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Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his mother.

Hastings Banner Published 1905. 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 1999. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Index, Weddings and Anniversaries Listed by Last Name Alphabetically A-Kr

Memorial Service Program held at Hastings High School in 1946 honoring 27 Hastings residents who died in World War II.

Nashville News Published 1907. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1987. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1894. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

James with his father James and brother Bill at Grandfather Philo Dibble's Farm.

Bull Diaries Book 15

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

Example of a Curtis Wright AT-9 James Dibble trained on.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 13, June 14 and June 15, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1885. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1868. 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 1986. 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.

James Dibble at basic training.

Newspaper clipping reporting James and Maxine's stay in Glendale, CA.

Maple Valley News Published 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1915. 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 2008. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1952. 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.

Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.

Jim Dibble (left) with James' brother Bill (back to camera), eyewitness Enzo Pinto (center right) and relative of a family friend Sal Dimaio (right). Enzo authored the monument erected in James Dibble's honor. Sal was a guide from Salerno/Naples. Pinto saw the crash when he was 12 years old, later became the Padula mayor, and authored the plaque on James Dibble's monument.

Photograph of Mayor Becwith signing paperwork for the City of Hastings to take ownership of the old post office to become a library.

Hastings Banner Published 1978. 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.

Children playing in the foam at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Letter from James and "Micky" in Glendale, CA to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1967. 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 1934. 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.

Sun and News Published 1983. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron.

Letter to James Dibble's parents about the High School memorial.

Newspaper article celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Hastings Public Library.

Hastings Banner Published 2000. 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.

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

Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his parents.

Bull Diaries Book 12

Bull Diaries Book 5

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 30 to July 30, 1943.

Article written by Stan Wojcik and published in the 1st Fighter News recounting the day James Dibble was shot down and Stan's time as a POW.

Maple Valley News Published 2005. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1992. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Email from Lt. Jack Pettus to Jim Dibble about the August 30, 1943 mission.

Hastings Banner Published 1958. 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 1991. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1893. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his father.

The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument just prior to the dedication ceremony.