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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1858. 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 1983. 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 2008. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Sun and News Published 1988. 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 Herald published 1902. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1986. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1956. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Nashville News Published 1890. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1960. 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, June 13, June 14 and June 15, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1951. 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 wife Maxine (Micky).

Sun and News Published 1998. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

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

Hastings Banner Published 1898. 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 1988. 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.

The Reminder newspaper article on a ceremony at Hastings High School to honor James Dibble. Included was his widow Maxine, also a Hastings High School graduate.

Hastings Banner Published 1904. 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 2004. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1993. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

Nashville News Published 1892. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

James Dibble (right) and his brother Bill, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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

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

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.

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

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

Maple Valley News Published 2020. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1998. 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 Herald published 1912. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Photo of other pilots, some of whom flew on August 30, 1943. Left to right are Johnson (debriefing officer), Hurst (flew), Wineburg (flew, KIA), George Smith (flew), Smythe (didn't fly) and Newberry (didn't fly)

Hastings Banner Published 1893. 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, September 9, 1943.

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

Hastings Banner Published 1902. 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.

12 year old James with his dog Nan.

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

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 8 to August 9, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1931. 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.

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)

Photograph of head librarian Florence Wilson, 1964-1974.

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

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

Sun and News Published 1990. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.