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  Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943

  Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble, nephew.
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  Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble

  Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble.
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  James Dibble Crash Investigation Report

  James Dibble Crash Investigation Report summarizing the known facts and corrections, ultimately declaring James Dibble as killed in action on September 9, 1943.
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  James Dibble's Flight Trainee Exam for the P-38 Aircraft with Allison engines, 1942-12-21

  James Dibble's Flight Trainee Exam for the P-38 Aircraft with Allison engines, 1942-12-21. Includes a required drawing from memory of the cockpit layout.
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  Signed Transition Flight Certificate where James Dibble certified he was trained to pilot the P-38, 1943-06-19.

  Signed Transition Flight Certificate where James Dibble certified he was trained to pilot the P-38, 1943-06-19.
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  James Dibble's Short Snorter Dollar Bill

  James' "Short Snorter" $1 bill signed by, among others, Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI Ace and Carl Spatz, General and Commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944.
  
  According to the Air Mobility Command Museum, the Short Snorter was "paper currency signed by people you were flying with or people you met. If someone signed your short snorter and you couldn't produce it upon request, you owed him a dollar or a drink "a short snort." (https://amcmuseum.org/collections/short-snorter/)
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  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.
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  Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.

  Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.
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  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.
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  Example of a Curtis Wright AT-9 James Dibble trained on.

  Example of a Curtis Wright AT-9 James Dibble trained on.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to the State Department seeking assistance to research James Dibble's crash site in Italy

  Letter from Jim Dibble to the State Department seeking assistance to research James Dibble's crash site in Italy.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy

  Letter from Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to Italian Investigative companies seeing assistance to investigate James Dibble's crash site

  Letter from Jim Dibble to Italian Investigative companies seeing assistance to investigate James Dibble's crash site.
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  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.
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  Certificate describing James Dibble's character and receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross

  Certificate describing James Dibble's character and receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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  Letter from Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble

  Letter from Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble. The letter was later printed in Brokaw's 1999 book The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections, p. 69.
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  Speech by Jim Dibble, James Dibble's nephew, at the monument dedication

  Speech by Jim Dibble, James Dibble's nephew, at the monument dedication.