https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/334/Dibble_Text0208.pdf 64072d8f77987af5f289aabd53d75618 PDF Text Text DEDICATION PROGRAM World War II Memorial Fountain May 27, 1949 To The Colors Stanley Pierce The flag used in the ceremony today is the one that covered the casket of Cleo E. Card during the burial service at the United States Military Cemetery Henri Chappelle in Belgium, where he will rest permanently. Hastings High School Band Star Spangled Banner Invocation Rev. Don M. Gury Hastings High School Choir “Our Flag” lymn of “Battle Hyr*' the Republic” Mr. Warren Williams, Director Presentation Robert Smith, Mayor . of Hastings High School Acceptance Mrs. Homer Smith, President of the Board of Education Hastings High School Band “Stars and Stripes Forever” Mr. Lewis Hine, Director Address, “We Will Remember Them” Mr. D. A. Van Buskirk, Superintendent of Schools Seven Gun Salute By Veteran Organizations Mr. Norman Bogart, Director Benediction Rev. Don M. Gury Taps Stanley Pierce Chairman, Dorothy Reynolds The bronze: plaque on this gift of the Hastings Public School reads: In honor of the students of blastings High School who made the Supreme sacrifice in World War II.” Included on the bronze plaque are the following names: Frank R. Kelly -Neil L..Kidder Estle V. King Hubert L. McCallum Michael G. McPharlin Harold Norwood Robert W. Reid Frank W. Rogers Howard Shellingt Cleon L. Smith DeForest-Sn-yder- — Donald L. Solomon Duane D. Stamm Merle C. Tasker Wesley R. VanDenburg Richard A. Babcock Cleo E. Card Charles A. Casey George H. Cashmore Lewis Castle Orville V. Cooley William M. Christy Bernard Davis William DeCou James P. Dibble Robert C, Gardner. Martin P. Hawthorne Robert H. Henney Ernest Howell Merrill Isham Morton F. Young � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. 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> <ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Printed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource World War II Memorial Fountain dedication in Hastings, MI Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource World War II Memorial Fountain dedication from the Hastings Schools. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Program Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/27/1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022