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Maxine on her Wedding Day in Phoenix

Maxine on her Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ.

James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix

James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ.

James' Senior Photo from Hastings High School

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

James and Maxine at High School Graduation

James and Maxine at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. Other students in background unknown.

James at High School Graduation

James at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan.

James and his brother Bill in Chicago, 1941

1941: James (right) and his brother Bill in Chicago soon after James graduated High School.

James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago

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

James, Bill and their father James at the family farm

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

Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash.

Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash. Vito and his brother Palo were ordered by the Germans to bury James.

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.

Landscape view of the Padula Valley

Landscape view of the Padula Valley.

Landscape view of the Padula Valley

Landscape view of the Padula Valley.

Example of a Ryan PT-22 James Dibble trained on.

Example of a Ryan PZ-22 James Dibble trained on. This was the primary training plane.

Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.

Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on.

Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on. This was an advanced training plane.

Example of a Curtis Wright AT-9 James Dibble trained on.

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.

Ted and Jim Dibble at the crash site with found plane parts

Ted and Jim Dibble at the crash site with found plane parts.

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.

Bill Dibble, James' younger brother, at the crash site

Bill Dibble, James' younger brother, at the crash site.

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