6 20 179 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/328/Dibble_Text0133.pdf 91e0df8cecb85eb5e6a7bf20ddf12bc1 PDF Text Text Read Carefully you SHOULD KEEP THIS SHEET INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS The attached application form should be detached from this sheet, completed in duplicate, and mailed to THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, MEMORIAL DIVISION, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. The Government furnishes the following stones free of cost TO BE PLACED AT THE HEAD OF AN UNMARKED GRAVE of members of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Confederate States who either died in the service or whose last discharge was honorable—an UPRIGHT HEADSTONE OF MARBLE or a FLAT MARKER OF MARBLE, GRANITE, OR BRONZE (bronze markers are furnished ohly'in"c'emeferieswhere stone markers are not acceptable). The upright or flat stone will be shipped freight prepaid at Government expense to you direct when pos sible. Where the direct “Delivery Service” cannot be made the stone will be shipped to the freight station or steamboat landing nearest to destination. The bronze marker will be mailed parcel post. If the placing of the stone or bronze marker at the grave cannot be taken care of by you, this application should not be submitted. ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO TRANSPORTING THE STONE TO THE CEMETERY AND ERECTION AT THE GRAVE MUST BE AT PRIVATE EXPENSE. ¥ s ---- The law does not provide for a money allowance in lieu of furnishing Gov >vemment headstones or markers, nor does it provide for any expenditure of funds for fences or for any other pu purpose. Headstones or markers furnished by the Government cannot be traded in for a private monument. Any person may make an application for a headstone or marker. Officers or committees of patriotic or welfare organizations, and other persons having charge of marking graves of veterans buried in their vicinity, should ascertain before ordering whether the relatives or friends of the veteran desire the Government headstone or marker, or intend to erect private monuments. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BEAR THE SIGNATURE -OF-THE-APPLICANL—• . ________ __________ _ BY CAREFULLY OBSERVING THESE DIRECTIONS’aND^GIVING THE TNFORMATION CATLED------ =■ FOR IN EACH COLUMN, DELAY WILL BE AVOIDED. Please fill out the application in duplicate on the typewriter,.if possible. If a typewriter is not available, the name of the veteran should be printed i n CAPITAL letters. - ' Cafe should be taken to spell correctly the name of the veteran for whose grave the stone is desired; if he served under an assumed name, both the true name and alias must be given. The last name should be written first, and the first or given name should be shown in full if known, as "JONES, CHARLES T." instead of "C. T. JONES." When the decedent served with State troops, the State and the arm of service (whether infantry, cavalry, or artillery) should be given; and in the case of a sailor or marine, the name of one or more vessels on which he served and the approximate date of his enlistment is desired. The approximate dates of enlistment and discharge should be given when the decedent served in the Regular Army and, where available, serial numbers and pension certificate numbers should be noted. After the veteran’s service record is verified, by this office to determine eligibility bility, you will 'be mailed a form, for approval, showingthe inscription to appear on the headstone or marker. Tl THIS i^mvi FORM ~SHOULD BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY: Shipment ofKeadstone or-marker-will-be made a$_p_K '' 3S_PJiomptly_as possible. If you desire to communicate further regarding your application, all inquiries should be adc . addressed to THEQUARTERMASTER GENERAL, MEMORIAL DIVISION, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. The Quartermaster General should be advised immediately if you change your address or if there should be any change in the shipping instructions after you have submitted your application. APPLICANTS SUBMITTING THESE REQUESTS SHOULD ASCERTAIN BEFORE ORDERING WHETHER OR NOT THE CEMETERY IN WHICH THE VETERAN IS BURIED WILL PERMIT THE ERECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT UPRIGHT HEADSTONE OF MARBLE OR THE FLAT MARKER OF MARBLE, GRANITE, OR BRONZE. NOTE RESTRICTIONS REGARDING BRONZE. NO FEE SHOULD BE PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THIS APPLICATION — — �UPRIGHT HEADSTONES OF MARBLE For ALL VETERANS EXCEPT those of the CIVIL and SPANISH-AMERICAN WARS For Veterans of the Confederate States Army For Gril War (April 15,1851-August 20,1865) and Spanish War (April 21,1898-April 11, 1899) Veterans r ROBERT j cpl; ° CO. F l W»N r. Z ne^WXmpsHire^J c< cm . Gt-, n ' | sBS wo»io War i ^QViMBER- 15.187,811 | SEPTEMBER 26. 1918 I 31 VA.-INF. . : C.S.A. I IS fe ■Bi I »?• FLAT MARKERS OF MARBLE, GRANITE, OR BRONZE (Bronze markers arc furnished only in those cemeteries where stone markers are not acceptable) i ■ o ROBERT C. WILLIAMSON APRIL 1M8?9° ffS IQ 1946 THE ABOVE PICTURES SHOW HOW THE STONES AND MARKERS APPEAR AFTER BEING PLACED AT THE HEAD OF THE GRAVE 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: 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 Information given to James' parents regarding headstones the government would provide for James Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Burial. Description An account of the resource Information given to the Dibbles on headstones the government would provide for James. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Burial notice Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource U. S. Government Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder 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/12/306/Dibble_Text0239.pdf ad2d00a047a251927e0f03f2bc9064e1 PDF Text Text 7 P-38 AIR COMBAT WITH Bf 109s OF JG 53 ON 30 AUGUST 1943 aee♦a An extract from Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol. II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76: 30 August 1943: Toward midday a fierce battle developed over the Gulf of Gaeta with a formation of about 20 Marauders and 60 Lightnings. All available German fighters (the “Pik-As Geschwader” together with Stab and I/JG 77 and IV/JG 3) were scrambled to intercept. The aircraft of II Gruppe climbed out of Cancello between 11:37 and 11:46 AM and soon afterwards engaged the enemy—the following account appears in Robert Gugelberger’s diary: “11:39 AM, scramble. Climbed to 4,000 m. An enemy formation with strong fighter escort approaching the coast. We positioned ourselves above the formation intending to fire our rockets into it from in front. The fighter escort circled behind the formation. We dove steeply, reversed course, and approached from dead ahead. I fired and saw both rockets fly through the middle of the formation, however they exploded behind it. Dove beneath the bomber formation and pulled up. Above I met Fw. Steinmuller—we flew together and attacked Lightnings. 50 to 60 were circling madly. Another rocket-armed machine fired into the Lightnings and two went down. More launches and more crashes in the water. I attacked twice from above in a dive. Got in a brief burst. Then I spotted two Lightnings, positioned myself behind the second machine and fired. Burst was on target but now I was surrounded by Lightnings. Climbed vertically and was happy to have got away. The Lightning I fired at was shot down by another of out pilots. Fuel was running low and I had to return and land at 12:51 PM. On the way I saw American life rafts in the water. Uffz. Niesen failed to return.” Leo Niesen had been shot down in combat with P-3 8s and crashed with his machine about a kilometer west of Giugliano station; the crash site was not found until two days later—Robert Gugelberger: “Today they found the spot where Uffz. Niesen crashed. A hole three meters deep. A few shreds of our yellow neckerchief and a piece of scalp with blonde hair, bent pieces of metal everywhere. That was all they found of him.” Uffz. Leo Niesen was JG 53’s only casualty in this action; on the other hand a total of 26 Lightnings were claimed shot down, including eleven by the “Pik-As Geschwader. ” American records admit the loss of just 13 Lightnings, however. At 1:15 PM elements of I Gruppe scrambled from Cassano; the subsequent flight failed to result in contact with the enemy.. . . � 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 Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Published historical account Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Jochen Prien Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Dr. Jochen Prien 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/11/261/Dibble_Text0115.pdf a509d7efb9e2f78639dddc7f392f43e2 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: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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 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 fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-07-09 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). 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 James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-09 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/10/228/Dibble_Text0169.pdf bc0cbd1827e4df8063acfd078c232619 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July. 16, 1943. Hantc DIVE BCtEING MISSION - 15 P-38s, Capt. Stover,, Lts. Lee, Lentz, Hanton, Stephs lan, lj., Sokol bOKolt Newsome, Opdahl and Niles, 1 Eerr, Brophy, Pace, Brown, Wilson, Fell, <■each carrying 1 x 500 lb0 boob (insto and *045 ,045 fuses), tookioff tookiqffat 0659 hours to> div® bo# targets of opportunity in northcentral ,SIOIET. ' The formation flew at 9,000 feet and dropped banks at 4,000 feet at 0830 hours on the road junction just southeast of ADRANO. Bombing: hits were scored on the road junction and a convqy of about 100 eneny vehicles, destroying about 30 of them. 1 truck was damaged by straffing nearby. Scattered units ctf 2 or 3 trucks were observed moving north and east in northcentral part of eastern SICIEf. No enemy aircraft encountered. No flak encountered. Route: From base to a point just east of PORTO EMPEDOCIE, thence to CALTANISSETTA, thence to VAIGUARNERA, thence to AG IRA, thence to TEOINA, thence to ADRANO, the- e to ENNA, out to sea over PORTO * ■ ■ he could not &!?aw gae from his Belly Tank and ided at 0715 hours, Lts, New sane and-epiafe^ spares, returned and landed at >922 hours. Lt. SpkoPhad to pump his wheels down and "‘landed at 1010 hours. The remainder of the formation landed at W hcurso p I I- CC;r?.HF - 2 p-3Sa, crttov nllwiehk, It* jMkawi, took off at 0700 hours to carry maps to LICATA, SIDIII. Landing there at 0830 hours. They took off at 0950 hours and landed atlUO hours. Ho enemy activity of any kind .. • ’£bh AW. German Off deers were in command >aad wot© forced to surrender with ■ -than. ’ Weather: low overcast on the deekj above the deck, CAVU.^ ess KC:» Lts. Lentz and Brophy, each carrying 1 500 pound bomb (Inst, and .045), took off | at 1058 hours to dive bomb targets of opportunity in northwest SICILY. The for mation flew at 8,500 feet, dropped their bombs at 4,000 feet at 1210 hours on the railroad station and marshal 1 irg yards at LEONFCBTS. Hits were scored in ,j the marshalling yards and the adjacent highway junction, destroying about 30 £1 of an enemy vehicle convoy of 100 going southward. Seven trucks were destroyed <5 • and 2 were damaged by straffing on the road be’ reen IEONFCRTE and S. CATERINA; £; 6 tanks (stationary) were seen on a hill ''just • fest -of ENNA. There were a large ; number of scattered units of 2 or 3 trucks, . e going northward and sane going ; U- :■••• - ..= Captain, Ail Ai.’ Corps, Intelligence Qfj 'ficer. �94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 16, 1943 (Continued) DIVE BaTEING MISSION (Continued) - southward, in the northwest central part of SICILf. ,No flak encountered. No enemy aircraft observed. The spares, Captain Storer, its. Lentz and Brophy, returned and landed at ‘1256 hours. Weather: to target, scattered 2/10s clouds at 2,000 feet; over target, CAVU. Route: from base to MERINA, thence to VALLELUNGA, due east to a point Just south of NICOSIA, thence to IEONFCRTE, due west along road to S. CATERINA, thence to PCRTO EMPEDOCLI and return to base. Lt. Qpdahl landed at GaP© BON at 1335 hours because of shortage of gas; ho took off at 3355 hours and landed at 1425 hours. The ramaind of the formation landed at 1405 hours. RANDOLPH A. BROWN, Captain, Air Corps,, Intel 1 igence Officer. , . . ' - ■ h ’ i • . ■ 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, July 16, 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, July 16, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07 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/13/327/Dibble_Text0132.pdf 14e9a922df951aac4394a321049956e3 PDF Text Text B Veterans Administration WASHINGTON 2S, D. C. September 26, 1944 YOUR FILE REFERENCE: IN REPLY REFER TO: Mr. James E. Dibble Mrs. Estella M. Dibble R.H. #1 Hastings, Michigan MBAB-5 DIBBLE, James P. XC 3,702,116 Dear Sir and. Madam; The Veterans Administration has learned with regret of the death of the above-named veteran. Existing laws provide for the payment of death pension to the dependent mother or father, or both, of a veteran who dies as a result of a disease or injury incurred in service in line of duty. Dependency may not be held to exist, however, if the mother or father, or both, have an income sufficient to provide for their reasonable support and maintenance, including clothing and necessary,medical treatment for them selves and members of the family under legal age, or of any age if mentally tally or physically incapacitated. The fact that the mother or father or other member of the family has been granted, under any of the laws administered by. the Veterans Administration, insurance, pension, compensation, or other benefits will be disregarded in determining dependency. lira,, the enclosed form should be care If you desire to file a claio fully filled out in accordance with th< the instructions ■ printed thereon and you returned to the Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D. C. Should “ feel the need of assistance in the preparation of your claim, you may write to the Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D. C., or contact any Veter ans Administration Facility. You may be assured that upon receipt of the claim it will be given careful conside ‘leration and you will be informed of any additional evidence which may be >e required. All correspondence relative to this case should be addressed to this office, and should show the veteran’s name and XC-number given above, to permit prompt identification. Respectfully, Enc. Form 535 dependents Claims Service. Adjudication Form 605d � 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' parents with information on claiming a death pension Subject The topic of the resource Mrs. James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter to James' parents with information on claiming a death pension. 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 R. J. Hinton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/26/1944 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/12/303/Dibble_Image0076.jpg 634054a2ad627e082a3bcc63bb8af78d 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> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview unknown Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4" x 6" 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 Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1950's 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/11/262/Dibble_Text0116.pdf a3b0da61e19b6c0f4543caf2cd352af0 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: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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 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 fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-07-16 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). He mentions the Collier's article about him. 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 James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-16 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/10/229/Dibble_Text0170.pdf 25baae13d5bae29779f18b44d9168c93 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUAD^H 1ST FIGHTER GRO’.T A.P.O. J20 July IS, 1943. SL.T.CH MISSION - 8 P~38s, Lts. Stephan, Allan, Whalen, Jackson, Brown, Phillips, Brophy and Newsome, together with a formation from the 2?tn Fighter Squadron, took off at' 0735 hours to escort 1 Sunderland on an Air-Sea Rescue mission. About 50 cr 60 miles off the southwest coast of Naples, Italy, at about 500 feet. The formation rendezvoued with the Sunderland over SIDI AHMED, TUNISIA at 0750 hours. The formation did not see ary wreckage, but sighted 2 dinghies about a quarter of a mile apart, one empty, and the other containing 6 men, at 1000 hours. The Sunderland landed and picked up these 6 men. Route: direct. Weather: hazy all the way. No eneny shipping or aircraft seen. The formation landed.at 1323 hours. te < July 19, 1943. LG2BER ESCORT MIS ION - 22 P-38s, Lts. Hagenback, Parlett, Dibble, Grieshaber, Brophy, Lee, Bov.er,' Hanton, Fell, Teryy, Opdahl, Jacobsen, Brown, Newscme, Whalen, Pace, Anderson, Niles, Cogswell, Sokol, Kipper, and Sager, took off at at 1235 hours, the P-38s at 11,000 feet and the B-26s at 10,000 feet. L< . . 4 Nvmeroup tensity and inaccurate; fran ROME out to coast, scattered heavy tracking, . £?EE£?minto the TYRRHENIAN SEA at about 1405 hours, 5 crewmen were seen to bail out. i SsssaSSi I. i timated them to be 230 degrees and 70 miles from ROME. 5 other P~38s and 3 ■ • B-26s circled and the B-26s dropped dinghies. Lt. Niles had both belly tmJr: : so he' told th© other P-38s to return to the mainland and report to the Air-sea 1 Rescue... Lt. Niles tried to reach Air-sea Rescue on °D" channel but he was too far out. The P-38s and the B-26s left and Lt. Niles continued to circle the 2 4 men ^tho managed to get in the dinghy. The other members of the crew apparently 4 drowned. Lt. Nil>s heard Lt. Brown call "MAURICE0 andgive position. Lt Nil th continued to ci’-le for 2i hours and then threw his canteen to the men in t. _______________ dinghy. He fir close enough to the mainland to communicate with Air-sea Rescue ? and was told to land for ten rescue planes were on their way; to the men in the y*> dinghy. Lt. ?’<" is landed at 1735 hours. Route: the form**:ion flew di—t to -.argot and ret;. .ie&, ;.eoxler: to target, v has - tit:, v„: RANDOLPH A. -3F.G.:'., Captain, Air . ,. Intelligence Oil ice. . �94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 19, 1943 (Coat'd) 1/10. BOMBER ESCORT MISSION (Continued) - Over target, high scattered clouds, ------- is, x/J-u* " Sokol - • - •had• Lt. Anderson's left engine cut out and he landed at 1200 hours. Lt. jht engine and he was unable to find a 1st® take-off because of trouble with rigl the formation and he landed at 1330 hours. The rest of the formation landed at 1545 hours. SEARCH MISSION - 1 P-38, Lt. Sokol, took off hours on a search mission with 7 other P-38s Squadrons. They searched the TYRRHENIAN SEA of i-.i. They -sighted a small coastal steamer CAVU but hazy. v j at 1545 hours and landed ,<at 2055 from the 27thand 71st Fighter for a B-26 crew but sev nottrace near the Italian coast. Weather: July 20, 1943. ANTI AIR TRANSPORT MISSION - 19 P-38s, Colonel Garman, Captain Stover, Captain | • ' ’ formation sighted 1 Sn. 82 10 miles North of £37177. ISL-JT) at 50 feet over the water.. The lead flight made, a $80 degree turn ana attactoea from rignt rear. Xne ■■ehejsy aircraft took evasive action and after the second pass began trailing gas and oil apd went into the water. The crew were seen in dinghies. A email vessel Boat vas sighted northeast of UST®A ISLAND heading toward. Italy-/ . So Other anW shipping qr; aircraft were seen., Weather: hazy to ^nd. W .area < 7 L. ‘ ; frail 6,000 feet todeck. Its* Schulze, Hagenback, Allan, Opdahl/Newsosje, ' Jaccbben, and Captain Stover returned and landed at 0950 hours. Lt. Sias re- '' $ turned and landed at 0705 hours bepause his left Belly Tank fell off. and his . right .engine was cutting out. ' The remainder cf the foraation returned and land^dl [ RANDOLPH Ai Captain, Ai Intelligence � 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, July 18 to July 20, 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, July 18 to July 20, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07 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/12/302/Dibble_Image0083.jpg 9b4a12043156dafa229e52ec84cba589 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 Photograph Location The location of the interview Cagliari, Sardinia Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8" x 10" 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 Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane discussing uniform, gear, armament and more Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black & white photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-12 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/10/230/Dibble_Text0171.pdf 562df172cc755a7bb78fcdc591ffc652 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 23, 1943. !■ P E SEARCH MISSION - 4 P-38s, Lts. Dibble, Kienholz, Cogswell and Hanton, together with formations from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0650 hours to escort a JBT on an air-sea rescue mission near NAPLES, HAU, to look for 4 men in a dinghy. Formation rendezvoused with PBI over BIZERTE £t J.,500 feet at 0705 hours. Formation sighted what was believed to be a raft'fesAr was empty. 'opping about 4 smoke candles at which PBI circled are-for about 30 minutes dropping ‘ ’ time formation left PBI and returned to> base.base. Weather: enroute, 6/10ths clour;: feet5: over target, CAVU. .Upon re at 400 feet but clear from 400 feet to 15,000 feet c. and. 240 degrees back to b; ie. turn hone, weather was CAVU. Route:: 60 degrees out Formation landid at 1146 hours. BOMBER ESCORT ? IBS ION - 14 P“38s, Lts. Brophy, Phillips, Fell, Lee, Brown, Pa.-: stt, Sager, Griesh-' er, Bower, Terry, Niles, Wilson, Opdahl and Pace, together -;:L •the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0936 hours to p •formations fro: <the escort about 0" 'B-26s over airdrome at AQUINO, ITALY, B-26s at 12,500 feet, P-3 3s at 15,000 feet, it 1155 hours. About 25 aircraft, several fighters and the rest bombers, were sighted on the airdrome. Bombing: Very accurate, hits seen all .over airdrome and dispersal areas and on two hangars. It is believed that all flak, not intense and very inaccurate. Weather: to target, S/lOths clouds at. li.QCQ fe^t;..over target,. C^JU. Lo.tneny air craft seen. teats; fcmntica . 30 degrees to target and 210 degrees back to base. It. Wilson returned early be cause his both prop governors were out, landing at 1025 hours. Lt. opdahl, the HAH. Formation rendezvoused with Sunderland over SJDI AHMED at 1,000 feet at and 210 degrees back to base. > . • Formation landed at 2036 hours. i j Cyn) ■ RANDOLPH A. BROWN, Capt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. 1 K x � 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, July 23, 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, July 23, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07 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/11/153/Dibble_Text0074.pdf 1c286181c1842cdf3d90a005a0717a4f 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: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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 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 James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-07-18 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents. 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 James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-18 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/13/334/Dibble_Text0208.pdf 64072d8f77987af5f289aabd53d75618 PDF Text Text DEDICATION PROGRAM World War II Memorial Fountain May 27, 1949 To The Colors Stanley Pierce The flag used in the ceremony today is the one that covered the casket of Cleo E. Card during the burial service at the United States Military Cemetery Henri Chappelle in Belgium, where he will rest permanently. Hastings High School Band Star Spangled Banner Invocation Rev. Don M. Gury Hastings High School Choir “Our Flag” lymn of “Battle Hyr*' the Republic” Mr. Warren Williams, Director Presentation Robert Smith, Mayor . of Hastings High School Acceptance Mrs. Homer Smith, President of the Board of Education Hastings High School Band “Stars and Stripes Forever” Mr. Lewis Hine, Director Address, “We Will Remember Them” Mr. D. A. Van Buskirk, Superintendent of Schools Seven Gun Salute By Veteran Organizations Mr. Norman Bogart, Director Benediction Rev. Don M. Gury Taps Stanley Pierce Chairman, Dorothy Reynolds The bronze: plaque on this gift of the Hastings Public School reads: In honor of the students of blastings High School who made the Supreme sacrifice in World War II.” Included on the bronze plaque are the following names: Frank R. Kelly -Neil L..Kidder Estle V. King Hubert L. McCallum Michael G. McPharlin Harold Norwood Robert W. Reid Frank W. Rogers Howard Shellingt Cleon L. Smith DeForest-Sn-yder- — Donald L. Solomon Duane D. Stamm Merle C. Tasker Wesley R. VanDenburg Richard A. Babcock Cleo E. Card Charles A. Casey George H. Cashmore Lewis Castle Orville V. Cooley William M. Christy Bernard Davis William DeCou James P. Dibble Robert C, Gardner. Martin P. Hawthorne Robert H. Henney Ernest Howell Merrill Isham Morton F. Young � 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 Printed 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 World War II Memorial Fountain dedication in Hastings, MI Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource World War II Memorial Fountain dedication from the Hastings Schools. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Program Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/27/1949 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/12/300/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/10/231/Dibble_Text0172.pdf d7b65bb8336feda524d75c7556dfaecd PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUT A.P.O. 520 July 25, 1943. No missions this date. July 26, 1943. SEARCH MISSION - 4 P~38s, Lts. Brown, Schulze, Jacobsen, and Peck, took off at 0601 hours to escort 1 Sunderland on an-air-sea rescue mission to the east Coast of SARDINIA. The formation rendezvoued with -Sunderland at SJDI"AHMED—— at 1,000 feet at 0605 hours. Route: to target, due North. ' eather: en route to target, 8/10s clouds at 3,000 feet, 9/10s at 5,000 f set with haze. • Time over target, 0715 hours. The formation sighted nothing. Weather over target, 9/10s overcast at 700 feet with r end haze. The (relation last ksaw Sunderland -on way home on course of 175 degrees at. which time it was lost f'"in a haze and fog bank. Route: to base, due South. The formation landed at - 0942 hours. 1 . -. • ■ ■ . •/ H? with formations fron the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0618 eaSy because hl.' oat end ia^ed UWhoh4.'to target, ■ 70 degrees. ■ 9 Ju. 52s were seen just off the northwest coast of PANAREA - / - target, CAVU .Ito aUgtototo, Ttor^t^ .»«•»V/ * ’ ■ • r BOMBER ESCCRT MISSION - 15 P-38s, Lts. Jackson, Ran Sice, Cogswell, Lee, Brophy, Kienholz, Sager, Grieshaber, Cpdalil, Allan,' Jacobsen, Wilson, Brava, Dibble, and Kipper, took eff at’ 0920 hours to escort 2/ 1126s over SCALEA A/D/ITAU. The P~38s rendezvoued with the bombers at DJ2IDJA at 0945 hours at 4,000 feet. Route: to garget, 60 degrees. Weather: to target, 6/10s clouds at 15,000 feet with haze below. The B-26s were over the target at 10,000 feet; the P-3&2 at 12,000 feet at 1140 hours. Barbing; very accurate, hits being seen all over the target. One large gas fir- tvas observed in the bombed area. Flak: no flik v-.o cr.ccu.—crec. ’..cutter: ever target, ccm.-lete >t. No enesy aircraft or other enemy ccsxcestraticns were overcast at 16,000 feet. >ase, 240 degrees, degrees. Weather: er. rc-ute to base, visibility sighted. Route: to base, fc-r-t: sc_-;isc: j mile: 10/lCs clcuie at |gbi 3,0; -i. fc-rt: ; - r.-: l.ao-c ; eio.:. ' - . Ire-.-.., Diblla-, ’ ' ' er, s; zercr, ream ___ ___ remainder of th jrmation retur:.edjj^d landed at 13-57 hours. RAQDOIi-H A. ; ; •§ fc J « . ~ Captain, A.C., Int. 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, July 25 to July 27, 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, July 25 to July 27, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07 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/11/154/Dibble_Text0075.pdf ba2f5290a3afabbbf9ee5b28bedde6f0 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: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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 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 James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-07-22 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents. 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 James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-22 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/13/331/Dibble_Text0209.pdf 8bfd9dc3f9d70b0353fb5ef0b7e10a58 PDF Text Text we need to ask ourselves the June 2, 1949 Banner covered pro- memorial fountain which question, ‘What have I done gress, dedication of memo- they caused to be erected in the past?’ ‘What can I do Hastings students rial through funds raised by to deserve such sacrifices?’ DEDICATE MEMORIAL themselves. The local school head fountain Friday Although the memorial The memorial fountain, iastings High continued with quotations fountain at Hastings construction of native field "id for by stuSchool was paid to accenHastings young people from Abraham Lincoln’s ■>- stone, slone, is designed de — rer. -eminded Friday after- classic dedication address at dents from several gradc grades, tuate the bronze plaque in were memorial Gettysburg to answer the the installation and dedica- the center, which contains noon,, by ■„ the ■’ ve very n --tion ceremony for the World the names of those who gave theyc erected on questions. / caused to be er their lives during the last Johnson Field, of their obliSupt. VanBuskirk added ' War II monument were of their lives during the last Johns great ’real community commur interest, vuiulagrations. conflaj it gations. that a task today still reThe following articles were It is located on the north The reminders were mains. “We must bind not printed led in the Hastings f B “. end of beautiful Johnson brought about appropriately only states but nations toBanner in lhe the days leading up to Field, just south of the ten- in the brief talks made at the gether. We must reconcile ig the dedica- nis courts. and following ceremonies dedicating the not only peoples, but races. lion: The memorial is in keep- Memorial Fountain — the We must raise leaders for ing with lhe high purpose result of five years of labor the task, May 5, 1949 “These leaders must come for which it was erected and and planning — in which it fills a need at the athletic both the student and adult from you, the youth of to Memorial Fountain field where the Saxons of to- speakers recognized the debt day.” VanBuskirk contin Dedication Rites day are keeping fit just in owed to the 31 former Hast- ued. “In this audience are Planned for May 27 case they training must y may be called to ings High School students some whose trainit follow in the uic footsteps of and to the other soldiers and be for leadership. We must Work on the erection of those who will be honored at sailors whoi gave their lives select and train them and the memorial fountain at the ceremonies May 27. during " then follow their leadership. ’ ’World War II. Johnson Field is progressing ... pi ans for a memorial to Bene “Our daily prayers must teath overcast skies, Plans rapidly, Superintendent D.A. Hastings High students en while the entire student rise to heaven that we may VanBuskirk said yesterday, gaged in World War II took body formed a half-circle be given wisdom and and the dedication ceremo ceremo- shape during the war years, south of the invited guests strengt strength and courage to meet nies are being planned ... for During that period, gate re — mostly families of the our great responsibilities Friday, May 27. ith the same devotion to ceipts from a football game boys who died in the na- wit The slone work on lhe and a basketball game were tion’s armed forces — and right and truth as those we fountain, located on the earmarked for the memorial the choir and band with the honor here today possess in north end of- the athletic • • •• fund . . and. entertainments native fieldstone fountain so large a measure.” u.. John i_u_ added ... to .it. • flags " The ceremony opened . J field, is being_ done by centered■ •by tthe and‘ Young. Members; of lhe Hi-Y con- standards of’ veterans’ or- with Stanl mley Pierce soundThe name of Morton tributed $100 that they raised ganizations, the speakers ing “To the tn Colors” as the Young, John Young’s son, through endeavors such as paid tribute to the fallen he- same f flag that had shrouded will be on the memorial their annual pencil sale, asket containing the re roes and pledged1 Ito work to the cas plaque, along with 30 other But the bulk of the money keep i hey die died for. mains of Sgt. Cleo E. Card "t what they former Hastings High vvas raised by children from Su[ endent of Schools as they were lowered into Superinter School students who gave as ]Ovv as the fifth grade who D. A. VVanBuskirk, e who like the grave in the U.S. Ceme their lives in World War II. collected waste paper for most of the peo[ ople in the tery Henri-Chapelle in Bel A large portion of the sa|e as a war measure. The audience knew we! veil the boys gium, was raised by Boy money for the erection of youngsters, and high school whose names are er enshrined Scouts. the Memorial was earned by students also, gathered 66 on the bronze plaqt The highi school band }ue, said it students — even those in tons of waste paper and was tthe “Star-Spa is highly fitting It that, “Our then played , , the fourth and fifth grades earned $800 for their memo- mer..v..«. — ” followed :d by emorial » is placed in the gled Banr Banner, - during the war years rjai. setting Rev. .on by the Rv tting of of this this is beat beautiful field, the invocation through scrap paper collecpi ans for a memorial dedi iry, | rector of the Plans dedicated sd to the improve- Don Gury al church. fountain were formed about ment of the; physic physical bodies Episcopal umi iury entoned “ attitudes of our Rev. Gurj twoi ;years ago, and Hubert and mental attitude May 19, 1949 Cook, )k, former member of the yout youth.” Grant, O L. Lord, we pray the offering of designed Superintendent Van- Thee, that tl board of education, designed Si HASTINGS STUDENTS TO it. The stone work was Busi may not have /as done Buskirk said the memorial is their fives lit DEDICATE HEROES’ by John Young, noted where ““you, the youth of been in vain: a: that we and all MEMORIAL MAY 27 throughout the area for his Hastingsgs shall often be re- Thy people may hear the —J of the debt you — call to nobler living and work. The name of his son, minded Hastings Highh School stu- Morton, in sportsmanship that ton, is on the 18-by-24- the youth and we the older clean dents Friday, Ma lay 27, will jnch plaque, too. ones — owe to these and all sound ids in our ears from the dedicate to the meme tory of Lyle Ingram [believed to the other heroes who helped grave ’raves of those who have the former studentss who be John Young’s son-in- make possible .the opportu- died jiud that we might live; that . *u„.• • nilifts we. now e.ninv. ” gave their lives to their |aw] was also one of the nities we er enjoy. as we dedicate this fountain country in World War II a contractors on the project. The educatorir said, “Daily to this memory, we may �dedicate our lives anew to the work of bringing in They kingdom upon earth...” After the invocation, the high school choir, under the direction of Warren Wil liams, sang “Our Flag,” and “Battle Hymn of the Repub lic.” The memorial was then formally presented by Rob ert Smith, mayor of the high school, who thanked every one who aided in the pro ject. The acceptance, on be half of the people of the community, was made by Mrs. Homer Smith, presi dent of the board of educa tion, who also mentioned the appropriateness of the foun tain at the athletic field. Following VanBuskirk’s addres ess, which was titled, “We will v remember them,” the riflee squad ' composed of members 3rs of the various vet)rganizalions, fired erans’ or voile leys, followed by Benedicli' tion by the Rev. Gury. The: program ] closed with Stanley jy Pierce sounding taps. � 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 Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead. 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 unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May and June 1949 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/12/299/Dibble_Text0225.pdf 6b0d43c2789b05448ca4d4f1434c1042 PDF Text Text 1ST-FIGHTER GROUP JOURNAL no. (ditto and hour) 1600 hrs 29/8/43 UNIT: (data and hour) 17QQ hrs 30/8/43 PLACE: Matcur. I,7. Africa T^<CZZT Serial No Timo Dated 1st Fighter Group Incidents, Messages, Orders, etc. ("day and |Disposidate) ■ tion Ely the signal 29/8/43 Cont'd. A . green flare was apparent? for attack, as no passes were made until a green flare bursts 5 minutes a'j iftcr target time. (2) Lie 109's damaged. ENEMY LOSSES: Two “ (1) Lt. MILLIARD II. GRAILq. Gilt LOSSES: One < SORTIES: 40 WEATHER: 7/10ths cumulus overcast at 8,000 ft., CAVU above. Target area was covered with scattered cumulus iclouds from 7,000 to 11,000 ft. but otherwise CAVU. ;Scattered showers were encountered between Italy and i Sicily on return. NOTE: Lt. PHILLIPS reported missing on mission Mo. '809, ” ’ ’ at ' 28 august, 1943, has returned to basej. Hei landed Termini, Sicily with a blown out engine, Ife returned to base in another P-38. 30/8/43 48 P-38's from the 27th, 71st and 94th Squadrons , up base at 0950 hrs. to escort B-26's of 3--9th .?tl; Bomb Eoml. Gp. to Aversa h’/l, Italy. 4 P-38's returned e; rly, 2 due to r radio trouble and 2 due to engine trouble. 3q. leaders: Lfs. HURST, WILLEY and DIBBLE. Time over llargc ;et area 1200 hrs. altitude of fighters 11,500 ft. and1 bombers 11,000 ft. 60 to 75 e/a (Lie 109's, Fi7 190 s, Ma 202's, possibly a couple of enemy operated Spitfires and 1 enemy it) attackoperated P-38 identified with black crosses on i/ ed formations just as they crossed the coast over Lago di Fatria at 11,5000ft. The bombers continuer on to target while P-38's engaged e/a. Results of bombing vwas not ob- . served. 12 Lie 109's made the first attack out; of the sun from above as P-33's crossed the coast.- This was follow- • ed byr iincreasing numbers of Me 109's, F.JI I'J/O’s and Ma 3,0(|)0 fjr. and in . 3, which forced the P-38';'s down to 6, 202's, ;ta the battle ming dog fight over the IGulf of Gaet a runni iought low over the water, The P-38 formation was vias foi numbers of enemy repeated attacks5 by superior good until i flight at a time. Several, fight;ers, < which, isolated a fligl P-38'i's reported flying 300 mph. on the decli and being -rying belly tanks. The easily overtaken by Lie 109's can inated, one(group attackenemy attacks were highly coordir ing while another was reforming., The initial attack was >.0ove and be(made from a half circle formation 1500 ft.labc flak | hind P-38's. b? -38's. Aerial dive bombing occurred: black ... Rocket l like bursts irstr were ■ seen generally above P-38;s. white bursts are also believed I projectiles exploding in v.l.." I to have been used. The eng: igagement lasted from 1155 hrs. >nd wave of Me 109's carrying ' until 1235 hrs. and a secor.v 1 lies from Italy, belly tanks pursued the formation 100 mi] Six (6) P-38's were observed to go into the sea. One collided with a F,J 190 head-on and exploded in air. Cev ian, opened and oral parachutes, both American and Germar -(8) c/a. weiire dedinghies were seen in the water. Eight-' stroyed, three (3) probably destroyed and five (5)I damaged' a. �1ST FIGHTER GROUP JOURNAL • ....... (date and hour) 1700 hrs 30/8/43 UNIT: jku. 1st, Fighter Group (data and hour) 1800 hrs 3/9/43____ PLACE: Mateur, I;, Africa I Serial No Timo Dated Incidents, Messages, Orders, etc. (day and jDisposi_______________________________ date) ; ticn ' ! ; ! i i 30/8/43 Cont'd. Thirteen (13) P-38's are .-pissing. A few bursts of light inaccurate flak was observed from the ■go di Patria. No enemy ground, coastal area North of Lago naval or shipping activity Lty observed. 28 Pj-38's down One of 38's arc down in Sicily. £ , base by 1713 hrs. 3 P-38's co fbase by a returnc I to the three pilots landing; in Sicily returne transport. He suffered minor shrapnel won ds in the left shoulder. CHRONOLOGY: Time off 0950 hrs. Time over target 1200 hrs. Time down 1713 hrs. ROUTE: Base to C. Sidi Alm el Mekki, rend jzvous point with B~j36's thence to Lago di Patria to Av ;rsa, returning via Sicily where several of our planes refueled, thence to base. ENEMY LOSSES: Six (6) Me 109's, one (1) F >' 190 and one (1) Ma 202 destroyed. Three (3) Ke 109' s erobably de] stroyed. Three (3) Me 109's and two (2) M 1 202's damaged, OUR LOSSES: Thirteen (13) P-38's are miss ing: 1st Lt. m. RANDOL, itaiwuL, 22nd Lt. JEROME N. uEII! 3ERG, 2nd Lt. CLIFFORD E. DONALD B. DEISENROTil ,-2nd Lti’WALHARRY D. wARMKER, _____, F/0 , —” 2nd '’-d Lt. CLARENCE E. SOUTH iRD, 2nd Lt . ’ TER G. MORRISON, TUitttiBiXKJi, 1st Lt. JOHN S. WILLE C, 2nd Lt. RALPH F. TURRENTIKE, DAVID 0. PARLETT, 2nd Lt. HOHN T. CRAM, 2n i Lt. RALPH E. 2nd Lt. CHARLES A. WOODARD and 2nd L ;. HAROLD D. PECK, 2n. RIGNEY. WEATHER: CAVU enroute and over target are 11, with cumulus clouds building up over Sicily at 9,000 ft, 1st PRESS- DATA : Lt. FRANK J. MC INTOSH, It 1L15 Irving St., F/ 190. 1st Lt. :o, Calif., destroyed one (1) F; San Francisco 3T, 921 JOHN D. HURST, y-. B. East Garfield Ave., pplendale, Calif. destroyed two(2)) Me ; 109's. 2nd Lt. LARRY |l . REYNOLDS, red one (1) 322 7/. Culver St.,, Phoenix, Arizona, destrbye I. HUSDY. 712 Allen jives., Rapid City Lie 109. 1st Lt. JOHN . ikota, destroyed one (1) He 109. 2pd ILt. STANLEY South Dakota. E. STUDER, ' ’ 3R, Monona, Iowa, destroyed two (2); Mes 109!s. li . , destroyed 2nd Lt. ROBERT A. VRILAKAS, Proberta, Cali-f.. j'ptroyed one (1) one (1) Ma 202. F/C STUKKARD, probably det ’oyed one (1) Lie Ke 109. 2nd Lt. BERREHS, probably destre onb (1) Me 109 .st Lt. OPDAIIL, probably destroyed < 109. Isi (1) Ma 202. Lt. VRILAKAS damaged one (1) and damaged one 1 Na 202. Lt.. SOKOL damaged one (1) Me 109< )9.i Lt. SCHAPER one (1) damaged one (1) Me 109 and Lt. ANDERSON daJnaged d Me 109. 31/8/43 1/9/43 No missions this date. Ho missions this date. .1 2/9/43 Ko missions this date. Note; 2nd Lt. CLARENCE E. SOUTHARD, reported as- missing on 30 August, mission No. 811, returned to base 2306 hrs. 1 September, 1943. He landed at Trapani, Sicily with a damaged aircraft. 3/9/43 Ho missions this date. � 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 Journal including August 30, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource 1st Fighter Group Journal 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 unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/1/1943 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/10/232/Dibble_Text0173.pdf 7e8997fdceee57697afbf64e7fcd3b58 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRCN 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 28, 1943. J-Jo missions this date. July 29, 1943. ?'■ L> - 7. ; I; \- P ■' F ■ [ BOLEER ESCORT MISSION - 15 P-38s, Lts. Hageriback, Schulze, Niles, Terry, Brophy, Parlett, Dibble, Herr, Sokol, Peck, Hanton, 'Viils .n, Jackson, Cogswell, and Grieshaber, took off at 1142 hours, together with formations fran the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, to escort 24 B-26s over IQUINO A/D, ITALY. The P-38s rendezvoused with the bombers at 1 jJEUR at 3,3-' feet at 1210 hours. Route:, to target, 35 degrees to GUIF OF SALERNO; then: west to a point north of NAPLES; thence to target, Nciv:?:-; to'r: ■ scattered cibuds at 6,000 to -SyOOOfeet with haze below; over target, solid overcast at 7,000 feet. The for mation was over the target at 1430 hours; the bombers flying at 6,000 feet; the P-38s at 6,500 feet. Bombing: veiy accurate.— Two strings of bombs hitting the entire length of the airdrome. 6 enemy aircraft were observed dispersed on the airdrome, No fires or damage to buildings was observed, due to dust from baab. .bursts and .hazy weather. No enemy aircraft, were encountqred in the .air. -_'Ifo - flak was encountered; •- Route? to base, 230 degrees. 5 ehsmy Treig^dre-Weihs; c- ‘ sighted heading south from P. LICOSA al<w- the coast at 1205 hours. Lieutenant ...at’ 1534 hours. Lts, Dibble and Grieshaber while on their way hone encountered. Rm. . on .its way, he left the bcmber at 1725 -hours, landing back at bas< . v .• h - sas sss ;aiSB g SEARCH MISSION - 3 P~3Ss, Lie. Opdahl, Ei“-p°r, and Thiessen took off at 1625 hours £0 escort 1 Bunderland on an Air-Sea Rescue iission between Sicily 'and Sardinia. S The P-3Bs were over the rendezvous point - SJDI AHMED AIRDROME, BIZERTE - st 1635-1, houps at 2,000 feet. Weather: to and over the airdrome, hazy. The Sunderland did' not ccme up and at the same time the P-38s. received a cal 1 from MATEUR to return ;'j ■ to base. Weather: en route to base, hazy. The formation’returned and landed at 1? ( .h Captain, Air Corps, Intelligence Cilice:-. � 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, July 28 to July 29, 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, July 28 to July 29, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07 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/11/155/Dibble_Text0076.pdf 08ffa3a4772cf844124252a4241b8684 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: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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 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 James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-07-29 Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Letter from James in North Africa to his parents. 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 James Dibble Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-29 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