Browse Items (32 total)

• 
  Text

  Account written by Jim Dibble of September 9, 1943 when his uncle James was shot down in Italy

  Account written by Jim Dibble of September 9, 1943 when his uncle James was shot down in Italy.
• 
  Text

  Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble

  Missing in Action Report (MACR) for James Dibble.
• 
  Text

  Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula

  Copy of a statement from 2nd Lt. Raymond Schultz on what he saw when James Dibble 's group was attacked at Padula. He mistakenly thought another plane had gone down and did not know it was James.
• 
  Text

  James Dibble Crash Investigation Report

  James Dibble Crash Investigation Report summarizing the known facts and corrections, ultimately declaring James Dibble as killed in action on September 9, 1943.
• 
  Text

  Article written by Stan Wojcik and published in the 1st Fighter News recounting the day James Dibble was shot down and Stan's time as a POW

  Article written by Stan Wojcik and published in the 1st Fighter News recounting the day James Dibble was shot down and Stan's time as a POW.
• 
  Text

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

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

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

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

  Newspaper clipping listing James Dibble as missing in action

  Newspaper clipping listing James Dibble as missing in action.
• 
  Text

  Letter to Maxine Dibble declaring James Dibble presumptively dead

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

  Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery

  Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery
• 
  Text

  Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School

  Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School.
• 
  Text

  Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School

  Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School.
• 
  Text

  Newspaper clipping mentioning James' mother Mrs. James Dibble being appointed to a war memorial committee

  Newspaper clipping mentioning James' mother Mrs. James Dibble being appointed to a war memorial committee.
• 
  Text

  Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years

  Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years.
• 
  Text

  Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II

  Excerpt from The Reminder listing names of former Hastings High School students who died in World War II.
• 
  Text

  Letter to James Dibble's parents about the High School memorial

  Letter to James Dibble's parents about the High School memorial.
• 
  Text

  Memorial Service Program for the ceremony honoring war dead at Hastings High School

  Memorial Service Program held at Hastings High School in 1946 honoring 27 Hastings residents who died in World War II.
• 
  Text

  The Reminder newspaper article on a ceremony at Hastings High School to honor James Dibble

  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.
• 
  Text

  Letter to Maxine Dibble providing further details on James Dibble's crash and status, details later found to be in error

  Letter to Maxine Dibble providing further details on James Dibble's crash and status, details later found to be in error.
• 
  Text

  Letter to Maxine Dibble informing of her of where James Dibble is buried in Italy

  Letter to Maxine Dibble informing of her of where James Dibble is buried in Italy.