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From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army."<br /><br />A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
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DEDICATION
We, the members of Class 42-K . . .
fUCO ARMY FLYING SCHOOL ... do on
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hisaay,
27th ot
of September,
September, 1942,
1942, sincerely
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and w^hout
w^hout reservation
reservation dedicate
dedicate our
our book
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to those of you "behind the men behind the
guns."At this time we feel it to be a distinct
privilegdknd honor to dedicate it to you . . .
YOU the buyers at United States War Sav
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zonfidem «jnto this world of
conflict. We belN<e ii. ,
in yot^and will continue
to believe in yoiu as lonr
long as'yow continue to
believe in us . .
jrsons, bribers, swecthearts, nephews,
lusbands, ono ::’cnd$.
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forth today and im jst in an eveO. greater
degree in War Savings B >nds. Andtomorrow we will go forth for
’ou . . . for those
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GEORGE J. PROVANCHA
THOMAS S. MILES
�COL. JOHN K. NISSLEY
COMMANDING OFFICER
LT. COL. ASHLEY B PACKARD
DIRECTOR. OF TRAINING
LT. COL. JESSE L. CRANDALL
ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MAJOR FRANK A. QUINN
POST ADJUTANT
�PROVANCHA, GEORGE J
Editor
BECkHELM, GEORGE B.
Biography Editor
LEMOND, JOHN W. JR.
Photo Editor
LT. DEFFKE, DONALD E
Advisor
MILLER, DEAN
Columnist
MUSSER, JERRY
Columnist
DEGEN, CHARLES W
Columnist
�Post Operations Officer
MAJOR CHARLES H. FROST
Director of Ground School
MAJOR CHARLES W. THAXTON
CAPT. RAYMOND W. FOSTER
Director of Link Trainer
CAPT. ARTHUR S. BLUM, JR.
Asst. Director of Flying
CAPTAIN PHILIP B. PUTNAM
School Secretary
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PITTS, Y, A.
Battalion Commander
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MESSENGER, W. S.
Battalion Adjutant
MARSTEN, A. A.
Battalion Sergeant Major
THOMAS,
Captain, "A" Company
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Captain, "B" Company
DANFORTH,
Captain, "C" Company
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PITTS, W, F.
Captain, "D" Company
�2nd Lt. Karl N. Retzer
2nd Lt. Jack W. Pry
2nd Lt. George Williams, Jr.
2nd Lt. Donald E. Deffke
�To the Class of 42-K:
It has been my task, here at Basic Flying
School, to adequately prepare you for that goal
for which you are all striving .
a goal which only
the very best can attain. You men, as you have prov
en you are men in every sense of the word, have co
operated to the fullest extent. It has been borne
through in your daily work. Consequently, I have
found results and you have achieved those high
standards which this school has established.
Need I say more, than, "THANK YOU?"
At the present time there is a man . .
"Uncle Sam," a thing . . . "Democracy," a people
. .
"The American People," who need you. They
need you now as never before in the history of our
great nation. So make those sacrifices today so that
we might all LIVE IN PEACE tomorrow.
Good Luck and God Bless You.
FOR THE OFFICERS OF THE DETACHMENT
R J. MORSE
Major, Air Corps
Commandant
R. E. WOLCOTT
Captain, Air Corps
Executive Officer
�Edita^ot
At the issuance of this book Class 42-K will
/7 Pilot
“He went up there today—up there out of the
be well on its way to an advanced flying school .
world of men and into the world of the sky ... I've
the final step toward those coveted silver wings.
heard there's a lady up there, a lady with golden
Eighteen weeks have passed and only nine more re
main. The nine weeks we have spent here at Chico
Field have been fruitful ones.
Words like "Needle-Ball-Airspeed" come to
our ears and now mean something. We have felt the
hair of soft clouds who wears the golden radiance of
a beautiful day to blind men .At night she wears
black velvet and sprinkles stardust in her hair . . .
When he comes back his face will be tanned and
his eyes bluer than ever. The sky will be in them . . .
All men who fly look like that; they never seem to
see you, just the sky . . . Will she win him from
powerful engines respond to our touch and now we
me or will she be kind and let him fly back? When
seek new fields to conquor. With eager eyes we
he flies out over the sea will he think of me? Can
look forward to new adventures—whether they be
he possibly know my emotions every time I see or
in mock battles or in the merciless throes of war . . .
hear a plane? That I stop and gaze upward to see
we are prepared to face our destiny.
the sunlight glancing off the wings, and wonder
when he'll come back? . . . Does he sing along in
Our accomplishments were not attained alone.
Behind each and every one of us stood patient, ca
pable officers whose duty it was to make pilots of
tune with the throbbing engines, or is he quiet and
content up there in infinity, alone with God? Does
he reach out to touch that which is nothing and yet
everything? . . . When he's up there alone, please,
us . . . efficient flying instructors whose limits were
dear God, help him to do his job . . . Keep him safe
taxed to bring us through . . . trained ground school
and let him come back to me.
officers who taught us what we know of the theories
—A Cadet's Girl."
that make an airplane fly. And last, but by no
means least, the tactical officers who handled our
Cadet life.
You men of the classes to follow and those
who proceeded 42-K, it takes little thinking to real
/7 ^yptcal Cadet
Loves flying at all times.
Drinks “cokes" all day.
Hates the "needle-ball-airspeed."
ize that you are a part of a great machine . . . A
Shudders when Santa Ana is spoken.
mechanism well oiled. A mechanism that moves
Thinks he is an H. P. under the surface.
D'espises reveille.
with accuracy and precision along a path that in
Loves his country and what it stands for.
sures freedom and democracy.
Would love to give his instructor a check ride
So, with that thought in mind, our class makes
its plea to you . . . “WORK! FIGHT! GIVE! MAKE
—just once.
Desires his girl and her company.
Takes a "snort" now and then.
DEMOCRACY LIVE!"
All week looks forward to Open Post.
^P’ccvai'tcli.a
Dreams of that great day—WINGS—BARS—
GRADUATION.
The Staff
�1ST LIEUT. A. W. BUCK
Flight Commander
1ST LIEUT. G. A. ESTRADO
Asst. Flight Commander
Lts. V. O. Brimhall, B. D. Jenkins, Mr. W. R. Wood,
Lts. G. A. Estrado, D. C. Clinch, J. A. Fenner, D. E
McClure
�ADAIR, JACK A.
BECKHELM, GEORGE B
transport pilot.
Homewood, III. sent "Becky"
to our little group. His one
and only ambition is to paint
just one on the line during a
f
BRASS, WALTER W.
s; “»'r
model A takes a beating on
week-ends.
CARTTAR, DEAN L.
Fowler, Kansas sent him to
JX7atnokVh^nt^ehepeT^
CRONIN, JAMES A.
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FRIIDRICH, VINCENT
^ti^is"^^
KANE, RANDALL S.
andy" is the little gadget
m Sturgis, Mich He has
favorite corporals.
LLEWELLYN, FRANK A. JR.
LAZ IN, DRAGI C
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MAC FARLAND, PAUL S.
formation.
MARTINSON. ROY L
MENKE, PAUL R.
"Moose" is from Logansport,
�MUSSER, JERRY L.
NESTLE, ROGER W.
"Chub" boasts of being from
Just another lad straying away
n:.Aa;pHV39n
a short wave radio.
OWEN. WILBUR K
O'BAGY, PAUL
PICKHARDT, ROBERT J.
Blue Island III. boasts of this
contribution. His heart and
soul is set on a military career.
SAUNDERS, JACKSON
REEVES, JOHN B.
"Sad Sack," as he is termed
Lome^in* Kenosha,''v/is5 h2
^'^7oASe^^
wants to make just one good
landing.
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bro,her'
WEBB, DONALD L.
"Bud," who was formerly with
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LT. DONALD E. DEFFKE
"Deke" of Eaton, Colorado, is
LT. JACK H. PICARD
LT. GEORGE WILLIAMS JR.
'aVh's'x:0^
The question? Where is that
accent that usually goes along
with a Southern gentleman?
�s-sssUND WHEN MY HUSBAND FINALLY GOT IN THE APARTMENT "A" FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE DAVENPORT."
�ROBERT C. CHATFIELD
Captain, A. C.
J. H, SAUNDERS
1st Lieut, A. C.
2nd Lts. J. B. Miller, B. W. Wuennemann, F. D. Cla
sen, 1st Lts. J. E .Gaffney, H. C. Hayes, 2nd Lt. C.
�AYLWARD, JAMES
BELLOVAY, STEVE JR.
James is one of Chicago's
handsomest lads and plans on
being a commercial pilot after
the war.
Steve had some CPT in Cleve
land, Ohio and decided to car
ry it on as an Army pilot.
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BLAIR, JOHN A.
CAHILL, HAROLD K.
^gh^'^d^f^'Wh;^
Ken, who is one of those "You
Wi’ndso^Missouri. ^Has
0ndhe^hTwin‘gOs9ObaCk
flood addresses in Sacramento.
CATTRON, LESTER A
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CUMMINGS, JAMES O.
CUNNINGHAM, WM J
Jim's home as a civilian is in
^^ked^h^
DIBBLE, JAMES P.
FEILDS, GEORGE H.
George
comes
from
down
�HOLECEK, HARLEY M.
KENNEDY, WALLACE E.
"Holly" is from Burns, Kansas
and wants to get his share of
Japs before the boys already
eliminate them.
^^thlnVs'S
some lad gets those wings—
LOCKYEAR, WILLARD
"Willie" told the folks b----- 1
Le MOND, JOHN W. JR
in Winfield, Kansas that
from where we sit.
MAY, HARRY C
MESSENGER, WILLIAM S.
ft
MILLER, ROY L.
"Wild Bill" wants to finish
this in a hurry so he can go
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This curly headed native of
Austin, Texas says he wants to
shoot all the Japs, but ye edi
tor wants a crack at them too.
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MONAGHAN, EDWARD O.
MYER, LAWRENCE W.
This lad from Brown City,
Michigan aspires to be an Ar
my pilot. Not a bad looker.
Delano, California is his home
during times of peace To be a
successful flyer is all he asks.
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�NEWMAN, GAYLE W.
OBLINSKI, ROBERT J.
□n English teacher (After the
However, we wouldn't feel
right without him and his—
shall we say jokes.
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PLEIMAN, CLAYTON G.
PALMER, LESLIE B.
h
Les is from Mason, Michigan^
^ry^oT’BTesshbs’hMro’
"Corky" is a hillbilly from
^'oSTa^ira^
PRUETT, LOWELL
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SCHAMAUN, HAROLD W.
RIDLEN, RICHARD A
"Duke" hails from Auburn,
A Dighton, Kansas native who
is fast achieving his goal—to
be an Armv oilot.
S
ter much bigger ghme.
TURNER, JAMES G.
Buzz is a fighter pilot in the
^^eTson^to’^ p^oud of
WEBB, FRED R.
�WORKMAN, LYNN M.
MARSTON, ARTHUR A.
"Hokie" is Belldive, Ohio's
fair-haired boy and one of
The "Jeep" is a West Pointer
to°theAPo1nt,1 but’ really goes
d^hhXsr^d
Wings.
for the flying game.
LT. HINCKLEY, R. H. JR.
LT. MEE, GEORGE L JR.
Army Air Force. His home
town is Ogden, Utah.
LT. SCAVOTTO. DON V
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�1ST LIEUT. P..O. McCOY
Flight Commander
1ST LIEUT. J. R. HIGH
Asst. Flight Commander
2nd Lts. G. H. Taggard, B. D. Jenkins,
�BOLTZ, JACK C.
3RUNNER, ROBERT O
BUSICK. CHARLES I;
CLARKE. KENTON H.
CAMBELL, NED F
----- >lkirk, Ind. sent "Skipper,"
_i—group of merry men, to
get a few of those fur-
DALHBERG, KENNETH H.
DOMAGALSKI, HENRY J.
Ken was shipped direct to the
coast from his home in Wil
son. Wisconsin. He seems to
complaint to make on
the change.
Henry, better known as Hank,
wants a regular commission
along with a crack at our dis
honorable foe
Aft
�FORSYTH, WILFRED G.
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HYLAND, EDWARD J.
gular Army Air Force.
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LT. JACK PRYOR
KESSLER, JOSEPH D.
What ’ Another officer from
,hetilSU|,Mv^.^'c,hi$
McCORKLE, LUTHER P.
Recently of Dallas Texas
Hopes to someday be an aero
nautical Engr. of great fame
BORLEN, AUSTIN W.
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DONALD E. QUILLIN
^^^boiu^
home. Can hardly wait to strut
d°Wn ,hSilverrew?ngs"h ,h°“
METCALF, JAMES R.
MILLERICK, JAMES F.
Jim, formerly of Detroit,
rf;C-'GoldTicky''W^ernh^
Although Sonoma, California
he got that name.
it never rains here. Reason?
Alas, we do not know.
�MONTGOMERY. T. H.
O'MALLEY, WILLIAM E.
NEILSEN, JESSE L.
Although Brigham City, Utah
is Jesse's home, he's willing to
stav out here if thev let him
NACTRIEB, CARL H.
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prove that one never knows
PETERSEN, WILLIAM J
PORADA, FRANCIS A.
SCHEER, ROBERT B.
d him in Deand now ha;
to down a lol
�PITTS, YOUNGER A.
WIENER, GEORGE
Born in San Diego, Calif. His
hometown was variable as he
B^£"a^TtoA^
grass in an A-20.
^ecal;rs's^bLi??onA";
popular with all of us, he
wants to win^the war and raise
LT. WILLIAM H. DOWNEY
LT. TOM P MEE
"Bill's" home is in Burlin-
"Tombo," is another ol
with the cowboy comple:
EsSa
^iS^e^
GEORGE B. WEAVER
�"THAT DAMN LOW FLYING "C" FLIGHT!"
�CAPT. J. A. MURPHY
Flight Commander
1ST LIEUT. R. L. KNAUTZ
Asjt. Flight Commander.
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V-
2nd Lt. T. H. Howell, S/Sgt. A. R. Clark, 2nd Lt. B.
B. Feldman, 1st Lt. G. K. Utley,,Civ. R. W. Kelly,
2nd Lt. C. E. Good
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�NEEL, JOHN S.
NORMAN, ROBERT B.
' Johnny" decided to work for
Uncle Sam, and is now train
ing in the shadow of his home.
The same being San Francisco,
Enfield, North Carolina is
Bobs place of residence. He
wants to help deliver that
knock-out blow to the Japs.
PHILLIPSON, RICHARD W.
O'NEAL, HARRY L.
"Bud," formerly of Oakland,
Cal
that we all covet.
PROVANCHA, GEORGE J
REED, ALLEN D.
RAY, THURMAN E.
■'Stinger" hails from Glad
water, Texas. His nickname is
eVer^-^^^P"eS 1
SADOWSKI, ANTON
SCHMELING, EARL C.
Tony, a typical Chicago lad,
bears promise to be one of our
^lW'K'ddd^°^
share of enemy planes.
�Mac DOUGALL, COLIN D.
LINDSTROM, CARL M.
"Swede," just another Chica9° ’
Silver WingT3r 3
MELTZER, EDWIN
"Beam" for two now.
MINER, BRUCE R.
MORENO, WALTER
A hot blooded Texan from
n^T^wi^ th£ war0"6
sSS'sSxh'K-S
in Santa Paula.
�.
BOUSKA, FRANK J.
BEACH, ROBERT C.
Frank, a potential Flying Of
ficer, hails from Cleveland,
Ohio. He hopes to someday
fly with the airlines.*
"Pinky," from Saint John,
Michigan is anxiously await
ing the day he can strut down
the
with those
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BRYANT, BYRON C.
BLACK, DONALD B
"Don" who resides in Janes
ville, Wis. during times of
peace says he's glad the Army
is willing to keep him flying.
CARLSON, DONALD C.
is going to stick some high
voltage into the Japs.
DANIELS, NIEL A.
CODINGTON, RUSSEL E.
"Russ" of Hudson Falls, New
York, says, quote, "Yuh shore
can't trust them derned airy-
DOWNEY, BURNS P.
Burns wants to go back to his
home in Oblong, III., and show
the folks what an Army pilot
FOX, WILLIAM E.
other one of our Chicago
�THOMAS J
LENIHAN
PITTS, WILLIAM F.
Kentucky Wants Wings with
WARD, JULIAN
LT. KARL N. RETZER
WILSON, WENDELL K.
he is known as "Retz" to his
LT. ERWIN A. MEYER JR.
Hails from Knoxville Tenn,
■nd desires to get into heavy
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'THIS IS THE BEST LOOKING PAIR OF COVERALLS IN "D" FILGHT!"
�Night Solo
The evening breeze hardly stirred the wind
sock hanging limp above the checkered black and
silver tops of the hangars. "Tonight We Fly" . . .
Already the mechanics have placed the ships on the
line with navigation lights forming a red blue and
white pattern on the ramp. In the stage house,
Flight Commander Murphy calls the night pilots to
gether. "We're using the outside runway tonight.
Shoot six landings—two with wing lights and four
without . . . Lipper zone one—to your ships" . . .
On with your chutes and hurry out to find your
plane.
You plug in your headset and check your
lights . . . Both tanks full, mixture forward, pitch
back, hit the wobble pump . . . "Clear" And there
is an orange flash of flame as you engage the start
er. The engine splutters—you work the wobble up
and down faster—it catches and then roars to life,
vibrating the dimly flourescent needles before you
. . . Ease the pitch forward and check the magnetos.
You reach for the mike and hear your
irself say,
''Tower from upper zone one." You tell of 'your full
tanks, ship number, and then hear "Roger, ttwo-oneeight, taxi out and take off when clear."
Onto the field, turn off your wing light and
wait for the green signal from the "biscuit gun."
Roll down your flaps . . . There it is! 'Give 'er the
gun. Pick a light as a boundry marker and ease the
throttle forward—Nothing but thick, inky black
ness before you. She rolls, speed increasing—lift
the tail, not too far . . . she rises once, settles, then
leaps forward and into the air eagerly. The pound
ing engine drowns out the crisp crackle of static in
your phones. Ease the throttle back and you're in
the air . . . flying by night. The lights of the run
ways flash past. Keep the airspeed at 90. A right
turn and watch for other red and green lights in the
air ... a forced landing at night isn't fun. The earth
recedes beneath you as you climb into the blue
black sky.
In the distance the light of Chico sparkles like
a treasure of sapphires and diamonds scattered over
the earth. Far below the lights of automobiles creep
along the highways like giant beetles with gleaming
eyes. Lazily you circle around to the left . . keepv»i
'ing
■— within
the flashing boundry lights. Far away the
pale sky
<
blends into the darker outlines of the
earth.i. Familiar landmarks have vanished with the
sun, and the moon hanging low over the tower sheds
a pallor on the fields below.
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—you turn up the radic
radio volume to reestablish con
tact with the world below.
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saying, "Enter the pattern and land." Cut the throt
tle, pitch forward, flaps and your're in the pattern.
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nearly always undershoot night landings—cut the
gun and watch the airspeed. Roll back the
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folks back home that you've landed at night.
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lowed into his mike—"A2 I'm on fire. I'm burning
up and bailing out."
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off in high pitch with no flaps.
The sleeping beauty of ground school is none
other than W. K. Owens.
Boy! Oh Boy! Did I pull a good one today—
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'em that way."
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order. Register straight and level flying when in ver
tical bank.
Can you imagine an Aviation Cadet trying
three times in one day to takeoff on one mag. Well,
it happened! Ask Plieman, he knows.
Sad Sack Saunders said the other day that it
was terribly windy while flying. Of course, HE could
n't have taken off with the canopy open and the
hood flaping in the breeze.
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gallons—low gear—altimeter zero rpm's—45 de-
From out of the blackness,, near A2 came this
call for help—A2 control—there
re's someone else in
my zone. Get 'em out! Get 'tern out! GET THEM
OUT!!! (Just our chubby friend, Francis A. Thomas
from USMA college.)
When our upperclass left who was it that was
tearing from one upperclass room to another, hop
ing tkat someone had left a stray telephone number
or address around of some belle from Chico? It was
none other than our boy Friday, Bill O'Malley.
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dered by a BT come out to A2 any day during "Sta
ges."
ATTENTION!!!
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tle about the fairer sex we offer our Romeo, G. W.
Weiner. He will be glad to give a lecture on the
handling of women any time. As long as it's during
a lecture by some Tac. Officer on Military Courtesy.
Poor Ole Jackson Adair has been writing to his
beautiful girl way down there in Kaintuck and eat
ing his heart out for her. He figures that as long as
everyone else is getting married so can he.
Ed Meltzer finally gave in and got hisself mar
ried. Maybe he got tired of running and decided to
give in. Anyone could get tired after running for
six years. Good luck Ed.
It must be said here that "Andy-Bo" is with
out a doubt the biggest wolf in our class. Unchal
lenged he reigns. I wonder if his attraction could be
his bars. No, on second thought it couldn't be that
because "Sheets" has someand from what I hear he
ain't doing sc good.
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James P. Dibble: Flight Training
Description
An account of the resource
James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942.
He flew a P-38 similar to this one:
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See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities.
Table Of Contents
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Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Yearbook
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Chico Army Flying School Flight Training Graduation Booklet for Jim Dibble's Class 42-K
Subject
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James Dibble. Flight Training.
Description
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Chico Army Flying School Flight Training Graduation Booklet for Jim Dibble's Class 42-K
Type
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Text
Format
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School yearbook
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unknown
Date
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ca. 1942
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers
Description
An account of the resource
Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Citation to James Dibble accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate
Subject
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James Dibble. Medals and Citations.
Description
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Citation to James Dibble accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate. This details his leadership and tactical achievements that led to the DFC award.
Type
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Text
Format
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Achievement certificates
Creator
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U. S. Government
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
7/27/1990
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers
Description
An account of the resource
Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943
Subject
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James Dibble
Description
An account of the resource
Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943.
Type
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Text
Format
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Personal correspondence
Creator
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2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz
Date
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12/12/1988
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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Title
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James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers
Description
An account of the resource
Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Title
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Copy of a letter from Stan Wojcik to Jim Dibble discussing the events of September 9, 1943 and how he and James may have been confused by other witnesses
Subject
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James Dibble. Crash.
Description
An account of the resource
Originally it was thought that Stan died when in fact it was James. Stan survived being shot down and was taken prisoner. <br /><br />See his <a href="http://omeka/items/show/id/323" title="Stan Wojcik's POW ID Card">POW ID Card</a>.
Type
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Text
Format
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Personal correspondence
Creator
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Stan Wojcik
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
4/12/1987
Rights
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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Typed mission report
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Title
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Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula
Subject
The topic of the resource
James Dibble. Crash.
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Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula. He mistakenly thought another plane had gone down and did not know it was James.
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Algiers, Monday, August 2, 1943* — Following th^fehelving of Mussolini
and the quick denunciation of Fascism within Italy, the Prime Minister and the
President on succeeding days called for "unconditional surrender".
After they
had spoken to their publics, the proposed message to the Italians which Ike caused
to be sent on Monday, July 26 — intended to give the Italians their "white alley*
— was approved by the Combined Chiefs.
The Prime Minister had insisted on in
sertion of a saving clause demanding the Italians not turn over British or
American prisoners to the Nazis to be taken away to Germany.
is pasted nearby.
Text of this message
It was broadcast to Italy, starting Friday noon, July 30.
Immediately there was a murmur in the press corps because the message indicated
permission to retain the House of Savoy but this was necessary because we will
need in. Italy a stable government'
and the House of Savoy is the only peg to
which such a government conceivably may tie during the transition, until a popu
lar vote by the people may be held to select their own government.
We left Maison Blanche by Fortress at 6:30 Saturday morning,
ing to fly direct to Palermo but Air Marshal Tedder had telephoned Ike Friday
evening that he urgently desired to talk to him.
Aouina airfield at Tunis.
Consequently, we stopped at kl
The Air Marshal had word that Badoglic was actively
trending to the Germans and wanted permission to resume the heavy aerial bombard
ment of Italy, particularly of Naples and of the marshaling yards at Rome.
Ike
gave his assent.
The Fortress burned out a brake when we landed at El Aouina but the Air
Force had a C-53 (on the nose of which.was painted a Walt Disney insignia with
an inscription "Time's a wastin'") standing by-with an escort of six Lightnings.
I had asked for two Lightnings toescort the Fortress, figuring these would be
useful to help our^round troops in Sicily identify the Fortress .as friendly
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because the Lightnings are so easily distinguishable with their twin tails.
The
Air Force, always careful to protect the Boss, had raised the ante to 6.
General Patton met us at the Bocco-di-Falco airfield which is nestled
amongst the mountains bordering Palermo.
It was fortunate the brake of the Fortress
had given way at Tunis because the runway at Palermo is not only short, but not
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Our 0-53 landed uphill and bounced.
level.
General Patton was in fine form.
provisional 7th Army.
He was proud rcfvthe a/coinplishment of the
He said it is the best group of fighting men in the world
It is true their accanplishments are remarkable although their opposition has been
less than that of the British 5th Army on the east.
Howrever, the Americans claimed
that if Montgomery's army had moved as rapidly as our 7th, the Germans could not have
concentrated at Catania to stop them.
Now the 45th Division moving eastward along
the northern coast road of Sicily and the First Division moving on its right, were
making steady but slow progress.
Mere marching over the terrain is difficult.
Gun implacements have to be spotted during the daytime, mortars and artillery —
such as can be transported and implaced in the precipitous mountains — are care
fully aimed at th'ese strong points and then break loose with their concentrated
fire after darkness, while our infantry surrounds and mops up the blown-up enemy
positions.
This makes for slow- going but the progress has been steady.
Patton
said they would continue this type of attack persistently so the enemy would never
have a chance to re-group.
In order to keep the pressure persistently applied
to the enemy he was relieving the First Division with the Ninth, and the 45th with
the Third.
One of the difficulties encountered, particularly along the coast road
was effective enemy demolition of the road bed.
On one side was the sea, on the
other sheer cliffs, sometimes reaching mountain high. A dsnolition would tumble
the base of the road into the sea and make the work of the Arny Engineers most
difficult.
Incidentally, General Patton paid a high tribute to their excellence.
General Patton is living in the Palace of the King of Sicily who had been
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overthrown in 1861 when Garibaldi took Sicily with 1000 men and the island was
joined into the union which became Italy.
Major General Terry Allen, commander
of the First Division and Brig. General Theodore Roosevelt, his assistant, had
been relieved by Patton and confirmed by Ike. .The former for "war weariness,"
and to be returned to America uhder our rotation policy without discredit.
eral Huebner is taking his place.
leader of inexperienced troops.
Gen
General Roosevelt had proved to be a gallant
He is battle-wise and extremely courageous but
this was the only quality which commended him as a general. Ike thought eventually
his good quality could be retained by later assigning him to an inexperienced
division about to go into battle.
He will be given an assignment in the North
African theater where his qualities may be useful.
The First Division has been
in more fighting than any other outfit in this operation and no doubt General
Allen simply became fatigued to such a low level that he was unable to afford the
inspiration and the leadership, as well as the imagination and discipline that
are necessary for a divisional commander.
We saw the effect of bombing in Palermo.. It was fl^vastaging but satisfactory.
When I saw the effect of bombing at Bizerte I felt sacT, but at Palermo
my feeling was "The Ities asked for it and they got it."
Two ships of about 125
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length had been lifted by the force of
an.explosion entirely out of the water and onto the quay — a scene that would
*0 make a cartoon for Ripley's "Believe it or not."
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Apparently an ammunition ship
which had been bombed blew up, created a tidal wave and washed the ships onto
the quay 10 ft. above the normal level of the water.
The first thing the Americans had to do at Palermo was to organize Italian
workers with G.I. bulldozers to clear the streets, particularly those in the
vicinity of the docks.
Now most of them are clear.
The port had reached a level
of 2,200 tons discharge with .rapid increase in prospect.
American destroyers and
PT boats were lying in the harbor.'
General Patton had called on the Cardinal of the Palermo arch-diocese,
Lavitrone, and the Cardinal ha<^promptly returned his call.. They had become fine
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friends.
The Cardinal had shown Patton some of the ancient cathedrals.
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He had
also given the General a message to be transmitted to the Pope, a copy of which I
carried back with me and dispatched from Malta at Ike's direction to the Combined
Chiefs so it could be sent by proper channels representative of both governments.
In it the Cardinal said he and his people were being treated with the "utmost cour
tesy" and that the occupation had occurred without any "unpleasant incidents".
The message had come through the former Lieutenant Governor of New York State, Poletti,
who is now a colonel in the Allied Military Government.
I asked General Patton how
Poletti was doing and he said "Beautifully, but I think he is electioneering for
Roosevelt among the Sicilians"
After a Spam luncheon in the Palace we took off
for Syracuse to meet General Alexander.
The headquarters for his 15th Army Group
were just being established and he and his immediate stafi
sre quartered in a farm
The two General3 craferred under an olive
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tree, backgrounded by a mule unwillingly affording the yosyer^mich drew water from
house about ten minutes from the airfield.
a deep and cool well.
When the mule stopped he was beaten with a long lash by an
Italian farmer — an ex-soldier of the last war who expressed his friendship for
the Allies in this one by freely giving of his Chianti and Marsala.
Ike was anxious that there be no misunderstanding between Alexander and
Patton as to plans for the attack scheduled to start the next day —August 2 —
today.
Patton was to continue his methodical and steady advance; Montgomery was
to lay on all he had and try to break through!
Incidentally, Monty has 400 big
guns and his attack at Catania will be reminiscent of El Alamein.
It should be re
ported, too, that members of the Secretary of War's party who had just came from
London said the failure of Monty to take Catania had given the public a let down
on their hero.
The Prime Minister had expressd to Secretary Stimson his profound
gratitude at Ike's statement at having undertaken publicly to balance the progress
between the stalled British 8th Army and the rapidly advancing American 7th Army.
Ike had told the press, the 7th Army had relatiyely easy going and the 8th very
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Actually the 8th Army has been getting a great deal of public ity for
any kind of movement and the ?th Amy, which has been going great guns, is still
somewhat under the cloud of the great reputation of the Sth.
Returning to Malta we stayed overnight at Verdala Palace, again the guests
of Field Marshal the Lord Gort and his friendly assistants.
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Ike had a meeting
of the senior commanders Sunday forenoon during which the entire Italian situation
-was discussed, plans refined for attacking the toe of Italy and consideration
5 igiven to helping General Wayne Clark and his 5th Army plan its attack on Naples,
probably September 9, with the BUTTRESS to come September 2.
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John Gunther, the newspaperman, happened to be a house guest at Verdala
Jo Palace. He asked me to read a story about Ike which he had written for Readers
Digest.
It was most complimentary but I asked him to remove some quotations which
I felt General Marshall might feel lacking in dignity.
The fact that Malta served as headquarters during the
on Sicily will be released for publication on August 4*
^of the attack
Ike prepared a statement
paying his tribute to the heroism of Malta as a symbol of the united nations which
will be released at the same time.
Returning to Algiers late, yesterday afternoon after a 3-hour and 40 minute
direct flight from Malta in our Fortress, the crew of which had quickly repaired
its brake — utilizing a part from a wrecked Fortress at El Aouina — I found that
the French papers here were filled with a story that the Italians had sent a
delegation to Algiers to confer with Ike.. While it is true we had a report that
there was a man in Algiers willing to serve as "contact,* Ike has declined to see
him.
Naturally any emissaries from the enemy must come under appropriate flag of
truce — if they should come here at all, as I suspect negotiations will come
through the Vatican which will deal either with the Prime Minister or the Presi
dent; more likely the latter.
Ike was itching this morning to know the result of the long planned boobing
of the Ploesti oil fields in Rumania.
More than 150 B-24s of the 9th Air Force
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Declassified report of General Eisenhower's visit to Italy in August 1943
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Declassified report of General Eisenhower's visit to Italy in August 1943.
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Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
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James Dibble. Medals and Citations.
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Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate Awarded to James Dibble.
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7/27/1990
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1. • A detail was dispatched from this organization to disinter’the remains believed to be: L
1st Lt. James
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from the British Salerno (Beachhead) Cemetery, Plot-J, Row E, Grave
38 .
2. When the grave was opened it was found that alter digg
ing for a foot or so the grave filled with water, into which the
laborers sank above their.knees. Hip boots were obtained and on
the second attempt were successful, in reaching the remains.
3. It was impossible to establish identity as no clothing
‘ remained on the body and only one (1) shoe was found in the grave.
From appearances it may have been an officer’s dress shoe, though
no size or color could be determined. Tooth charts couhd not be
taken as only a small portion of the skull remained. The body was
too badly decomposed from long submersion in water to establish
anatomical characteristics. A rough wooden cross was found mark-?
ing the grave and after careful scrutiny a faint inscription was
made out. It consisted of three words and the date, of which
only the first word and the date were legible. The inscription
was written in Italian and is as follows:”CADUTO--ODRIO 9 SETTEMBRE 1943.” No other information could be obtained'.
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4. The remains were disinterred and reinterred in the U.S.
Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy and recorded on the QMC Form-1
GRS as BELIEVED TO BE: 1st Lt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844.
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
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Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy.
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James Dibble. MIA/KIA.
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1st Lt. Leo Tritschler
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James W. Dibble
From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
<JackP38@aol .com>
<jwdlmd@coastalnet.com>
Monday, November 11, 2002 5:33 PM
Re: August 30,1943 Mission, 1st Fighter Gp
I think that we didn't fly again for a few days due to the loss of the five
pilots. In other words we wee on stand down status. I don't recall what his
plane looked like. It just looked like a plane on single engine. The markings
of course were yellow spinners and several feet of yellow on the rear tail
booms. I don't recall the number on the side.
I do recall that we landed in Sicily. I have none of the mission reports for
1943, only for 1944.1 was at the briefing the day your uncle was shot down.
He was saying "Just jam your rudders one way and the other and you should be
OK when they are shooting at you (not quite what he said but equivalent) and
someone said "famous last words". It was really ironic.
Jack Pettus formerly 94 Th. Fighter Sqdn
11/15/02
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James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943
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From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army."<br /><br />A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
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Email from Jack Pettus mentioning James Dibble on the morning of August 30, 1943
Subject
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World War II. August 30, 1943.
Description
An account of the resource
Email from Jack Pettus mentioning James Dibble on the morning of August 30, 1943
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Text
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Personal correspondence
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Jack Pettus
Date
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11/11/2002
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/308/Dibble_Text0223.pdf
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Page 1 of 1
James W. Dibble
From:
Sent:
Subject:
<JackP38@aol.com>
<jwdlmd@coastalnet.com>
Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:09 PM
August 30,1943 Mission, 1st Fighter Gp
Yes, I flew on that mission. It was really rough! I think I was the only "
tail end Charlie" that got home on that mission. A tail end Charlie is one
flying on the end of each flight. I ended up helping to escort Smokey
Stoffle, who was on single engine. I think it was Stoffle. We got jumped by
many German fighters and we had to fight our way of there.
I think we lost about 6 to 8 pilots on that mission.
Jack Pettus
11/9/02
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James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943
Description
An account of the resource
From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army."<br /><br />A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
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Email
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Title
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Email from Lt. Jack Pettus to Jim Dibble about the August 30, 1943 mission
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II. August 30, 1943.
Description
An account of the resource
Email from Lt. Jack Pettus to Jim Dibble about the August 30, 1943 mission.
Type
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Text
Format
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Email
Creator
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Jack Pettus
Date
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11/5/2002
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/365/Dibble_Text0193.pdf
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'From:
Subject:
Date:
To:
Stefania Melito melitostefania@gmail.com
Pisano
Dec 17, 2018 at 3:55:25 AM
James Dibblejwdibble@yahoo.com
Good morning Jim. How are you?
Well, I have met Pisano. He is a very particular person. He says that your uncle
was near the aircraft (probably he had a broken leg) when the Germany killed
him.
The situation: Pisano, while he was in the field, heard the sound of aircrafts. He
looked at the sky and he saw five aircrafts. He heard the Germany antiaircraft.
Three aircraft disappeared, two crashed. One crashed over the hills, one was
the aircraft of your uncle and it crashed in the same field where Pisano was.
After the crash Pisano watched a man that left the aircraft, probably with a
broken leg. In the same time Germany arrived. One of their watched your uncle
NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. Probably your uncle tried to arrive near the bush. The
Germany killed him.
This is the history. Sorry for my English. I hope that you understand. I go to
Pisano at 4 pm and return to home at 6 pm. Pisano doesn't talk with me in the
first time, he doesn't remember me. In the second time he remember me as the
parent of lawyer Pinto, any he talked with me. If you have other questions I'm
here.
Thank you.
Merry Christmas.
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James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers
Description
An account of the resource
Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Title
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Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash
Subject
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Jim Dibble. Correspondence.
Description
An account of the resource
Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.
Type
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Text
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Email
Creator
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Stefania Melito
Date
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12/17/2018
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/291/Dibble_Text0222.pdf
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C 0 B y I C E N T I
L
WEKLY ENCOUNTERS
MISSION:,
DATE:SO August 1945 (cent;
■Siy-H ESCORT (CC'iV)
e/a
-
PUSS
?-33, Lt.
/.j.. .'clniosh
PL CK
TIME
JLT.
TYPE
Averse, Italy
11150
13,000
ft.
Fh 190
JEST
X
PROB
DEST
GROUP; 1st Fighter
DAM
NO. RNDS
OR DURST
450
20oal.
20m.
SQDK
DES-RIPTION OF SNCOUNTSRS
The P-38 formation was attacked by sups
parlor number
of enemy fighters
re- ohing the target.
1
;ers before re'
XKi
After several
. =»x breaks and turns' Lt. McIntosh found
himself sept
jarated from ths formation on the N
edge of the3 battle formation. He broke left and
rolled bisack te the right and saw a FW 190 about
150 ysr
irds to his stftrborad side. lie turned
■’’7, getting a good 30° deflection shot. The
slightly,
e/a ducket
icked violently down and to the left and passLt.
McIntosh
relied up
od under hips right wing. ’
' ”
’
■then attack,
but the
ai
to the left; expecting another
water in a diving
"“'ng tarn.
FA 190 hit the
t
t>l
R1
X. inCHARDSON,
Captain, Air Copps,
intelligence Officer.
n
i
■
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27th Fighter
�C 0 B F I D E H T I A L
WEEKLY ENCOUNTERS
MISSION:
DATE:
Bomber escort
VT"
PLANE
P-38, Lt.
L.A. Reynolds
P-38, Lt.
J.D.Burst
L ff ■
GROUP :
50 August 1943 (oont)
BROS
DEST
BAM
1st Fighter
NO. RNDS
OR BURST
SQRN:
■ 27th Fighter
PL-CE
TIME
ALY.
TYPE
P2Sx
Aversa, Icaly
11:50
13,000
ft.
Me 109
X
500
46
50cal
20m
On a break Lt. Reynolds became separated from the
flight. He completed his turn end was attacked by
two other Me 109b. They .iwere too close for him
to break into them, so he kickbd
1
rudder violently,
causing his plane to skid,. Then he saw two Me 109
attacking a p-38 and he heeded for them, One cf
the e/a saw him and broke away 1but the cth r
continued his attack. As he turned Lt. Rej
sync Ids
was 200 yards behind him. He
Re opened with to. long
burst and closed to 100 yards
irds witl
with no deflection.
The Ma 109 started smoking,, caught fire and rolled
into the sea.
Averse, Italy
12:00
13,000
ft.
Me 109
X
645
48
5Ooa1.
20mm •
12 -.05
1,000
ft.
Me 109
X
Over the Italian coast a •«» 109 made a pass ah
another flight and came directly into Lt. u-sVs
line of fire. He opened from 200 yards with 60^
deflection add a 2 ring load, firing until it
started smoking. He broke off at 100 y«)■rd3 and
saw the e/a burst into flames and w nt sstraight
down.
DESCRIPTION OF ENCOUNTERS
AJ?ew minuted later 30 miles cut from the Italian
coast he saw another Me 109 pressing an attack on
the tail of a P-38. Tunning He opened fire on
the e/a from 150 y-rds with 90° deflection. He
led it with 2 or 2g rings and continued firin.- «
until he had a 30n deflection. The Je 109 started
smoking and plunged into the water.
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James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943
Description
An account of the resource
From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army."<br /><br />A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron
Subject
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World War II. August 30, 1943.
Description
An account of the resource
Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron.
Type
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Text
Format
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Mission report
Creator
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Cpt. Wm. N. Richardson
Date
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8/30/1943
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/363/Dibble_Text0140.pdf
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Dear Sir or Mr.
W. Dibble:
We want to give our excuses for the long respond on your letter
but because of the technical investigation, it took a lot longer than we
thought.
We have finished the investigation with these results.
The airplane came from Sala Consilina and fell at 1400 hours on
the afternoon of 9/9/43 at a location named Padula.
on the rear.
The airplane was hit
The witnesses which were going to work in the fields, saw
the airplane with the rear in flames going down for a crash landing,
The
airplane, when it crashed, landed, flipped and one of the wings went
against a cabina elettrica.
Immediately, German soldiers from the Certosa
di Padula, upon arrival, they started to shoot small arms, and after they
were sure the pilot was dead, they took a majority of the pieces of the
airplane with them.
The German soldiers noticed that the peasants going to work in
the fields stayed there to look.
Eventually they called two of the men,
one by the name of Paolo and Vito Cimino, two brothers, and they told them
to dig a grave so they could bury the body of the pilot, Lt. Dibble.
After a week, Antonio, which is the son of Paolo Cimino, which
at that particular time, was learning how to be a cabinet-maker or wood
worker, made a cross in wood and put it on the grave where the pilot was
buried.
That particular piece of land at that time belonged to the family
of the Cimino's.
One year after that, the body was dug up by the English forces,
and if you come to Italy, we will give you some more details at that par
ticular time.
Cimino Vito, who is still alive, born in Teggiano, February 1, 1911,
a resident of Padula since 1938.
He was the first one to arrive there and
the only one who is still alive.
Paolo died a few years ago.
We are giving you some of these photos so it will be of some help.
�PHOTOS
Wing hit "La Cabina Elettrica".
Plane crash site.
Exactly where pilot was buried by Vito and brother, Paolo.
Grave was 40 paces from road.
Panoramic view of Padula with "Certosa" Headquarters of German forces,
also small Concentration Camp.
Vito Cimino - Only witness still alive.
Panoramic view of Padula.
8.
Plane right to left.
Husband (Vito) and wife—discussing events.
Vito's wife—came after Germans left.
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James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers
Description
An account of the resource
Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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English translation of letter from Centrale Ufficio Investgativo in Salerno, Italy to Jim Dibble
Subject
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Jim Dibble. Correspondence. Crash Investigation.
Description
An account of the resource
English translation of letter from Centrale Ufficio Investgativo in Salerno, Italy to Jim Dibble.
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Text
Format
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Plane crash investigation
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unknown
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unknown
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Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Flight Training
Description
An account of the resource
James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942.
He flew a P-38 similar to this one:
[admin_image id=1,size=fullsize]
See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities.
Table Of Contents
A list of subunits of the resource.
Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Still Image
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Photograph
Location
The location of the interview
U.S. Airforce Museum at the Wright Patterson Airforce base, Dayton, OH
Physical Dimensions
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3" x 5"
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Example of a Curtis Wright AT-9 James Dibble trained on.
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World War II. Aircraft.
Description
An account of the resource
Example of a Curtis Wright AT-9 James Dibble trained on.
Format
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Color photograph
Creator
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Jim Dibble
Date
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unknown
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
Type
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Still image
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Dublin Core
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Flight Training
Description
An account of the resource
James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942.
He flew a P-38 similar to this one:
[admin_image id=1,size=fullsize]
See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities.
Table Of Contents
A list of subunits of the resource.
Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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
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Photograph
Location
The location of the interview
U.S. Airforce Museum at the Wright Patterson Airforce base, Dayton, OH
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
3" x 5"
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Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on.
Subject
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World War II. Aircraft.
Description
An account of the resource
Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on. This was an advanced training plane.
Format
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Color photograph
Creator
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Jim Dibble
Date
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unknown
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
Type
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Still image
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
James P. Dibble: Flight Training
Description
An account of the resource
James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942.
He flew a P-38 similar to this one:
[admin_image id=1,size=fullsize]
See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities.
Table Of Contents
A list of subunits of the resource.
Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
Location
The location of the interview
U.S. Airforce Museum at the Wright Patterson Airforce base, Dayton, OH
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
3" x 5"
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Example of a Ryan PT-22 James Dibble trained on.
Subject
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World War II. Aircraft.
Description
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Example of a Ryan PZ-22 James Dibble trained on. This was the primary training plane.
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Color photograph
Creator
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Jim Dibble
Date
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unknown
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
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Still image
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Flight Training
Description
An account of the resource
James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942.
He flew a P-38 similar to this one:
[admin_image id=1,size=fullsize]
See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities.
Table Of Contents
A list of subunits of the resource.
Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Still Image
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Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
Location
The location of the interview
U.S. Airforce Museum at the Wright Patterson Airforce base, Dayton, OH
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
3" x 5"
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Title
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Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II. Aircraft.
Description
An account of the resource
Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.
Format
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Color photograph
Creator
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Jim Dibble
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
unknown
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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2022-01-18
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PDF Text
Text
The bronze plaque at
Hastings High School is a
tribute to 31 former students who died while
serving in World War II.
A stone memorial and
bronze plaqu
]ue has rested al
the south er
end of Johnson
Field near Hastir
— ’High
J:-U
tings
School for 65 year.,
_____ o
:ars, bearing
the names of 31 service men
who died while serving in
World War II. Some names
are still common in the area,
others not so much.
So, who were these for
mer Hastings High School
students?
A few had earned college
degrees; others were still
pursuing a college educa
tion. A couple had not
graduated from high school,
preferring instead to enlist
and fight for their country.
Several of them still
worked on their families’
farms. Two were employed
at Kroger stores, one at
Woolworth’s, another at a
bakery. Some worked in fac
tories, one worked at nearby
the state fish hatchery that
has become a city park.
Many were married, leav
ing behind young widows,
some of whom they had
married shortly before their
departures. A couple had fa
thered children they would
never see. One was his par
ents’ only child.
Charles Casey, just,t H
ig the
was the youngest among
wood
31 men. Harold Norw
....
and Cleo Card were among
ly of
the oldest, at 34. Many
the men were 21 yearss old
or younger.
Following
ing is a brief biography of each man, developed from sources lilistcd at
the end.
Corp. Richard A. Bab
cock was born Sept. 8,
1923, to Ray and Luella
(Talmage) Babcock. He at
tended Burroughs School ...
in
iship.
He
Johnstown Towns
1'
mily farm
worked on the fami
before joining the Army,
Babcock was a military po-
liceman in the infantry until mia Aug. 30, 1945, in Dearhis death Nov. 29, 1945, at born.
n. He was 18 years
y
old.
age 22. He was killed in ac- Christy
iwling
hristy is buried at Dot
lion in France and remained Cer
smetery.
Staff Sgt. Orville Cooley
buried there.
Sgt.
Sgt Cleo E. Card was was born in 1923 to Mr.
1
He
born Dec
- 1 L >910, the son Mrs. JStephen J. Cooley. F
**
roseph and Clarissa gradut
of Josepi
uated from Hastin'
ngs
(Dudley)
~y) Card.
C
He attended High School in 1942 and
ai
Macomber
mber School. He was was working ;at the Krog
roger
employed
■—d at
t Hastings Ma
1anu- store in Ionia before joi
lining
facturing
mg prior
p
to joining
tg the the Army. Ht
He served with
'
Army. He
H was in Company the 79th Divis
ision,
' Army,
: , 7th
M, 411th
ith Infantry Regiment Cooley
>ley was about 21 year
years
of the: 9th Army
Arm) a:
as a ma- old when he was killed zat
chine gunner.
g'
Cardd was 34 the Battle of the Bulge in
when he
he died Feb. 27, 1945, France. Jan. 8, 1945. He is
in Germany from wounds buried in Ri
liverside Cemereceived in battle. He is bur- tery, Hasting'
ings.
lhapeile Cemeied in Henri-Chapelle
Fit
First Lt.
4. Bernard D.
tery, near Liege,
„ge,. Belgium.
„
Davis was born around
Fireman 2nd
id Class Char- 1919, the son of Mr. and
les A. Casey was born April Mrs. Henry
Henn Davis. He grew
22, 1927, to Winifred and up in Baltimore Township
uauip
Alice (Johncock) Casey,’. He and graduated from Hastir""
stings
attended Hinds School t
High School in 1937. Da
)avis
then Hastings High School served in the Army .Air
through 10th grade. He left Corps and was about 23
school to join the Navy,. Ca- years old when he died in a
sey died Feb. 21, 1945,. dur<
plane crash in Panama May
ing the Battle of Iwo
'
Jima. 5, 1942.
He was buried at sea.
Staff Sgt. William “Bill”
Pfc. George H.
1
Cash- DeCou was born about 1924
more was born Nov. 22, to Clair and Hazel DeCou.
1924. He was orpha
laned as a He graduated from Hastings
child and raisedi by his High School in 1941 and
grandparents, Edwin and soon joined the Army Air
Minnie Smith. He attended Corps. DeCou died at age- 20
school in Assyria Township. in an aircraft accident Mar
irch
Cashmore worked at Kel- 3, 1944, near
nea San Borlogg; Company in Battle nadino, Calif.
uii. He is buried
j. Cemetery
r>
■in
Creel
:k before joining the ini 1Riverside
Marines,, where he was in Has
astings.
the 4th Mlarine
e
Division,i, 1st
First Lt. James P. Dibble
Amp!
ihibious Corps, Mari
nine was born Nov. 3, 1921, the
Raide
ier Unit. Cashr
tmore died son of James E. and Estelle
just 1944 near Ivvo M. Dibble. He graduated in
ln August
Jima- He was killed in ac- 1939 and wor
irked at Schultz
l'on ar|d *s buried at a ceme- Bakery iin Chicago before
tery 'n Bedford.
joining ththe Army Air Corps,
Lewis Castle was born He was aa fighter pilot in the
Feb. 23, 1921, in Orangev- First Figi
ghter Group. Dibble,.
ille to Frank and Flossie 21, diedJ 5Sept. 9, 1943, when
(Lectka) Castle. He gradu his plane was shot down
ated from Hastings High overr Italy. He
H is buried in
School in 1939.
Cer
Mt. Hope Cemetery
in MidWilliam A. Chris'
iristy was dleville.
/ille.
born Oct. 16, 1926.
Pfc.
Robert
C. Gardner
16. Raised
by his foster mother, Nellie was born Dec. 30, 1923, to
Clcmence, he gradua
jaretha Gardudated in Roy and Margaretha
1944 ar*d soon joined
’ J the
■’
ner. He had worked at UnArmy Air Corps. Christy ion Stamp ar
and Pump Comwas given a medical dis- pany in Battle
Battle Creek and left
charge £and' was considered a high school durir
during his junior
veteran when he died of ane- year to join the ZArmy. Gard-
ner died in Germany
, atl age
21 after an unknown explosion occurred in a building
he was in Feb. 22, 1945. He
is buried at Striker Cemetery
ini Maple Grove Township.
Second Lt. Martin Haw
thorne was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Hawthorne.
He gr;
graduated from Hastings
Highh School in 1940 and
then served as produce
p
man
ager for the Has
astings Kroger
store before; joining
‘
the Air
Force as a fighter pilot. He
died Jan. 22, 1944, when his
'
plane
was shot down near
New Guinea. He is buried in
Rock Island National Ceme
tery in Rock Island, Ill.
Second Lt. Robert H.
Hem
Ilenney was born Jan. 19,
1919, the only child of Fred
and Lusena (Nichols) Hen
ney. He grew up in Carlton
Center and graduated from
Hastings High School in
1937. He went on to Michi
gan State University, where
he earned a degree in agri
culture economics in 1942,
beforei joining the Army. He
was kil
illed in action Jan. 29,
19^
944, in Cassino, Italy. He
is buried at Riverside Ceme
tery in Hastings.
Pvt. Ernest M. Howell
was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Howell. He graduated in 1943 and worked on
the family farm before joinjng
Army. Howell was
__
___ he was killed in ac19 when
tion April
/;
25, 1945, in Luzon, Philippines.
Philippin
He is buried at
nati
m the
me national
cemetery
in New Albany,
Alban’ Ind.
Pfc. Merrill E. Isham
was born Dec. 20, 1917, to
Howard and Sarah (Ham
mond) Isham. He attended
Barney Mills School and
then Hastings High School,
graduating in 1935. He was
employed at Ralston Purina
and Weston Biscuit Company in Battle Creek before
joining the Army. Isham
worked in ordnance and was
about 28 years old when he
died of malaria May 14,
1945, at Camp Atterbury,
Ind. He is buried in Union
Cemetery, Baltimore Township.
�Staff Sgt. Frank R. G. H. McPharlin
McPharIir graduated He is buried at the Freeport Charles VanDenberg. He atHigh*
tended Hastings High
“Bob” Kelly was born in from Hastings High
'
School Cemetery.
1916, the son of Frank and in
!- 1930.
,'v,n He flew
fit
lew with the
Second Lt. Cleon L. School before transferring to
Gladys (Beck) Kelly. He British Royal Air Force.
Smith was born June 15, Nashville High School from
8-----duated in 1940.
graduated from Hastings
Pvt. Harold W. Norwood 1919, the son of Ernest and which he
gradt
He graduated
graduated He
He worked
worked for
Kellogg
High School in 1933 and was
was born
born Dec.
Dec. 14,
14, 1909,
1909, the
the Sopha Smith. He
1
worked as a lineman before son of Russell
ell and
and Franc
Frances from Hastings
stings High
High School
School Company
Company ”Battle
" Creek bejoining the Army Air
’ Corps
~
(Germain)
’
Norwood. He in 1937 and then went on to fore joinii
joining the Army. He
as an armorer-gunner. Kelly graduated in 1927 and was MSU to earn an engineering was a plate
platoon commander in
died when his plane
Company E, 361st Infantry,
ne was employed at Eaton Manu- degree in 1942 before join- Comp
shot down near Derben,
)erben, facturing before joining the ing the Army Air Force. VanI
VanDenberg died Oct. 11,
Germany, Jan. 14, 1945. He Army’s Third Infantry Divi- Smith died Dec. 1, 1943, in 1944, in Italy, due to a morwas 21 years old.
sion.
sion. Norwood
Norwood died
died in
in an airplane accident in tar fire attack. He is buried
Pvt. Neil L. Kidder was March 1944 near Cisterna, Idaho.
in Wilcox Cemetery, Maple
born Jan. 22, 1923, to Mr. Italy, killed in action in the
Corp. Donald L. Solo- Grove
and Mrs. Clem Kidder. He Battk
Battle of Anzio. He is buried mon was born Aug. 14,
Machinists Mate 2nd Class
attended Dunham School in in North Cemetery, Hickory 1914,
14, to Mr. and Mrs. Char- Morton F. Young, the son of
Maple Grove Township
“
'> as a Corners
les Solomon. les
He Solomon.
was in theHeJohn
was in
andthe
Edna
John
Young,
and Edna
was
.
. . warfare
child. He worked for WilWilPfc. Robert Reid was chemical
service in born about 1924. He was recox-Rich in Battle Creek be- born Oct. 16, 1922, to Wil- the Army. Solomon died of ported missing in action May
fore joining the Army. He liam
liam and
and Alta
Alta (Callihan)
(Callihan) cerebral
cerebral malaria
malaria at
at age
age 28
28 27,1945, while serving in the
was in the 36th Armored Reid.
Reid. He
He attended
attended Starr
Starr while
while in
in aa prison
prison camp
camp in
in U.S. Navy.
Regiment, ”3rd' Division,
' ’'1,1st
1st School before5 joining the Taralic, Japan, June 1, 1942.
Sources: Hastings High
Army. Kidder, 21, died
ied in Army.
Army. He
He served
served in
in the
the He isHe
buried
is buried
in Portland.
in Portland. School yearbooks and
France July 17, 1944,, of 131st
131st Infantry
Infantry
itry Re
Regiment
Regiment of
of
Technician 5th Class De- graduation
graduation programs;
p"'°'
Hastwounds received in battle,
title. the 33rd Division
ivisior until his Forest Snyder Jr. was bom ings Banner; —
Barry County
He is buried in Wilcox death at age 22. Reid was May 28, 1921, the son of Veterans of the World War
Cemetery in Maple Grove killed in action March 24, DeForest and Hazel (Bar- //
II Era (2002); A Collection
Township.
1945, near 'Luzon, Philip------ num) Snyder.
Philip
°-yder. He graduated of Memories — Personal
Technician 4th Class Es- pines. He is bun
buried
tu ,in Hast- in i?-rv
1940 nom
from Hastings High Stories from World War II
tie V. King was born in ings Township Ceme
Cemetery.
School and was working as Veterans of Ionia County
1917, the son of Rev. and
Second Lt. Frai
Frank W. an assistant manager at the (2008); U.S. National Park
Mrs. Fred W. King. He Rogers was born Aug.
j
4, Woolworth store in San
San- Service; and the National
graduated from Hastings
ngs 1919, the son of 1Mr. and dusky, Ohio, before joining Archives.
High School in 1934 andJ at- Mrs. Frank Roge
Rogers. He grew the Army. Snyder, 23, died
Compiled by Kathy Mautended college for one year, up in Dowling and It
later Sept. 10, 1944, near Cr
Or- rer, copy editor.
He was in the Army’s 11th graduated from Hasti
Hastings leans, France, of" wounds reInfantry Regiment, 5thh In- High School in 1937. He ceived after the
tl vehicle he
fantry Division before his earned a bachelor of science was in was blowni up. He is
death at age 28. King was degree from Western Michi- buried at Hastings: Township
'
killed in action Jan. 25, gan University before join- Cemetery.
1949, near Lippersche
leid, ing the Marines as a pilot.
Second Lt. Duane D.
Luxembourg. He is buried
P~;—. 25, died in an air- Stamm was the son of Mr.
' J in
’ Rogers,
Luxembourg American plane accident
ac
Feb.. 2, 1945, and Mrs. L. D. Stamm. The
Cemetery.
near Mt. Whitney, Calif. He 1943 graduate joined the
Pvt. Hubert
McCal is buried in Riverside
lubert L. McCalGuard in the
ide Ceme- Army National
Na
lum was born in 1911 to tery, Hastings.
32nd “Re
Red Arrow” Division.
Donald “Dan” and Rosa M.
Lt. Howard A. Shellingtiling- He died in a fplane crash.
McCallum. He attended ton was born Oct. 3,, 1923,
Sgt. Merl
Merle G. Tasker
Brush Ridge School and to
to Emmett
Emmett and
and Mary
Mary was
was born
born June 13, 1913, to
•raduated from
from Hastings
Hastings Shellington.
Mrs. (Oliver Tasker.
graduated
Shellington. He
He attended
attended Mr. and Mrs.
HighhSchool
School in
in 1928.
1928. He
He Ryan
Ryan School
School and
and later
later He
He sgrew up in Assyria
worked on the. family farm graduated
graduated from
from Hastings
Hastings Township
Towr
and graduated
and built and operated his High
High School
School in
in 1941.
1941. He
He from
from Hastings
He
High School
own sawmill before
>efore joining was working :as a tool and in 1933. He was employed
the Army. He was in the die
dieapprentice
apprentice before joining at the state fish hatchery in
Company B, 103rd Combat the
the Army
Army Air
Air Corps.
irps. Hastings before joining the
Battalion of Replacement Shellington was a fighter
‘ „ sr pi- Army. Tasker was killed in
Engineers when
/hen he was lol with the 2nd Bombardjmbard- action near New Guinea
<
Jan.
killed in action when he was ment S
Squadron H, 22nd 1, 1943, at age 29. He is
about 33 years old. McCal- Bomban
ardment Group H. He buried in Riverside
Rivers
Cemelum died Dec. 9, 1944, in died at age 21 when his tery, Hastings.
Second Lt. Wesley R.
ic was shot down June
France. He is buried
juried in Riv- plane
tch VanDenberg, was born Aug.
erside Cemetery, Hastings.
Has tings.
25,1!
1945, near Maros, Dutc
and Mrs.
ia). 27, 1922, to Mr.
1
Major Michael1 “Mickey” Eastt 1Indies (now Indonesia
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
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Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II
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Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials.
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Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II.
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Jim Dibble
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The Mayy 19, 1949
Hastings Ban
inner included
' >to and
the following phot,
information: “Memorial
Fountain — Pictured
above is the memorial
ut_
fountain which will be
■onv
dedicated in a ceremony
' J
Friday afternoon, May
/ 2,,’
to the former Hastin^
0
ings
High School students:w
t ho
supre
made the s
1 reme sacrifice during] \Wor
jrld War II.
Shown at tt
the memorial,
which was erected with
funds raised by the students themselves, are
William Cortright, ITheodore Knopf ar
ind Paul
McKeough...”
The heads of the drinking fountains at either end
of the memorial were removed many years ago,
leaving only the pipes exposed.
This stone monument
stands as a reminder of
the ultimate sacrifice of
31 former Hastings High
School students and
graduates during World
War II.
FILLER,I, if in color:
The flag
agpole stands at
the opposi.
>site end of Johnson Field.
Memorial fountain was
emotional project for ma
son
Students made it possible
John Youngg was respected in the Ha
lastings area
for his skills as a st
stone mason in the early hr
half of the
20th century. Mo:
lost of his
stonework stands today as a
testament to his craftsman
craftsr
ship, the largest of which is
St. Rose Catholic Church on
South Jefferson Street in
Hastings.
Though much more diminutive in size compared
to the chur
lurch, the memorial
fountain at the
i
north end of
Hastings IHigh School’s
ield was a much
Johnson Fit
bigger challenge for Young,
“He always said it was the
hardest job he ever did,” recalled Young’s greattnald,
ncPhe'v Roberl McDonald,
“because his son Morton
ton’s
name was on the plaque.
]ue.””
Morton Your
Young is one of
3] former
former Hao
Hastings- "
High
31
:->h
School students who died in
World War II and are remembered with the stone
monument.
Bill Cotant was just out of
high school and worke
ced as a
mason tender for Young,
r-----mixing the mud as Young
carefully placed each rock
being
„ all-too ffamiliar with
its significance.
According to articles in
the Hastings Banner,•, the
memorial was severalil years
lid for
in the making and paid
mainly by students.
“During World War II,
everything was recycled,
The student council at Hastings High School decided to
take on the project of recycling newspaper,” said John
“Jack” Walton, a Hastings
graduate who later served
the community as an op
tometrist and is now retired.
“I was in charge of this pro
ject for a time. Every Mon
day morning, students
brought bundled newspapers
and left then at the south en
tryway to the gym”
The bundles were stored
in a room in the unoccupied
“White Building,” he said.
When the room got full, a
semi was brought in and de
livered the paper to a recy
cling center. The student
council was paid for these
loads, and the money was
put into escrow.
“Some of the people me
morialized on the bronze
plaque undoubtedly helped
with the project before en
tering the service,” said
Walton.
Johnson Field, part of
i------------------------- lures once owneC|
horse pastures
Hastings industrialist
Abcn jwi.noon,
Johnsor was offi-
cially dedicated nearly three
years prior, Oct. 19, 1945.
Hastings lost the game
against Charlotte by cone
point, 7-6, tbut Bob Brar
anch,
now 85, st
still recalls ithe
dedication of a new field
and a flagpole.
Prior to that,, football
games and track and field
events were conducted at the
fairgrounds,
near where the
fait
Kmart
Plaza is today.
Kn
The daytime memorial
fountain dedication in 1949
vyas a more somber occa-
The memorial fountain,
once backed by evergreens,
provided a sometimes quiet
place to sit and reflect. The
basins for the drinking fountains at either end of the memorial were formed with cement.
It has long since ceased
being
beint a drinking fountain,
the fountain heads having
been removed. The monument itself is often used for
group photos, mainly the
track and field teams, be
cause of its various elevations.
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
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<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years
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Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials.
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