Items

1st Fighter Group Journal for August 30, 1943.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his mother.

Bull Diaries Index, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically Hu-Mc

Assorted newspaper clippings mounted on a scrapbook page about James Dibble shooting down a German Messerschmitt.

Hastings Herald published 1904. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 13, 1943.

Letter to Maxine Dibble declaring James Dibble presumptively dead. This allowed final settlement of accounts and death gratuities.

Nashville News Published 1893. 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.

Nashville News Published 1925. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1951. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Maple Valley News Published 2002. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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.

Summary of the Women's Club of Hastings' formation of and involvement with and management of a library from 1896 through the mid 1990's.

Hastings Herald published 1896. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Maple Valley News Published 1978. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1938. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1961. 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.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1928. 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.

1st Fighter Group Mission report for August 30, 1943.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 9, 1943.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 4 to July 5, 1943.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 3 to August 4, 1943.

Sun and News Published 1989. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1929. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 2020. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of the century�s decades. Pictured above from left to right are:
Sitting: Mrs. Frank (Nettie) Brooke (1830) and Mrs. John Lombard (1820)
Standing: Mrs. James Sweezy (1800), Mrs. Richard (Allie) Bates (1840), Mrs. P.T. (Rose) Colgrove (1850). Mrs. Carrie Grant (1860), Mrs. William W. (Margaret) Potter (1870), Mrs. Charity Stauffer (1880), Mrs. Arthur Brown (1890), Mrs. Maggie Bailey (1900)

James and Maxine less than two months after being married.

Nashville News Published 1960. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from librarian Helene Fairchild to Hastings city parents encouraging them to use and encourage their children to use the library.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 7, 1943.

Speech by Bill Dibble, James Dibble's brother, at the monument dedication.

U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony.

Hastings Banner Published 1973. 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 1970. 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 Lt. Col. Archie Jackson (Ret) to Jim Dibble talking about his WWII experience and life after.

Nashville News Published 1952. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1888. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1900. 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 and Maxine at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. Other students in background unknown.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1917. 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 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1974. 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 2014. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

This is a partial year with issues only available through April. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

James Dibble (left) and his brother Bill with their older brother Bob at Barlow Lake, west of Hastings, Michigan.