burst freer 300 yards. This Jo.309 poured black «sote, wat stratete d®an and crashed* ‘2w otter 2 fe.teSs sate a spilt "3", nhit tiie deck*' and tested for ta©* 3* iMla on a baiter escort olssten wer CAS21SA u6f,. ITALx on 2? -lugost, 1943. After tesvteg the tercet, 10 te»te9s attaoted the P-jSs froa above and be hind* 15 other 5fe$2O?s wwc seen high above and th th® left of our formtion fomeition but did not attack fcssw^teut the entire ©ng^l^x-nt* Tteugh our fomattea jnauttea turned into tee te attacking Je*te‘te, thqy paosaed tore their dtteteas -tusi — refused to break off the engagesasnt. Lb, Sites nosed qo end gave, one of these e/a a short burst which ms too high# Apperarfoly seeing his teacers, this jjjs.te? iaudo a split «S« st whfeli tiac It, Kites followed hte d®jm giving hl's 3 good borate ft’oa about s 200 yards# This Z/k disintergrated in said-air, LU Aatersm turned back to aid a lone F-33 which ted 2 2&»209b m Its tail, ite a&tte a head on att&oSt at -tte first b/A ®j*teh xswdittfeely itelf rolled ate. disappearod* The second, or® case in closer ate It* Amerson attacked frm the site, pouring a burst along tea fuselage of tele S/A TJhteh began making and wat straight down* 3ewal soootes later the raalteng E/A brefoe off the attack oral headed for- h<xte» 4* Wldle on a besabor eaeort siesion over avesm ij/f, J3A1S on 28 August, 1943 25 to 30 >fo<lD9s, >W<190d end W»202s wars ’tsaitlag £oi- our forf’Z,tio«n just off ths co:;0t before the fopraation had reached ths tur{.^t» 80s® were painted black, sown tity blue and sox* silver. Only 4S#vesal of these e/a «tba&a&c^ .-^kteg only half hearted passes. Kcwsver, the P^38s pressed, httne tlMr attack and Lt, Dibble destroyed an ise.lO? fe^th a 90 degree deflection diet firing free? uteost coatdmausly to a direct astern position, Lt* Crara dived en 2 30,1098 which u’ere on the tail ov a stragpling I**33. lie pmcred a- bur®t into the wings of the first at uiitefa tisus tii® 2 2fewlD9s broke off the attaafe and disappeared. AHGmSa AJMJSS, 1st Lt*,. Air Corps, riiteteteenoc Cfifteor* � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1st Lt. Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/29/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/324/Dibble_Text0126.pdf 3841b38b8a9a7d17af33b4cd32bd7618 PDF Text Text ARMY SERVICE FORCES KANSAS CITY QUARTERMASTER DEPOT 601 HARDESTY AVENUE KANSAS CITY 1, MISSOURI IN REPLY REFER TO -35533 (S-2-25-44) JRM:BF:heb January 25, 1944. Mr. James E.'IDibble,, Rural Route # Hastings, Michigan. Dear Mr. Dibble: The Aimy Effectss Bureau has received for disposition money in the amount of $12.20 belonging to First Lieutenant $12. James P. Dibble, who, according.to our present information, has been reported missing in action. Lieutenant Dibble has previouslyr indicated offically it is his desire that you receive, for safe re-keeping, any of his property which might come into possession cof this Bureau. Hovzever, before sending you a check to cover tthe above-mentioned funds, I would like for you to confirm your address, In order that our records may be complete will you also be so kind as to give me the following information concerning Lieutenant Dibble: 2. message. Is he married? .If so, what is the name and address of his wife? What are the names and addresses of his closest relatives;; i.e., oldest oiaesn adult aauit child, cnna, father, latner, mother, olc Ldest brother, oldest sister, et cetera? Please be assured' that this leti iter is in no way a casualty Our only information is that Lit .eutenant Dibble .is missing, ;ere.ly, hope, .that. he..will .no . rcpor-ted-aa£e.---- Your assistance in furnishing„ the above infoxmation will be appreciated. Please be sure to use the inclosed self-addressed envelope which requires no postage, in order to expedite delivery of the check. Yours- very truly, E. A. CUNIJIIIGHAM 1st Lt. Q.M.C. Assistant 1 In cl—Envelope � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. MIA/KIA. Description An account of the resource Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Death benefit notice Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1st Lt. E. A. Cunningham Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/25/1944 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/554/Dibble_Text0253.pdf d28fe7f05727b9f943f5e83727dc2aa2 PDF Text Text F' * ■' »•> • ' Hqs. Second Platoon 602nd Quartermaster Co.> (GR) U.S. APO 782 ° Army 18 March 1945 7Z?Z^ SUBJECT : Reporjt^oIZ-lnve-s-t±gat±on ---- — -— TO ; : Graves Registration Officer, PBS, APO 782, U.S. Army 1. • A detail was dispatched from this organization to disinter’the remains believed to be: L 1st Lt. James _T----P. - Dibble, 0-733844, from the British Salerno (Beachhead) Cemetery, Plot-J, Row E, Grave 38 . 2. When the grave was opened it was found that alter digg ing for a foot or so the grave filled with water, into which the laborers sank above their.knees. Hip boots were obtained and on the second attempt were successful, in reaching the remains. 3. It was impossible to establish identity as no clothing ‘ remained on the body and only one (1) shoe was found in the grave. From appearances it may have been an officer’s dress shoe, though no size or color could be determined. Tooth charts couhd not be taken as only a small portion of the skull remained. The body was too badly decomposed from long submersion in water to establish anatomical characteristics. A rough wooden cross was found mark-? ing the grave and after careful scrutiny a faint inscription was made out. It consisted of three words and the date, of which only the first word and the date were legible. The inscription was written in Italian and is as follows:”CADUTO--ODRIO 9 SETTEMBRE 1943.” No other information could be obtained'. i 4. The remains were disinterred and reinterred in the U.S. Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy and recorded on the QMC Form-1 GRS as BELIEVED TO BE: 1st Lt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844. LEO E. TRITSCHLER 1st Lt. QL£ GRO I I i 55153 ( � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed Document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy. Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. MIA/KIA. Description An account of the resource Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed document Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1st Lt. Leo Tritschler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/18/1945 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 11/21/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/300/Dibble_Text0224.pdf b32657eeb0147e467af3c33d39512fda PDF Text Text 3 SEP 1943 ^3354 TO: i^NAAF (Adv), Attention: 23rd SCORU. Copy to Hq NASAF, Attention: 1st Command Unit, 23rd SCOrtU. Copy to 42nd Wing, Attention: Statistical Section. • / FROM: Ref; 1st Fighter Group. ORffiP No. 61 for 24 hrs ending 30 August,,1943. Operations Nn. 141 45 P-38G's and 3 P-38F’s up i base at 0950 hrs. to escort B-26's to Aversa, down Italy. 28 P-38'sj down.by 1713 hrs; 3 d — in J~ Sicily. Flak:. A few burstof light inaccurate flak from coastal 1area N of Lago di Patria. Weather: hrs fighters 11,500 ft and bombers CAVU. Results: Time over target 1200 he at 11,000 ft. Bombing not observed. bO ,0 to 75 A/a (ME 109's, FW 190's, MA 202's, possibly a couple of enemy <operator spitfires and 1 enemy crosses on it) attacked formation operated P-38, identified with black ci just as they crossed the coast over Lago di.Paria at 11,500 ft. The bombers continued' on to target while P-38's engaged e/a.^The e/a foreed the P-38’s down to 6,000 ft and in a running dog fight/but over the Gulf of Gaeta, the battle was fought low over the water. /Aerial dive bombing and rocket projectiles were other means used against P-38's. 'B. C. D. E. F. G. H. 's; 4 early returns, 2 radio, /3 P-38F’s 45 P-38G'?' le trouble. * / & 2 engine / CD> (1) ■ 90 (2) 82• . C2) 6 14:35 hrs. 148:50 Hrs / (1)' 4,000 x (1) 60,800 x .50, 185 X . 2930 x .20(me (2) 6,190 x .30V (2) 40 x .50 30 x .20 446 x .20 mm (3) (3)) ,15,600 x .50 / 780 x .20 mm Nil' (1)' Nil ,z(2) 13 P-38G's (3) 3I38G'sling 1st Lt C, E.Rahdol - Pilot/- Missii >sing 1st Lt I. S. Willey - Pilot - Miss. 2nd Lt- J. N. Weinberg - &lot - Eilat Missing ling 2nd Lt H. D. Warmker - Pilot - Missing ssing 2nd Lt W. G. Morrison - Pilot - Missing rsing' 2nd Lt C. E. Southard -------Pilot -.— Missing - Pilot - Missing 2nd Lt R. F. Turrentine -------Missing 2nd Lt D. 0. Parleit - Pilot Cram - Pilot - Missing 2nd Lt J. Peck— Pilot - Missing 2nd Lt R. T“,~t - Missing 2nd Lt C. A. Woodard - Pilot ley - Pilot - Missing 2nd Lt H. D. Rigney -oth - Pilot - Missing F/0 D. E. Beisenrc I: (OV E B) �X RHCE/VED \\ J,. (1)' 6'ME 109*3 . . ■■ . - 1-Fff 190. ' . 1.MA 202.. (2). 3'ME 109*3 (.3). 3.ME 1091s - 2.MA 202Js V. ■ Nil; ■ - I Cf x W. 21 P-38G's? 4 P-3CT’s X. 23:50 Bps.- 5:05 Its. Y & Z - -Nil o\ x 3 SEP 19435 \ v � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1st Fighter Group Mission report for August 30, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource 1st Fighter Group Mission report for August 30, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 2nd Lt. Joseph Buhr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/3/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/318/Dibble_Text0095.pdf 67ed3aea368a8979ae1ce42d0b921348 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Crash. Description An account of the resource Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula. He mistakenly thought another plane had gone down and did not know it was James. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/9/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/354/Dibble_Text0096.pdf 5f19e1b5ead3e1e2d704e0a59b61e179 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way. Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble Description An account of the resource Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/12/1988 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/239/Dibble_Text0180.pdf 4e97b4613df1abd5e032fecd6bdd0a21 PDF Text Text 94th FIGKUT S7’APRON 1st FIGHTER GRttJF A.P.O. 520 August 10, 1%3. ■ - t DIVE BOMBING MISSION - 25 P-38s, Its. isigei idk, Terry, Opdahl, cram, pace, Lee, Sokol, Grieshaber, power, cias, cagar; vrj.i? pibble, Allan, pipper, peck,' Cogswell, Phillips, Jacobsen, yrlakas, jncbrson. pienholz,' panton, Schulz and ■ to act as top cover. Route; Base to 95 degr:F?s to 5 minutes north of AUGUSTA, SICILY then 45 degrees to east of PQVA, ITALY where they circled and went over BOVA and up east coast of ITALY to CAPY FIILC,. then all but two turned out to sea set courde of 290 degrees to south of SIcAty then directly home. Two continued e;:-;■' up the coast of ITALY to MARINA DI CATANZARO then across ITALY emerging just north 'of POTZO, thence to north of ITpart isles, - ,en to base. Weather; hazy for ten .miles half way between AFRICA arid S1CIL”, ,0ths clouds; over target, hazy, y visibility from five to seven miles, 4/101'- ■■ clouds at 4,000 feet. The fonnation . . . flwe from 5,000 feet to 7,ULL futt iron . : ,to AUGUSTA, SICILY, where they went cn^the dbek^-they flew on the deck until they reached the target-area then they. , , climbed to 3,000 feet before releasing the bombs. Bombs were dropped from l,00C feet. Time over target; 1325 hours to 140C hours. Results; one bomb hit on &-■ ^'marshalling yards at BOVA,ITALY in midst of railroad cars. One train bombed..atBOV) ' i • ST' Krfdge-at iriNINA Di/'CATA CATANZJlRD.' Radar etatloh-W CAPE SPARTIVENTO - - -EVr£ffec;~rowe¥-llne r.crt- cf------r cn railroad straffed. Observationsj 2 ' -L Flek^^ligS flnk'from^ill: was aeon to wash into ;, r fcy ' / where his plane went in. Tt. gis^- returned early because of cross feed trouble-end «« lauded jat 4^:base at 1340 hours. } .. fjrlakas had trouble with-his wheels, when /. he returnedlfrom the mission and landl I at 1615 hours. The rest of the formation -J r . • landed'atf.base at 1605 hours. ' . ' ; ' a? - 7 p’-"- 1 J. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 10, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 10, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/240/Dibble_Text0181.pdf 59f12cb71d204dd0e4025ae7090fbe5d PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER S4I iUADRON 1ST FIGtiTLZl GZaoup A.P.O. 520 22 August, 1943No missions this .date. 23 August, 1943. »o iBslon. this isle. " ..............." .... 24 August, 1943. NO missions this date. 25 August, 1943* STRAFFING riSSIO" “ 13 ; 3, Lts. Bower, Van Sice, Kipper, Cram, Hagenback, ^Thiessen, Jacobsen, Zu.., ihulze, hanton, Anderson, Pettus, Phillips, Dibble, Lee, Opdahl, Vrilakas and Tarlett, together -with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0i>43 hours to strafe a/d at FOGGLA, II’aII". Lt. Opdalil returned early because his right engine vias cutting out, landing at the P-40 base at 0700 hours. Lt. Parlett returned early because his right -wheel . ..wouldn't come up, landing at 0815 hours. Route: to target, from base to ZUJBRA, k * . up ,- rr c-.. sovcrnx ia car;; and locomotive, ja.< Tec snot up g.BR:jstation, leaving it burning and damaged several box cars, at ANZI. Lt. Dibble i . : shot up 3 trucks, one of -which blew up. Lt. Pace damaged a'locomotive. Lt. Van Sics • • ‘ -destroyed 3 Ju.88s on the A/D and also shot up 3 military barracks. Lt. Hageriback rXp.^destroyed XJu.88, l^e^^^maged^Ju^BSs an^shot_up b^tgsion power : Rocchbtfco Lts. Bower, Jacbbsen, Thiessen and Gran together shot up and destroyed . 5-‘Jacobsen destroyed 2 Ju,88s on the A/D and reports what he believed to be a B-17 f SSsH -•-SSSSaw j accurate flak and machine gun fire over UANFREDONIA and from 3 destroyers in the GULF CF rtrenrenorT.*-. At 1100 hours 8 He.109s with belly tanks were sighted below -. .GULF OF FOLICASiKG, ■ ithe deck". They dropped their belly tanks, made one pass^ j’ A 'G-j'- at our formation and Z;:pt going. One P-38 pilot was seen to bail out directly over ■• ” A/D. Lts. Hagenback, Van Sice, Kipper, Pace, Schulze, Anderson, Pettus, Phillipa, • Dibble, Lee-and Vrilakas landed.at PONTE OLUfO, SIGHT at” 1130 hours, took off atg •" ■ 1230 hours and landed at base at 1345 hours. Lts. Gram, Hantbn and Bower landed a£ £• • ' TOARLiMA,SIGHT at ll.?,'i hours./Dtp. Hairton and Cram took off at 1400 hours and lie at base at 1530 ho--.-.. T.tj Bower took off at 1420 hours and down nt r-se at l>.',f I _Lts, Thiessen and Jacobsen landed at S1UJLT at, 112(1 ho^ra, wool off at 1515 hours and landed at base at 1620 hours, Lt. Hanton<a*AI^T o-r locomotive.' = ? - H- '' ... 1st. LtojAir Corps, Intelligence tfilccr; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/242/Dibble_Text0183.pdf 21c20931f9342b52e87224299f2f6f9c PDF Text Text WBW 5 A.P.O. 520 August 26, 1<45. NARRATIVE IS P-3(.£ of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Pace, Schaper, Riles, Thiessen, Dibble, :arlett, Anderson, Pettus, Phillips, Lee, Sokol, Van Sice, Cram, Rigney, bower, rarlett, Schulze, Kipper and Vrilakas, tog« _gether "with-formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Scuadrons, 'took off at IOS7 houi >urs to-escort 72 B-26s on bombing mission over GRAZZANItE, ITALIC airdrome). . 2 P~38s 5s returned early. Lt. Sokol returned because he had no at 1048 radio, landing 1_i__t T'"' hours. Lt. Van Sice returned early because both engines were cutting' out, landing landliy at 1 5 hours. Formation was attacked by 3 Ke«109s, Ke. 10?; one of which at NISIDA < was destroyed by Lt. Lt< Dibble, mo flak encountered. 5 large m/V seen in cove 5. JJO at 1235 hours. 16 P-36s P- >s Udm at base at 1550 hours. Time off "Z? 1C-. hrs. Time over target 1245 hrs.’ Time down 1550 hrs. CHROYOLCGT: T" 40 degrees t : target then 220 dej * ' agrees back to base. ~ ROUE: Base I, ITTCl: 3 r ' ng was not observed because i± was obscured by dust. result;? __ c? bct <one . F1AK:. None "erFt .•"RiTAL : ACTIVITY: 3 fee. 109s’attacked our formation and one was destroyed by It. Dibble. EKE?£f AIRDROPS: None •• ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None -• ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING ACTIVITY: 5 largeh/v seen in cove at NISIDA at 1235 hrs. _ . .. i • ' • ■ ... ■ ' ” , EN^g TACTICS & SPECIAL COMMENTS; ’ None . ENEVY LOSSES: One Me.109 destroyed ••• • • S6kTte's7~i6-~ ■ y-.- _-1- ; LEATHER: . 4/3Dths scattered clouds at 7>000 feet. Same over target and on.return. S-DAW^O.fon^ r ' 1st -Lt., Air Corps, te ;L V r I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 26, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 26, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/247/Dibble_Text0187.pdf 76f834b9c1457990095db505df79c84f PDF Text Text 94T1I FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 September 4, 1943« NARRATIVE 14 P-38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble, Schvreickert, Thiessen, Pettus, Bower, Duff, Hanton, Kienholz, Niles, Vrilakas, Schulze, Phil!ips, Sokol and Van Sice, together with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 1605 hours to strafe GRAZZANISE SATELLITE #1, formation flying from 0 to 100 feet. Lts, Sokol and Van Sice, the spares, returned and landed at 3LS45 hourj. A/D was very difficult to see because of trees and dense foliage and it is believed that camouflage was used effectively. Lt. Thiessen destroyed 1 Me.109 and damaged another on the A/D. Lt, Vrilakas destroyed 2 Me.109s. Lt. Schulze damaged 2 Me.109s. Lt. Pettus damaged 3 Me.109s. No enemy aircraft encountered. Lt. Dibble destrc red 1 truck in pass near A/D. A/d was well populated by per£ ?sonnel and also along 1 sach. A gun pit in 1 >rth central part of f ield was also shot up. One large fire war; started in no: >h corner of a/d dispersal area. High tens: ision power lines w::. <.'■ ; iot tot up-adjacent to field. Radar Station on VENTOTENE ISLAND was believed destroyed* rzedi 12 P~3Ss down ■ t 1945 hours. CHRONOLOGY: Time off 1605 hours Time over target 1757 hrs. Time down 19? 5 hrs ROUTE: 90 degrees to ZEMRRA thence to USTINA to initial point thence to target. ^20 degrees on return. RESULTS OF STRAFFING: 3 Me.l09s destroyed, 3 Me.109s damaged, gun pit shot up, 1 truck destroyed, Radar Station believed destroyed and high tension lines shot up. FLAY: None ENhMx AERIAL ACTIVITY : .None ENEMY AIRDROMES: None ~ ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING: None ' ENEMY TACTICS & SPECIAL COMMENTS: E/A well hidden. Painted light blue. Enemy taken by complete surprise. Coordinated attack excellent. ENEMY IOSSES: 3 Me,109s destroyed and & others damaged on a/d OUR LOSSES .• None SORTIES: 14 LEATHER: to target, 6/10ths clouds at 1500 feet. Over target, IT 10/10ths clouds at p 8'00 feet with rain. On return, 3/10ths clouds at 1500 feet ZJCC -L —with ..iln haze, RADIO: Good PRESS DATA: To follow t. is ' ANDREW B. ADAMS, i* 1st Lt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. « � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 4, 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, September 4, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/248/Dibble_Text0188.pdf f80a3f1e124a6f575e61907f08dbca16 PDF Text Text I- i 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON ' 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 6 September, 1943- ? NARRATIVE 21 P~38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble’, Hoffman; Thiessen7 Pittman; Anderson', Howard; Kienholz*, Sweickert; Sokolf Muffit*, Phillips, Huff; Bower; Van Sicey lee^ Pettu^J ’Nile^ Darnell, Schulze; Schaper*'and Vrilakas; together with formations from’ the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took olx '^t 1015 hours to escort B-26s over GRAZZANISE and satellites, P~38s going over target at 14,000 feet, B-26s at 12,000 feet. Lt. Phillips returned early because his left engine was cutting out, landing at 1025 hours. Bombing was riot observed because of clouds. After leaving target, 15 to 20 Me.109s attacked our formation, not becoming aggressive until towards the end of the fight. It, Lee destroyed 1 He. 109. 2 rocket shells were seen shot at the bombers. Abou. Abou\ 40 Me.109s were seen far to the rear of our formation but did not attack. Lts. Dibble, Hoffman, Jcliapej landed . t GERBINI #8 Thiessen, Pittman, Niles, Darnell, Schulze, and Schaper it 1450 hours. Remainder of formation landed1 at main IA/D at GERBINI at 1445 lours, up at 1530 hours and down at GEKBIlil 7/8 at 1545 hours. B-26s broke ■.radio silence. CHRONOLOGY: Time up 1015 hrs. Time aver target 1255 hrs Time down: by 1545 hrs. ROUTE: RESULTS CF BCEJBING: Not Observed FIAK: Heavy, not intense and inaccurate t ' /;• t? c . •.’.,>£•■-med ; •-..!■■.•■ Attacked these did not attack. ENEMY AIRDROMES: None ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None ___________________ . ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING: None ENEMY TACTICS AND SPECIAL CCL2,SNTS: Attacked half heartedly at first, making passes at outside formations, gradually getting more aggressive. ENEMY LOSSES: 1 Me. 109 OUR LOSSES: None ' SORTIES: 20 WEATHER: To target and return, 6/10ths clouds from 5»000 to 10,000 feetj over target 7/10ths clouds at 7,000 feet. RADIO: Good PRESS DATA: 2nd Lt. Richard J. Lee, 0-740472 of 9210 Niles Place, Affton, Missouri destroyed 1 Me, 109. Il ■' ANDREW B. ADAMS, 1st Lt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. I* i lit1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 6, 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, September 6, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/249/Dibble_Text0189.pdf d27ae7c096c0bdd7c385746fade4dffa PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 9 September, 1943. BEACH IANDBFt PATROL IISSION - 10 P~38s, Lts. Anderson/'Schweickert/Sokol/Pettus, Lowery Duffy Thiessen; VriLakas; Niles/and Lipper/ took off at O43O hours to patrol beach area (pears). Formation flew a course of 5 degrees to beach area, reaching it at.0610 hours at altitude of 14,000 feet. Lt. Pettus returned *■ 'aLcA.-~noof wy-S&Ttrouble-, landing at OJtty hours. 9 P-38s patrolled beach area at 14,0C" feet from 0610 hours to 0715 hours. Moderate, heavy , accurate and barrage type flak at SALERNO. Fires were observed at SAISRKO Harbor. No E/A observed, heat!'Jr: enroute, hazy; over beaches, 3/10ths Cirus clouds at 25,000 feet; on re turn, hazy but clearing. 9 P~38s discontinued patrol at 0715 hours and landed at base at 0800 hours. AREA PATROL MISSION - 3 P-3Ss from the 94th Fighter Squid--on, Lts. Cogswell/ tan and Lee-',' took off at 053-C hours to p-r\: -1 ' each arc: (;■•• ches). ” ----Formation flew ,5 degrees to STRCMBOLI thence 8 degrees to Pears, part pa: pat? nl 1 i rig in Peaches , 1 j hours. .'-.ours, For. .-a ion flew over be>each area and part in Pears area reaching there at 0’,-I area at 13,000 feet from 0710 hours to 0320 hours, Mary landim: effected along beach at PISCIOTTA. Truck seen burning-on beach just opposite lUTTH ""TIPAGLIA, Limy ' ,S/e AZO seen to be flying on deck over beach at 0750 hours but P-38s5 were too high to determine their identity. Large column of smoke seen on beach jus ist north of AGRIPOLI. At 0805 hours truck convoys were seen believed to be head: ling west to• i«.rd RATTJPAGTT$ from EPOTT- Truck® were all bwh«< together, A train 'ain iwas seen in Suauxun at a,— Luac.i —1. ...ci arviu were __ _ repc a Ju.88 reported to be in the area but our formation did not see this enemy aircraft. At 0710 hours just after crossing the coast over .PISCIOTTA, 8 bluish Me. 109s were JOO feet above Broadway formation which was at 13,000 feet, heading south and seen 800 were not encountered. 4 Me,109s seen at 0745 hours just above the P~38s. Me.109s peeled off at P-38 formation but turned off and headed east as our P~38s turned into them. ' Moderate, light, accurate flak-as to altitude, barrage type from 2 miles north of BATTIPAGLIO. Weather to beach ahd on return, hazy; over beat ’ hazy with ich, g5/lOths clouds above 20,000 feet and low shattered clouds off to left■. at. 3,000 feet. I Formation discontinued patrol, at 0825 hours, flying a course of 190 degrees and landed at base at 0925 hours. :~ Ji PEACH AREA PATROL MISSION: - 4 P-38s from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Pace?" Pace/" :?of • Darnell'; Howard*and Phillips/took off at 1002 hours to patrol beach area (Apples)* (’ of flying a course from base to SIHCL-SCLI thence - L.^rees to l-AHHURO, reaching beach >1 .area at 1120 hours. Formation patrolled beach area-at 12,500 feet from 1120 hours -‘g 10 1240 hours. No flak encountered. Small boat activity along beach on large scale xI M/T activity on large scale at beach head for 2 miles inland. 3 fires observed m| along beach west of BATTIPAGLIfi. About 2 miles inland one large fire was observed' >1 emmitting black smoke. No enemy aircraft encountered. Weather; enroute and on retu-1CAVU; ever beach area, CAVU with slight haze. Formation die-'—tinned patrol ever beacn at 1140 Lours ana startc-d fo; ho-;e on c: r’ < of I75 r_. Lt. Larac.ll *£ landed at friendly A/D in SICILT at 1400 hours, up at 1420 hours and down at base ' >| at 17.135 hours. P.err5r.?er of for v-.t.Jon lane'-:..' ' ■' tours. of �[1 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1§T FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 I . 9 September, 1943 (Coat'd) j. I 1 i I I ' |: ' i. . < ! BEACH AREA PATROL MISSION: - 12 P~38s of the 94thEighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble/ ■ Wojciky Schulzey^Muffity Jacobsen1; Nolen/ Hanton/Van Sice/ Opdahlf Pittman/" KienHolland -Schaper/ took off at 1500 hours to patrol beach head at. pears, flying ;a course of 8 degrees and reaching beach area at 1610 hours. Formation patrolled beach area frem 1610 hours to 1710 hours at 12,500 feit, Boat activity at beach still on large scale. SALERNO still burning fierce!-i Several small fires were seen 2 or 3 miles inland. 2 small fires seen on boats just off shore. Allied push seen to be 5 to 8 miles inland. Spitfires hear J to be in fight with Fw,190s and Me.109s but these e/a were not seen by our formation. No flak in beach area. Patrolling was discontinued at 1710 hours at which ime the Comptroller ordered of 400 400 vehicles vehicles of of all all tt,pes j our P-38s to attack conveyy, of between PQLi IAGQNEGRO . at 1705 hours. At 1715 hours deck at juts formation formation straffed straffed t?.' t?.' , convey ------- „frem oh the jst ™ — were „ct -ct on on fire, lire. Veil; jSs were difficult to Bee due SALA CASALHiA and 3 trucks were j— to similarity in color to terrain. Intense snail aims armi and machine gun fire was J’ was seenJ to get jcilc , ehcountered from1 convoy.together with much 2CL2£ fire. Lt. 7>'ojr and crash. Lt, Dibble was also hit but 1pulled his plane up hit in the left engine « :eet and bailed out. Weather in all areas, hazy* 10 P~3Ss down to about 3,000 f< at base at jxju 1815 L uu mode 0v .5 hours. • BEACH AREA PATROL MISSION - 4 P~38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Its; Sokol/Hoffman/' Thies.~en»’and i ettus;.'tco: off at Y.?5 hburr to patrol beach area at -.Apples. I*. • Hofftaan returned early because nis 'rignu landing gear would not, reuract,; landing au . 1645 hours. 3 P-38s down at base at 1940 hours. Course to beach: base to Apples, 8 degrees. Beach area was reached at 1730 hours. Fomation patrolled beach area at 12,000 feet from 1730 to 1840 hours. Many ships seen in on beach. Much small boat activity. Italian Ma.202s were seen flying at 8,000 feet, (bearing German markings), with A-36b at 1740 hours. 2 light puffs of flak seen in Apples area, west of SALERNO. Weather; over all routes and areas, hazy. Patrolling discontinued at 1840 hours and formation flew a course heme of I85 degrees. No target of opportunity was given. Intelligence Officer. 4 .So j is J* Kw � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 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, September 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 Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/7/92/Dibble_Text0013.pdf a757962f12fe50e8ed921fad724c10e1 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: High School into the Army Air Corps Description An account of the resource 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. 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. This colllection contains high school graduation information, photos and letters. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Bill Dibble in Chicago, IL to his mother,1941-12-02 Subject The topic of the resource Bill Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from Bill Dibble in Chicago, IL to his mother. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bill Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-12-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/100/Dibble_Text0021.pdf 831b18cbf89831615c21cbdee26bf09c PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-written postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard from Bill in Arkansas to his mother, 1942-04-08 Subject The topic of the resource Bill Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Postcard from Bill in Arkansas to his mother. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Postcard Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bill Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-04-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2022-01-18 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/15/368/Dibble_Text0202.pdf 562b9ca7bbccd15e5d70eb9bbdcd5d3d PDF Text Text You, the people of Padula, do great honor to my brother today. This red haired, freckled faced hero, raised on a farm in the United States died here on a farm field in Italy doing more than his share to try to make this a better world for all of us. You also honor our whole family - how proud our Mother and Father would be. With this memorial a permanent bond is established and the memory of 1st Lt. James P. Dibble will live forever. May the long arms of friendship and mutual respect between the people of our two great countries also exist forever. We are very, very grateful for your open expression of friendship and respect. Thank you, and God Bless you. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Monument in Padula, Italy Description An account of the resource The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim & Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. 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. See photos from the dedication ceremony, including the monument itself, along with transcriptions of the speeches given. 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 document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Speech by Bill Dibble, James Dibble's brother, at the monument dedication Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Monument. Padula, Italy. Description An account of the resource Speech by Bill Dibble, James Dibble's brother, at the monument dedication. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Speech transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bill Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/8/2000 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/361/Dibble_Text0219.pdf 1b50268e72b9f935a8e993125004509c PDF Text 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 WM TWO NOTES Tn NOTE 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- We are your ONE STOP printing place. Quality printing at discount prices 8”x11” Flyers $24.95 per 1000 Business Cards &14.95 oer 1000 Every Day Copies 1st Lt. James Dibble stands in front of his P-38 Lightning in North Africa. Patterson Consolidated Base Personnel Of fice, the office responsible for arranging the award ceremony. “It’s very gratifying to be involved in something like this,” she added. “It means so much to these families.” 5C Jiffy Print 135 No. Broad St. Fairborn. OH 45324 th jzli Hmie" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way. Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross Subject The topic of the resource 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 The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brian Barr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/15/1991 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cox Media Group Ohio, Dayton, OH Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/15/366/Dibble_Text0201.pdf 87251bb7e57bbaa52a1dc15ab35a3d52 PDF Text Text CHIEF OF STAFF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 14 February 2000 Dear Mr. Dibble Thank you for the invitation to attend the dedication ceremony for your uncle, First Lieutenant James P. Dibble, to be held on 8 April 2000. Unfortunately, due to previously scheduled commitments, I regretfully must decline. I have forwarded your invitation to Brigadier General Dan Darnell, 31st Fighter Wing Commander, Aviano Air Base, Italy and asked him to provide a representative for the United States Air Force. His staff will contact you in the near future with the name of our representative. You can be very proud of the accomplishments of Lieutenant Dibble. Ultimate sacrifices made by many of our service men and women are the very reason we can appreciate the freedom and pride we have in our great nation. Best wishes for a successful and memorable ceremony. MICHAELE. RYAN, General, USAF Chief of Staff Mr. Jim Dibble 209 Barnum Avenue Port Jefferson, NY 11777 cc: 31 FW/CC � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Monument in Padula, Italy Description An account of the resource The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim & Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. 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. See photos from the dedication ceremony, including the monument itself, along with transcriptions of the speeches given. 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 document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan to Jim Dibble regarding James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Monument. Padula, Italy. Description An account of the resource Letter from Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan to Jim Dibble regarding James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Personal correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/14/2000 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/201/Dibble_Text0099.pdf b6b2ec2d0959fa8737fa81d6bf4aa31f PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Flight Training. Description An account of the resource Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Report Card Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capt. Martin D. Mulligan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/3/1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/311/Dibble_Text0231.pdf d647a3e3fccaf61db206675417de79ec PDF Text Text Charles J. McCann 5844 Gate Post Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 January 16, 2003 Dear Jim, Here are a few thoughts I remember of these two missions, August 25 and August 30, 1943.1 hope this may be of some help. Foggia Strafing - August 25, 1943 Approximately a week prior to August 25, we started practicing low level squadron formation flying, 50 feet above the desert sand south of Tunis. These practice flights were made after the group return from the mission flown that day. No real reason was given for this practice but, it certainly raised some questions for giving this order. We all felt something was coming upThe squadron formation was made up of three (3) flights, four (4) P-3 8s per flight, for a total of twelve (12) P-38s. The flights flew line abreast and the squadron leader flew the middle flight. We practiced making 90-degree turns at this low level. When the squadron leader made a turn, the flight into which the squadron leader had turned, would pass under the squadron leader’s flight and at the same time, start turning with the squadron leader. The other flight leader would lead his flight behind and over, if necessary, the squadron leader’s flight and at the same time, turn with the squadron leader. After the 90-degree turn had been completed, the three flights would be line abreast. This maneuver between the flights and the ground was very tight and very tricky at times. When the orders came down, they specified that each squadron in the group had to put up two squadrons plus spares. This was a very tough assignment, taking into consideration damage planes and planes needing repair. I don’t remember exactly how many planes were in a squadron but feel sure it was between 30 and 35. In any event, each squadron had to put up 24 planes plus 4 spares for a total of 28 planes. Each of the groups, 1st, 14th and the 82nd, had three squadrons each. Each group put up six (6) squadrons, 72 planes, for a total of 216 planes over the target. The squadrons flew the mission three flights line abreast, squadrons in trail and stacked down. The mission leader led his group of squadrons, all in trail and stacked down, out over the Bay of Tunis to an altitude of 1000 feet. He circled around over the Bay of Tunis until the other two groups of squadrons, all in trail and stacked down, joined up in trail of his squadrons. It was quite a sight to see eighteen (18) squadrons in this formation. The mission leader led us on a course toward the islands off the west coast of Sicily, letting down, en route, to 50 feet above the water. We turned and flew east, parallel to the north coast of Sicily. We were never in sight of Sicily. The water was very calm, no waves, just big swells, which made it very difficult to judge your height above the water. I actually saw ripples on the sea from the prop wash of the plane ahead of me. At the Isle of Stromboli, the mission leader picked up a predetermined compass heading that was calculated to provide an entrance into Italy through a radar gap in the German Radar System, provided we had maintained at an altitude of fifth (50) feet or less. �As we made landfall, we had to immediately climb through the valleys up to an altitude of 4000 feet in order to clear the mountain range. The formation was flying line abreast while dropping belly tanks. After we cleared the mountains and started over flatter terrain, we were able to readjust and fly our previous squadron formation. When we reach the Adriatic Sea, we turned northwest and flew parallel to the coast of Italy, with all squadrons in trail and fifty (50) feet off the water. We passed by a small Italian gunboat and the crew was waving to as we went by. When the mission leader reached his IP, he turned his squadron into the land and all the other squadrons in trail turned, in place, into the land and started shooting up every plane and military object on the ground. We had 216 “P-38’s” in a company front formation sweeping the Foggia Area. My squadron turned southeast after passing over all the targets. We flew parallel to the mountains. The Germans shot their 88mm cannon up and down the line of the P-38 formation. Lt. Warren caught an 88 shell in his right boom. After the impact, the right gear hung down about 45 degrees to the boom. Before he had to feather his right engine and turn off all of his electrical equipment, we told him we would lead, cover and stay with him until he got to Sicily. He lost his generator when he lost his right engine. We flew this course until we thought we were about where we entered and cross Italy. We turned west and started to cross the mountains. We had to fly slower to stay with Lt. Warren. On single engine, he was able to climb over 4.000 feet of mountains and crash-land at an abandoned airstrip in Sicily. Lt. Warren performed an amazing feat during this flight. He had to hold the rudder pressure with his feet the whole time after he lost his right engine. He lost the rudder trim tab when he was hit by the 88 shell. The rudder pressure increases when the air speed decreases during his climb over the mountains. Lt. Warren said he had to put both feet on the same side of the console so he could switch feet and rest his legs. Aversa, Italy B-26 Bomber Escort Mission - August 30, 1943 There is very little I can add to what is written about this mission. You have received documents that I have never seen and have talked with a lot of pilots who were on this mission with me. I never heard of there being a fourth fighter squadron called “Broadway” that flew with us. The only briefing I remember attending was held in the squadron area. I only saw three squadrons en route to the rendezvous and weaving over the bombers. The rendezvous was at sea and not very far from Italy. I never saw a fourth squadron. We flew three (3) squadrons line abreast. The group leader was the middle squadron. Over the bombers, his squadron would “S” back and forth and the other two squadrons would weave back and forth swapping sides. As far as I can recall, I feel we had only 36 fighters (P-38s)'over the target, less early returns turns that left after spares had left. Frankly, some of the descriptions of the flight to the target sounded like it was written by an intelligence clerk who wrote up the mission report for the intelligence officer, pin pointing where �we crossed the coast, type of cloud coverage and forming up a Luffberry circle. I can’t possibly believe any squadron had the time to perform such a maneuver with the constant attacks and still try to stay with the bombers. A lot of us called the maneuver of the German as the yo yo. They had us in their yo-yo, diving down on us and climbing back up after we turned into the attack. Attacking from both sides finally broke up the coverage we were trying to give to the bombers. I distinctly remember a radio transmission, “all the bombers have moved out to sea, lets start trying to work our way out to sea.” I never heard that the Germans were firing rockets at us. That is real news. Also, I didn’t see any Me-109s flying around with belly tanks. That is news. Of course, we were breaking right and left into attacks and I didn’t pay any attention to detail. I just knew they were Germans. I never saw the Italians press an attack like that. / I was surprised to see the comment about me taking my flight back to help one of our / buddies, who was all alone and under attack He was above us and when the Germans saw us / coming back, they broke off their attack. Our buddy dove down and under our flight to freedom. / To help assure we had a better chance to get out without an attack by the Germans, I called my / element leader to pull up even with me. In this formation, we could weave back and forth i together. My element leader, I am sure, was very glad to get this order. Normally, I never talk i about this. I did mention it to Fred Nichol when we were talking about this mission, during one I of our reunions. He knew the pilot’s name that was involved in this little rescue but I never knew \._who it was until Fred told me. So, you must have learned this from Fred. This might be interesting to you in regard to your comment about flying four flights squadron formation. We in the 71st received a new squadron commander in September 1943, Major Hanes. He had been in the air corps a number of years before the war began. He was an excellent pilot and commander - a real leader. He had undoubtedly served with the group commander, Col. Richards, and was close friend. One day in a very casual manor, he asked me for my opinion about starting to fly our missions with four flights in stead of three flights- two flights with two flights behind and stacked down. After thinking about it for a minute or so; I told him I thought it would be a great idea because I thought it would give us greater maneuverability and more firepower. He agreed with my comments and let me know he thought our present formation was too cumbersome and I agreed. Later on I believe the group started flying this type of squadron formations. I know Major Hanes could have sold Col. Richard on this idea, as well as, the 15th Air Force. I left for home shortly after this conversation with Major Hanes. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to read your file. I hope my efforts will be helpful. Sincerely, Charlie (Charlie McCann) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Notes from Charles McCann 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 Charles McCann clarifying events of August 30, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Historical account Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles McCann Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/16/2003 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/241/Dibble_Text0182.pdf e6de17f55d3ab660357027eb694ffce3 PDF Text Text 1ST FIGICES GHOSP ©meo of th® toioXMgtKKa Offtos* &fo &£> i- 25 SXVL'GTt lllaaion Esporttu <j eoamrf&s Ssmsdlp toystore m «W (03), m Wo { (Attru a - 2). ■ -•■ ' £Q5O 63 t -08»a to tteSJU, Tto afe2 ?Uh g^etoa ® teas et 0M too. to Gtjafo IPQESto A/B^a 20 and &■ to BdSyo «>38’o re turned eorln . telly teak troubls, 2 engine 2. torarter 2. ea&xfaul pftxwuL. to to0 1 OfkRrical syzto and 1 vfccsl failure. ’;(>$*.. amn Gre^ t-.r ' SssEu&'ffia todoPo too SrffiARBS and TO3! Squadrea Wears. fkxcvu-’t;; tew. at an ilidto® of 25 io 50 ft0 Strefed Ft^/ A/D«a 80S. lff 3 &3t5W&23 eM tostos ew gtoaso stetton at Twshala etFaftscl aaS left bxnlB5o Sirufad toaoctlvs &t P^S/wt^. 8Sai trucks te&^od Ba^ on roa? mar Anzi. 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Several box cars nsar Ansi. 0ns truck near Fejrrdao brain ears st PotengSa fflsm PAVAL & SHIPr’I^- ACTIVITYc Three destroyers, 3 ml, ©ffohore Eas^hartla d Savoia. iS-ccient. of oorprioo for ©porcLLon con — Sr LOSSES; Ohg Ju-52. ofe 'ixggas; Tec (2). fi-,-' is lest and one is missing. SQ.i'rlpSt Fifty-su, i, U . f« Enroutej scattered clouds 1.-- at 3,000 ft. MOs Gccdo Over targetj CaVTJ. ira up Tcnainl A/D at 80&o 4 P-JS’a from the 2?th and 71st Squadrons 30° to Alicudi Island ms 1445 hrs. on Air-6oa fiescue mission. . course of 32' fcllc-c; M Iff-I r'-r. •* <M r--• Bln” onn win iwas eirhtnd abcvt 15 aw* Walrus NMti* u-C; r-iich arrived shortly «XtuF Bud picked up the Eecr^ �kiesion Report (cont*d) 25 August, l'>i No other obrervations. L. r-3<?’r dorr Texnlri. A/D at 36OC hrs. }iOTE» 4 F-3£’b on Air^Jos. -a:"i thf tn.1” o. previous r?.ir..:.Lo: which landed at Termini. CLYDE GABLER, • Ift-.Jor. .'.If Corps, Intel!■<enee Officer. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 25, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 25, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022