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Kids Playing in the Foam

Children playing in the foam at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

July 4, 1846 at Bull's Prairie

Newspaper article in the From Time to Time series describing the 1800's at Bull's Prairie. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into PDF some years ago.

Jim Dibble's thoughts on Stan and Ray Schulze's differing accounts on what happened September 9, 1943

Jim Dibble's thoughts on Stan and Ray Schulze's differing accounts on what happened September 9, 1943.

Jim Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation

James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation.

Jim Dibble's account of his uncle James Dibble's life and the search for answers into the details of his death

Jim Dibble's account of his uncle James Dibble's life and the search for answers into the details of his death.

Jim Dibble with Padula citizens at his uncle's monument dedication ceremony

Jim Dibble with Padula citizens at his uncle's monument dedication ceremony.

Jim Dibble with Jim's brother Bill, Enzo Pinto and Sal Dimaio in Padula.

Jim Dibble (left) with James' brother Bill (back to camera), eyewitness Enzo Pinto (center right) and relative of a family friend Sal Dimaio (right). Enzo authored the monument erected in James Dibble's honor. Sal was a guide from Salerno/Naples. Pinto saw the crash when he was 12 years old, later became the Padula mayor, and authored the plaque on James Dibble's monument.

Jim Dibble holding uncle James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross

Jim Dibble holding uncle James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross at the Dayton Airforce Museum.

Jim Dibble and Vinnie Dimaio at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane

Jim Dibble and Vinie Dimaio, relative of a family friend, at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane found with a metal detector.

James' Senior Photo from Hastings High School

James' Senior Photo from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan.

James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, now a farm field.

James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, as identified by the Salerno Private Investigator.

James, his brother Bill and classmates at the Edger School, 1931

James (seated, second from left), his brother Bill (seated, far right) and classmates at the Edger School in 1931.

James, Bill and their father James at the family farm

James (left), Bill (right) and their father James (center) at the family farm.

James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago

James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago, IL.

James with his father James and brother Bill at Grandfather Philo Dibble's Farm

James with his father James and brother Bill at Grandfather Philo Dibble's Farm.

James playing high school football, 1938

James (center, running the ball) playing high school football.

James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix

James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ.

James in his high school football team photo, 1937

James (front row center, #26) in his high school football team photo.

James in his high school football team photo, 1936

James (back row, 3rd from right, #1) in his high school football team photo.

James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton and Padula citizens

James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton (2nd from left) and Padula citizens. Jack flew with James on the mission when James was shot down and killed on September 9, 1943.

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