https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/554/Dibble_Text0253.pdf d28fe7f05727b9f943f5e83727dc2aa2 PDF Text Text F' * ■' »•> • ' Hqs. Second Platoon 602nd Quartermaster Co.> (GR) U.S. APO 782 ° Army 18 March 1945 7Z?Z^ SUBJECT : Reporjt^oIZ-lnve-s-t±gat±on ---- — -— TO ; : Graves Registration Officer, PBS, APO 782, U.S. Army 1. • A detail was dispatched from this organization to disinter’the remains believed to be: L 1st Lt. James _T----P. - Dibble, 0-733844, from the British Salerno (Beachhead) Cemetery, Plot-J, Row E, Grave 38 . 2. When the grave was opened it was found that alter digg ing for a foot or so the grave filled with water, into which the laborers sank above their.knees. Hip boots were obtained and on the second attempt were successful, in reaching the remains. 3. It was impossible to establish identity as no clothing ‘ remained on the body and only one (1) shoe was found in the grave. From appearances it may have been an officer’s dress shoe, though no size or color could be determined. Tooth charts couhd not be taken as only a small portion of the skull remained. The body was too badly decomposed from long submersion in water to establish anatomical characteristics. A rough wooden cross was found mark-? ing the grave and after careful scrutiny a faint inscription was made out. It consisted of three words and the date, of which only the first word and the date were legible. The inscription was written in Italian and is as follows:”CADUTO--ODRIO 9 SETTEMBRE 1943.” No other information could be obtained'. i 4. The remains were disinterred and reinterred in the U.S. Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy and recorded on the QMC Form-1 GRS as BELIEVED TO BE: 1st Lt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844. LEO E. TRITSCHLER 1st Lt. QL£ GRO I I i 55153 ( � 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. 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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 Typed 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 Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy. Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. MIA/KIA. Description An account of the resource Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed document Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1st Lt. Leo Tritschler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/18/1945 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). 11/21/2022