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James Dibble in Chicago, IL, daytime.

Hastings Banner Published 1963. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.

Hastings Banner Published 1920. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter from Maxine in Phoenix, AZ, to James' parents

Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109.

A sketch drawing of George Vanderpool

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 11 and June 12, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1876. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Notes from Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann on the photo of him flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"

Copy of a letter from Raymond Schultz to Jim Dibble talking about James and their friendship in 1943.

WWI Ace Eddie Rickenbacker addressing the 1st Fighter Group. James Dibble is somewhere in this crowd. This picture started James' nephew Jim Dibble on his quest to learn more about his uncle and led to the collection you are now browsing.

Hastings Herald published 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in Glendale, CA during to his parents.

James Dibble in his Schultz bakery uniform.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 10, 1943.

Speech by Col. John T. Hanton at Lt. James Dibble's monument dedication in Padula, Italy.

Maxine Dibble

Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Sun and News Published 2005. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1884. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1933. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Maple Valley News Published 2019. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from before primary training to his parents.

Nashville News Published 1882. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Handwritten note from Mrs. Richard Groos to the Hastings City Mayor and City Council accompanying a letter received from the Michigan State Librarian.

Flight logs for James Dibble from training at Chico, CA through his final flight on September 9, 1943.

Newspaper article in the From Time to Time series describing the 1800's at Bull's Prairie. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into PDF some years ago.

Hastings Banner Published 1907. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Bull Diaries Book 3

Hastings Banner Published 2004. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1951. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 2012. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). He tells her here about being recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his mother.

Bull Diaries Book 6

Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead.

Maple Valley News Published 1986. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Landscape view of the Padula Valley.

Part of the Library History display created by Diane Hawkins showcasing key events in the library over its 125 years.

Newspaper notice that on November 25, 1963, the City Council approved purchase and use of the old post office for a new public library.

Photograph of the original high school in Hastings, now the middle school. The Women's Club first moved their private reading room to this new public location in 1918.

Letter from Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan to Jim Dibble regarding James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony.

Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash. Vito and his brother Palo were ordered by the Germans to bury James.

Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943. Written in the 1970's or 1980's.

94th Fighter Squadron pilot Lt. Robert Vrilakas and his Distinguished Flying Cross from the August 30, 1943 mission

P-38 pilot Lt. Frank McIntosh and his P-38 "Little Mae"

Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1947. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.