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                <text>James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. &#13;
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                <text>Jump to other sections of the collection:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5"&gt;James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6"&gt;His Early Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7"&gt;High School into the Army Air Corps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8"&gt;Flight Training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17"&gt;We Got Married!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9"&gt;Combat!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10"&gt;Mission Reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12"&gt;The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13"&gt;Killed in Action&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14"&gt;The Search for Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15"&gt;The Monument in Padula, Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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