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Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA
Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA. -
Stan Wojcik's German POW ID Card
Stan Wojcik's German POW ID Card.
Originally it was thought that Stan died when in fact it was James. Stan survived being shot down and was taken prisoner.
He later wrote about his experience, a copy of which is included in this collection. -
Letter to Stan Wojcik's father informing him of Stan's missing in action status
Letter to Stan Wojcik's father informing him of Stan's missing in action status. -
Letter to Maxine Dibble providing further details on James Dibble's crash and status, details later found to be in error
Letter to Maxine Dibble providing further details on James Dibble's crash and status, details later found to be in error. -
Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine
Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine. -
Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble
Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble. -
Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula
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. -
Account written by Jim Dibble of September 9, 1943 when his uncle James was shot down in Italy
Account written by Jim Dibble of September 9, 1943 when his uncle James was shot down in Italy. -
Account from Lt. Robert Vrilakas' memoir about the events of August 30, 1943
Account from Lt. Robert Vrilakas' memoir about the events of August 30, 1943 -
Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943. -
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943. -
The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross
The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross. -
Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943. Some of these documents are from other pilots with George's edits. -
Notes from Charles McCann clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from Charles McCann clarifying events of August 30, 1943. -
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943. -
Email from Jack Pettus mentioning James Dibble on the morning of August 30, 1943
Email from Jack Pettus mentioning James Dibble on the morning of August 30, 1943 -
Email from Lt. Jack Pettus to Jim Dibble about the August 30, 1943 mission
Email from Lt. Jack Pettus to Jim Dibble about the August 30, 1943 mission. -
German language description of events of August 30, 1943 from the German perspective.
German language page of a book describing events of August 30, 1943 from the German perspective. Provided by Frank McIntosh. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 77, Vol III (Struve Druck, Eutin, 1993), pp. 1719 -
Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle.
Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Unknown translator. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76 -
Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943
Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943. Written in the 1990's.