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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 1977. 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.

Nashville News Published 1924. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Letter to James' mother with information on bringing James back to the U. S. for burial.

James Dibble (center) at the Fleischmann Lab where he was sent from Chicago for training in yeast .

Hastings Banner Published 2018. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 2025. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Book 2B

Nashville News Published 1901. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his mother.

Nashville News Published 1903. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1909. 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 1945. 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 Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy.

Hastings Banner Published 2003. 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.

List of Hastings, Michigan veterans who died in World War II.

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically A-D. Notes: This data was compiled in 2006 and will not contain datas later than approximately 2004. Many first names are missing for some cemeteries whose names begin with S-W; we will address this issue if and when possible.

Maple Valley News Published 1993. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine.

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

Note the name change to the Hastings Republican Banner.

Also note the change to more frequent printing every 3-4 days. 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 what it's like to be a pilot in a tough spot. It's about the mission he flew on August 9, 1943.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his parents.

Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 15, 1943.

An article in the From Time to Time series describing A. E. Bull and his impact on Irving Township in Barry County, MI. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into PDF some years ago.

Nashville News Published 1878. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Order awarding Lt. Dibble the 8th and 9th Oak Leaf Clusters for his Air Medal for downing two Me. 109s.

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

Nashville News Published 1949. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

James (2nd from right, back row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Hastings Banner Published 2014. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on. This was an advanced training plane.

Nashville News Published 1931. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maxine Dibble

Recap of a mission where James Dibble participated in a flying escort for General Dwight Eisenhower in Italy.

Luke Field Flight Training Graduation Booklet for Jim Dibble's Class 42-K

Nashville News Published 1936. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1935. 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 1984. 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.

P-38 pilot Capt. Charlie McCann (right), Tech Sgt. Gene Pillar the crew chief (left), and "Lady Beverly"

Hastings Banner Published 1987. 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 1888. 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 James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859. 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 1911. 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 James in North Africa to his parents.

Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"

James Dibble at basic training.

Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann just landed his P-38 "Lady Beverly". Crew chief Pillard is kneeling by the cockpit.