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Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron.

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

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically P-S. 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.

Letter from Jim Dibble to John Arndt, American Consul in Naples, Italy.

Maple Valley News Published 1997. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1927. 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 1862. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Note the name change from Republican Banner to The Hastings Banner as of the may 7, 1862 issue. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his parents.

Nashville News Published 1954. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Handwritten note from Mrs. Richard Groos to the Hastings City Mayor and City Council accompanying a letter received from the Michigan State Librarian.

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

Hastings Banner Published 2023. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Copy of the agreement between the Women's Club and the Board of Education in Hastings to place the Women's Club book collection in the new high school for both school and public use. Unfortunately the original signed agreement cannot be located.

Sketch Drawing of Herbert Field

Photograph of the original high school in Hastings, now the middle school. The Women's Club first moved their private reading room to this new public location in 1918.

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.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

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.

Nashville News Published 1873. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Color scans of the City of Hastings and all Townships and Villages in Barry County for 1873.

Images include:

• Assyria Township
• Baltimore Township
• Barry Township
• Carlton Township
• Castleton Township
• Hastings Township
• Hastings City Wards 1-4
• Hickory Corners Village
• Hope Township
• Irving Township
• Irving Village
• Johnstown Township
• Maple Grove Township
• Orangeville Township
• Orangeville Village
• Prairieville Township
• Prairieville Village
• Rutland Township
• Thornapple Township
• Woodland Township
• Woodland Village
• Yankee Springs Township

The plaque on James Dibble's Monument.

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.

Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his parents.

42nd Wing Daily Summary for August 30, 1943.

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents with news of his pending marriage.

Weekly encounter report, 1943-07-04 to 1943-07-10, listing Lt. Dibble as "probable" for downing an enemy plane.

Hastings Banner Published 1894. 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 Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.

Nashville News Published 1933. 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).

Hastings Herald published 1907. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1918. 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 1988. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Citation to James Dibble accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate. This details his leadership and tactical achievements that led to the DFC award.

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 1963. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1943. 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 2001. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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

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

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

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 20 to June 24, 1943.

James Dibble at basic training.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 6, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1941. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1889. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. 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.

Declassified report of General Eisenhower's visit to Italy in August 1943.

An article in the From Time to Time Series describing the Bull's Prairies settlement in the 1800s. Note this document is not searchable and was scanned into PDF some years ago.

12 year old James with his dog Nan.