Items
Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
Hastings Banner Published 1941
Hastings Banner Published 1941. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Hastings Banner Published 1892
Hastings Banner Published 1892. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
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.
Nashville News Published 1925
Nashville News Published 1925. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Nashville News Published 1894
Nashville News Published 1894. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Side 2 of the 125th Anniversary Library History Display
Part of the Library History display created by Diane Hawkins showcasing key events in the library over its 125 years.
Maple Valley News Published 1982
Maple Valley News Published 1982. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Bull Diaries Book 1
Bull Diaries Book 1
Hastings Banner Published 1922
Hastings Banner Published 1922. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Letter to James' mother with information on bringing James back to the U. S. for burial
Letter to James' mother with information on bringing James back to the U. S. for burial.
Bull Diaries Book 9
Bull Diaries Book 9
Hastings Banner Published 1869
Hastings Banner Published 1869. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Certificate declaring the wreckage found near Padula Italy was James Dibble's plane
Certificate declaring the wreckage found near Padula Italy was James Dibble's plane
Hastings Banner Published 1945
Hastings Banner Published 1945. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Maple Valley News Published 2002
Maple Valley News Published 2002. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Jim Dibble and Vinnie Dimaio at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane
Jim Dibble and Vinie Dimaio, relative of a family friend, at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane found with a metal detector.
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-04-27
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.
Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943
Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943. Written in the 1970's or 1980's.
Hastings Banner Published 1957
Hastings Banner Published 1957. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Bull Diaries Book 10
Bull Diaries Book 10
Mission Report and Citation Recommendation for 94th Air Squadron pilots after the August 25, 1943 mission over Foggia Aerodrome
Mission Report and Citation Recommendation for 94th Air Squadron pilots after the August 25, 1943 mission over Foggia Aerodrome.
Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Cram, shot down on August 30, 1943
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943.
Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his father, 1942-11-15
Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his father.
Hastings Banner Published 1923
Hastings Banner Published 1923. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Nashville News Published 1913
Nashville News Published 1913. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Maple Valley News Published 1977
Maple Valley News Published 1977. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II
Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II.
Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle.
Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Unknown translator. Citation: Dr.…
Hastings Banner Published 1956
Hastings Banner Published 1956. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Maple Valley News Published 2012
Maple Valley News Published 2012. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943.
Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents, 1942-12-12
Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.
Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents, 1943-01-02
Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.
Barry County Cemetery Index P-S
Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically P-S. Notes: This data was compiled in 2006 and will not contain datas later than…
Hastings Banner Published 1862
Hastings Banner Published 1862. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…
Account from Lt. Robert Vrilakas' memoir about the events of August 30, 1943
Account from Lt. Robert Vrilakas' memoir about the events of August 30, 1943
James Dibble and his brother Bill with their older brother Bob at Barlow Lake
James Dibble (left) and his brother Bill with their older brother Bob at Barlow Lake, west of Hastings, Michigan.
Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery
Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery
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…
James and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids
James (3rd from right, back row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-07-29
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.
Letter from James in Glendale, CA to his parents, 1943-02-10
Letter from James in Glendale, CA during to his parents.
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his parents, 1942-04-15
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his parents.
James and Maxine Dibble after he got his wings
James and Maxine Dibble after he got his wings.
Bull Diaries Index Volume 2 A-Ho
Bull Diaries Index Volume 2, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically A-Ho
Maple Valley News Published 1999
Maple Valley News Published 1999. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
James Dibble with his 3rd P-38 Lightning
James Dibble with his 3rd P-38 Lightning. Note the two swastikas on the nose indicating confirmed enemy planes shot down, and his wife's name painted…
Hastings Banner Published 1877
Hastings Banner Published 1877. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…
42nd Wing Daily Summary for August 30, 1943
42nd Wing Daily Summary for August 30, 1943.
Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron
Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron.