{"exhibit":{"title":"James P. Dibble: P-38 Fighter Pilot","description":"<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">Did you know one of Hastings Michigan's residents was a decorated World War II fighter pilot?<\/h2>\n<p>No? Well, explore this exhibit and learn about James P. Dibble.<\/p>\n<p>Go through the <em><strong>Exhibit Pages on the left side of the screen<\/strong><\/em> for interesting details and highlights of his life, career and tragic death after being shot down in 1943.<\/p>\n<h3>Want to learn more?<\/h3>\n<p>Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h5xBv8zSe84\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost and Found\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video on YouTube<\/a> about James and his family's search for the truth.<\/p>\n<p>See items at the library that are not part of the digital collection, including:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Parts of James' plane recovered from the crash site.<\/li>\n<li>Newspaper articles, including one published by Jim Dibble about his uncle and one from Colliers in 1943.<\/li>\n<li>A carved coat of arms given to the Dibble family by the citizens of Padula, Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The online collection is divided into the below sections:<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/5\">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot<\/a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/6\">His Early Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/7\">High School into the Army Air Corps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/8\">Flight Training<\/a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/17\">We Got Married!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/9\">Combat!<\/a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/10\">Mission Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/11\">Letters Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/16\">Flying with Eisenhower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/12\">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/13\">Killed in Action<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/14\">The Search for Answers<\/a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/omeka\/collections\/show\/15\">The Monument in Padula, Italy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>","credits":"","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"james-p-dibble-p-38-fighter","added":"2022-08-31 14:14:20","modified":"2026-04-14 21:13:24","owner_id":1,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":1326,"id":3},"item":{"item_type_id":6,"collection_id":12,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2022-08-22 19:22:38","modified":"2026-04-14 18:08:48","owner_id":1,"id":276}}