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Statement from Nicholas Sofol about Lt. Parlett, shot down on August 30, 1943
Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943. -
Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943
Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943. -
Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Cram, shot down on August 30, 1943
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943. -
Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943
Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943. -
Ted and Jim Dibble at the crash site with found plane parts
Ted and Jim Dibble at the crash site with found plane parts. -
The crash site in Padula, Italy.
The crash site in Padula, Italy. -
The crash site in the Padula Valley with markers for plane parts
The crash site in the Padula Valley with markers for plane parts. Red flags show where parts are thought to be buried based on metal detector scans. -
The Dibble brothers with war widows in white and other Padula citizens
The Dibble brothers with war widows in white and other Padula citizens. War widows of Freedom Fighters wore white T-shirts to the monument dedication ceremony. Back row from left are Tom, Jim and Ted Dibble. -
The Dibble family at Barlow Lake
The Dibble family at Barlow Lake. Mother Estella (standing), brother Bob (kneeling), brother Bill (left), James (right), and father James (on the ground). -
The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument
The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument just prior to the dedication ceremony. -
The plaque on James Dibble's Monument
The plaque on James Dibble's Monument. -
The Reminder newspaper article on a ceremony at Hastings High School to honor James Dibble
The Reminder newspaper article on a ceremony at Hastings High School to honor James Dibble. Included was his widow Maxine, also a Hastings High School graduate. -
The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross
The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross. -
Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash
Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash. -
Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle.
Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Unknown translator. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76 -
U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony
U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony. -
Weekly encounter report, 1943-07-04 to 1943-07-10
Weekly encounter report, 1943-07-04 to 1943-07-10, listing Lt. Dibble as "probable" for downing an enemy plane. -
Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23
Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109. -
Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash.
Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash. Vito and his brother Palo were ordered by the Germans to bury James. -
World War II Memorial Fountain dedication in Hastings, MI
World War II Memorial Fountain dedication from the Hastings Schools.