https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/9/376/Dibble_Text0191.pdf b99c2f18b7b1ee65c535176ec5fb96ca PDF Text Text ’ LTInL 1/ it t;'• (A* H34D\UaR3SS 42KD "«Ik‘J (US) APO 520 U S ARM' Z j . ' / C-12 2yS£B GENERAL ORDERS ) NUi.BER ^ssiheo ~ oc3 c'.a 1J November 1943 2 ) Section Award of Air ifedal . Award of Oak Leaf Cluster for the Air iledal. H- SECTION I — AWARD OF AIR icEDAL 1. Under the provisions of AR 600-45. as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Circular No. 12o, Headquarters NATOUSA, 2 July 1943, letter, Head quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 30 May 1943 snd letter, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943, *he 'Air L'edal is awarded the following named personnel, Air Corps, Army of the United States, residence as indicated, for meritorious achievement while participating in five (5) sorties against the enemy: ROBERT B. RICHARD, 0-236977. Lieutenant Colonel, Headquarters, First Fighter Group, Visalia, Calif. HORACE A. HANES. 0-23430, Kaior, Headquarters, First Fighter Group, Armington, Ill. ’SALTER 0. RONEY, 0-233416, iiSjor, Headquarters, First Fighter Group, 720 W. North ^Street, Carlisle, Pa. JAIES S. AIF0RD, 0-3'34873, First Lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 2120 P. Street, NS, Washington, D. 0. t 4 . !1 x-- &AR0LD A. HERR, 0-728659, First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter \ Group, Velva, N. Dak. V.TT.T.TA,! M. BECHTOLD, 0-737711, Second Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 233& Kenilworth Avenue, Norwood, Ohio. 1<J'XJrffiRIE B. 27 th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter 3. BROWN, ntkMN, 0-680845, J-OOUO4P, Second i^conn Lieutenant, iu.eui.enan 'c' Group, J005 Dale Street, San Diego, Calif. DANIEL DARNELL, JR., 0-666386, Second Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 4207 Brian Avenue, Dallas, Texas. L) ^3 FRED M. DEVENNEY. JR., 0-742977. Second Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 518 S. 41®* Street, Omaha, Nebr. '"-OJOHN T. EASTMAN, O-8O3359, Second Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1146 Cheyenne, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ■" / . ;; /a,. - r - r^iwmnimra^ 1 y.k-,....... -1. , , Beca®9*/, ; ' I .... ... . .... . ■ 3 ; ..... �(GO #2, Headquarters 42nd Wing (US), dated 15 November 1943, contd.) X. JOHN D. PACE, 0-729050, First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Route #1, Burley, Idaho. YffOHN L. RUSSEIL, C0-733993, ~ First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter V Group, 200 S. Fairmor irmont, Pittsburgh, Penna. ) NICHOLAS £SOKOL, 0-734017, First lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 2507 507 35th 351 Avenue, Astoria, long Island, N. Y. 'LESLIE L. BERENS, JR., 0-730344, Second lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1435 Wainwright Avenue, San Leandro, Calif. 'HOBART S. VINCENT, 0-732413, Second lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1244 W. 60th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. 'MILLARD V. STUNKARD, T-I86613, Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, Calif. 'WILLIAM A. BENNERGREN. JR., T-186612, Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 666 Center Street, Logan, Utah. >’suant to authority 11. Under the provisions of AR 600-45• as amended, and pu’.'si b, letter, Headcontained in Circular No. 126, Headquarters NAT0U3A, 2 July 1943» quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 3° May 1943 and letter, Headquarters FFifteenth Air Leaf Cluster (Bronze) Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943» the Eighth (8th) Oak ?sonnel, Air Corps, Army of for the Air Medal is awarded the following named per: beds the^United States, residence and citation as indicate ■<JAMES P. DIBBIE, 0-733844. First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter A Group, RR #1, Hastings, Mich. For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, j type Me-109, 26 August 1943* / >n, First Fighter J JOHN T. HANTON,. 0-667072, Second Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadroi — ».«—aapolis, Minn. For the destruction cof one (1) enemy iue', JMinnes Group, 3744 16th Avenue-, . aircraft, type life-110, ), 22 Julyr 1943. WAITER J. SCHRANZ, O-73638I, Second Lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Portland Air Base, Oregon. For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, type Fi-15&» 4 September 1943* 1 IRVINE M. STIER, T-186610, Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, Calif, For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, type Ma-202, 21 August 1943* 12. Under the provisions of AR 600-45. as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Circular No. 126, Headquarters NATOUSA, 2 July 1943, letter, Head quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 30 May 1943 and letter, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943, the Ninth (9th) Oak Leaf Cluster (Bronze) for the Air Medal is awarded the following named personnel, Air Corps, Amy_of the United States, residence as indicated, for meritorious achievement while participating in five (5) sorties against the enemy: -16- �. fasntofe* ''K (GO #2, Headquarters '42nd Wing (US), dated 15 November 1943, contd.) /ERNEST A. CHAPlAN, 0-733821, First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Arbor Road, Winston Salem, EJ. C. “/RODNEY '.V. FISHER, 0-733858, First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1318 Swanston Drive, Sacramento, Calif. * JAKES J. HAGENBACK, 0-13223: ?3» First Lieutenant, 94-th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 6807 )7 Osceolaa. Avenue, Chicago, Ill. jOTTO A. HLOUCAL, JR., 0-729339, First Lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Rural Route Jl, Ellsworth, Kansas. JBURDETTE E. NYGREN, O-72936O, First Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Route #3, Wayne, Neb. V CHARLES E. SCHREFFLER, 0-734000, First lieutenai mt, 71st Fighter Squadron, First /Fighter Group, R.R. #1, Iibnnds Road, Anderson, Ind. : <UEX MICHAEL SENTES, 0-734003, First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 2231 11th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. RICHARD E. SHEARER, 0-730634, First Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 618 N. West Street, Carlisle, Penna. WALTER J. SCHRAN3, 0-736331, Second lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Portland Air Base, Oregon. 'IRVINE M..STYER, T-186610,1 Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, Cali.if. 13, Under the provisions of AR 600-45, as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Circular Jfo. 126, Headquarters NATOUSA. 2 July 1943, letter, Head quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 30 May 1943 a114 letter, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943, the Ninth (9th) Oak Leaf Cluster (Bronae) for the Air Medal is awarded the following named personnel, Air Corps, Army of the United States, residence and citation as indicated! 'JAMES E. BOWER, O-728963, First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Xenia, Ill. For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, type Me-109, 20 August 1943. <fAMES P. DIBBLE, I 0-733844, First lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, RR1 #1, Hastings, Mich. For the destruction of one (1) enemy Aircraft, type Me-109, 28 August 1943« z' ‘HAROLD P. NILES. 0-732321, First Lieutenajmt, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 3000 N. E. 41st Street, Portland, (Oregon. For the destruction of one (1) eneny aircraft, type Ms-109, 27 August 1£! 1943. -17- � 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: Combat! Description An account of the resource James spent his combat time based out of North Africa and helped clear the way for the eventual invasion of Italy in 1943. He was a member of the 94th Air Squadron, <a href="https://www.1stfg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1st Fighter Group</a>, and flew the famous twin-engined P-38. Learn more about the P-38 at: <ul><li><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aviation History online Museum</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAMQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftechnology%2FP-38&usg=AOvVaw25-9_sOlkuv_UPtZBhV1Ma" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Britannica.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLockheed_P-38_Lightning&usg=AOvVaw0_UoxVGVbZOtad9vsjWvhW" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a></li> </ul> Don't miss the section titled Day of Armageddon recapping the events of August 30, 1943. This air battle over Italy ultimately earned James the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was lucky to survive - many pilots made the ultimate sacrifice. See photos, letters, mission reports and more about James' time spent in combat over Africa and Italy in 1942 and 1943. 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> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medal Award Report 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 11/15/1943 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