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Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
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Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents, 1943-01

Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.

HastingsBanner_1984-01-05.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1984

Hastings Banner Published 1984. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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1st Fighter Group Mission report for August 30, 1943

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

NashvilleNews_1959-01-01.pdf

Nashville News Published 1959

Nashville News Published 1959. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane

Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane discussing uniform, gear, armament and more

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

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

SunandNews_2012-01-07.pdf

Sun and News Published 2012

Sun and News Published 2012. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

HastingsBanner_1973-12-27.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1973

Hastings Banner Published 1973. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents, 1943-01-16

Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.

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Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-05-22

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

Bull Scrapbook (1).pdf

Bull Diaries Book 1

Bull Diaries Book 1

Bull_IndexTh-Zu.pdf

Bull Diaries Index Th-Zu

Bull Diaries Index, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically Th-Zu

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James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, now a farm field.

James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, as identified by the Salerno Private Investigator.

HastingsBanner_1886-01-07.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1886

Hastings Banner Published 1886. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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Assorted newspaper clippings about James Dibble shooting down a German Messerschmitt

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

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

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

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Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-05-13

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

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Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on.

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

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Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day

Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day.

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Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents, 1942-12-24

Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.

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Statement from Nicholas Sofol about Lt. Parlett, shot down on August 30, 1943

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

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James, his brother Bill and classmates at the Edger School, 1931

James (seated, second from left), his brother Bill (seated, far right) and classmates at the Edger School in 1931.

HastingsBanner_2018-01-04.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 2018

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

HastingsBanner_1939-01-04.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1939

Hastings Banner Published 1939. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

MapleValleyNews_1989-01-03.pdf

Maple Valley News Published 1989

Maple Valley News Published 1989. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull_IndexHu-Mc.pdf

Bull Diaries Index Hu-Mc

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

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Hastings Public Library's Home in the Old Post Office from 1965 to 2007

The front facade of the Post Office that became the Hastings Public Library in 1965 at the corner of Church and Court streets, Hastings, MI.

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

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

NashvilleNews_1958-01-02.pdf

Nashville News Published 1958

Nashville News Published 1958. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

NashvilleNews_1881-01-01.pdf.pdf

Nashville News Published 1881

Nashville News Published 1881. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Speech by Jim Dibble, James Dibble's nephew, at the monument dedication

Speech by Jim Dibble, James Dibble's nephew, at the monument dedication.

NashvilleNews_1905-01-05.pdf

Nashville News Published 1905

Nashville News Published 1905. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Photo of a boot heel found at the crash site

Photo of a boot heel, top side, found at the crash site. It is USA made and most likely belonged to James Dibble.

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Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his parents, 1942-07-22

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

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Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-06-06

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

HastingsBanner_2020-01-02.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 2020

Hastings Banner Published 2020. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to…

HastingsBanner_1885-01-01.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1885

Hastings Banner Published 1885. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

SunandNews_2003-01-07.pdf

Sun and News Published 2003

Sun and News Published 2003. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-07-18

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

HastingsBanner_1955-01-06.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1955

Hastings Banner Published 1955. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his mother, 1942-05-29

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

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Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents, 1942-11-14

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

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Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-05-15

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

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Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943.

Bull Scrapbook (4).pdf

Bull Diaries Book 4

Bull Diaries Book 4

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Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash.

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

HastingsBanner_1970-01-01.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1970

Hastings Banner Published 1970. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-05

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

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

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

HastingsBanner_1964-01-02.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1964

Hastings Banner Published 1964. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…