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Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy.

Certificate declaring the wreckage found near Padula Italy was James Dibble's plane

Letter from the Department of the Army to James' nephew Jim summarizing what they knew of James' death.

James Dibble with his 3rd P-38 Lightning

James Dibble with his 3rd P-38 Lightning. Note the two swastikas on the nose indicating confirmed enemy planes shot down, and his wife's name painted on.

James Dibble's Short Snorter Dollar Bill

James' "Short Snorter" $1 bill signed by, among others, Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI Ace and Carl Spatz, General and Commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944.

According to the Air Mobility Command Museum, the Short Snorter was "paper currency signed by people you were flying with or people you met. If someone signed your short snorter and you couldn't produce it upon request, you owed him a dollar or a drink "a short snort." (https://amcmuseum.org/collections/short-snorter/)

James Dibble's Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross Award

Signed Transition Flight Certificate where James Dibble certified he was trained to pilot the P-38, 1943-06-19.

James Dibble's Flight Trainee Exam for the P-38 Aircraft with Allison engines, 1942-12-21

James Dibble's Flight Trainee Exam for the P-38 Aircraft with Allison engines, 1942-12-21. Includes a required drawing from memory of the cockpit layout.

Letter from Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble talking about his WWII experience and life after

Letter from Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble talking about his WWII experience and life after.

Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron

Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron.

Order awarding Lt. Dibble the 8th and 9th Oak Leaf Clusters for his Air Medal for downing two Me. 109s

Order awarding Lt. Dibble the 8th and 9th Oak Leaf Clusters for his Air Medal for downing two Me. 109s.

Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943

Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble, nephew.

A short bio on James written by his nephew Jim.

A short bio on James written by his nephew Jim. It references an article from Collier's, June 26, 1943, recounting a combat incident attributed to James Dibble. Rights were not received to include the text or an image of the article, but the original can be seen at the Hastings Public Library.

Account of Eddie Rickenbacker's visit to the 94th Air Squadron in Algeria, 1943

Account of Eddie Rickenbacker's visit to the 94th Air Squadron in Algeria, 1943.

Recap of a mission where James Dibble participated in a flying escort for General Dwight Eisenhower in Italy

Recap of a mission where James Dibble participated in a flying escort for General Dwight Eisenhower in Italy.

Letter from Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble describing a mission where he and James Dibble flew escort to General Dwight Eisenhower

Letter from Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble describing a mission where he and James Dibble flew escort to General Dwight Eisenhower.

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