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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARM?
Office of the Quartermaster General
BURIAL OF
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
IN REPLY REFER TO -----------------------1st Lt James P. Dibble, 0 733 844
24 October 194?
Plot K, Row 8, Grave 90,
United States Military Cemetery
Naples, Italy
Mrs. Maxine Dibble
c/o Ray Erway
Route #5
Hastings, Michigan
Dear Mrs. Dibble:
The people of the United States, through the Congress have authorized the
disinterment and final burial of the heroic dead of World War U. The Quarter
master General of the Army has been entrusted with this sacred responsibility
to the honored dead. The records of the War Department Indicate that you nay
be the nearest relative of the above-named deceased, who gave his life in the
service of his country.
The enclosed pamphlets, “Disposition of World War II Armed Forces Dead,"
and "American Cemeteries," explain the disposition, options and services made
available to you by your Government. If you are the next of kin according to
the line of kinship as set forth in the enclosed pamphlet, "Disposition of
World War II Armed Forces Dead," you are invited to express your wishes as to
the disposition of the remains of the deceased by completing Part I of the en
closed form "Request for Disposition of Remains." Should you desire to relin
quish your rights to the next in line of kinship, please complete part H of the
enclosed form. If you are not the next of kin, please complete Part HI of the
enclosed form.
If you should elect Option 2,, it is advised, that no funeral arrangements
or other personal arrangements be jmade until you are further notified by this
office.
Will you please complete the enclosed form, "Request for Disposition of
Remains” and mail in the enclosed self-addressed envelope, which requires no
postage, within 30 days after its receipt by you? Its prompt return will
avoid unnecessary delays.
Sincerely,
Incls.
THOMAS B. LARKIN
Major General
The Quartermaster General
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
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Letter to Maxine Dibble with options for bringing James Dibble back to the U. S. for burial
Subject
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Maxine Dibble. Correspondence.
Description
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Letter to Maxine Dibble with options for bringing James Dibble back to the U. S. for burial.
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Text
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Burial notice
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Major General T. B. Larkin
Date
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10/24/1947
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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IN REPLY REFER TO ffiGMR 293
WAR DEPARTMENT
Quartermaster General
of the
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
Dibble, James P.
SN 0-733 844
Address Reply To
THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
Attention: Memorial Division
18 March 1947
Mrs. James E. Dibble
402 East, Green Street
Hastings, Michigan
Dear Mrs. Dibble:
Your Tetter concerning your son, the late First Lieutenant James P'.
Dibble, has been received in this office.
>rt of
The official Report
_ Burial discloses that the remains of your
son were interred in Plot IK, Row 8, Grave 90, in the United States Miliited in Naples, Italy.
tary Cemetery Naples, local
)ve, at GovernThe War Department has now been authorized to remoi
restii place designated by the
ment expense, to the final resting
1
next of kin,
the remains off those American citizens
cj
who died while serving
s:
overseas
with our armed forces during this war.
When the necessary preliminaires have been completed, a "Letter
of Inquiry — Return of World War II Dead" will be sent to the next
of kin of those American dead. The response to this letter will con
stitute a formal expression of the next of kin’s detailed desires.
Since letters to next of kin will be dispatched automatically and ac
cording to the records here, communications with this office iregarding
this subject will not be necessary. The necessity for complei
3te co
ordination of movement in many parts of the world makes it aimpossible,
at this time, to estimate when this letter will be mailed, Responses
to them will be acted upon with a minimum of delay.
There are two national cemeteries in the vicinity of Washington,
D. C., in -riaich grave space is available. These are the Soldiers’ Home
National Cemetery, Washington, D. 0., and Arlington National Cemetery,
Fort Myer, Virginia. The nearest national cemetery to Hastings, Mich
igan, is the New Albany National Cemetery, Jay Street and Ekin Avenue
�QMGMR 293
Dibble, James P.
SN 0-733 844
18 March 1947
Cont'd
New Albany, Indiana. At the time your son's remains are to be return
ed to the United States a request may be made that the body be shipped
direct to the national cemetery selected by the next of kin, and the
superintendent concerned will be authorized to permit the interment.
You may be present at the time of interment.
The Secretary of War, pursuant
?suant to the authority given him in Sec
tion 4, Public Law 383, 79th Congress,
congress, has
i
established an order of
priority among the next of kin in which their desires concerning the
disposition of decedent's remains will be honored.
iur-son was married -at-the- time of hisIn the instant case, since yom
>Le, is entitled to direct disposition
death, his widow, Mrs. Maxine Dibble
irried or voluntarily waives her right
of his remains unless she has remarri
to give such directions.
Please accept my sincere sympathy in the loss of your son.
Sincerely yours
/$&•&£> L. PRENN
/ Major, Q4C
/ Memorial Division
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Letter to James' mother with information on bringing James back to the U. S. for burial
Subject
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Mrs. James Dibble. Correspondence.
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Letter to James' mother with information on bringing James back to the U. S. for burial.
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Text
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Burial notice
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Major James L. Prenn
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3/18/1947
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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Read Carefully
you SHOULD KEEP THIS SHEET
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
The attached application form should be detached from this sheet, completed in duplicate, and mailed to
THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, MEMORIAL DIVISION, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
The Government furnishes the following stones free of cost TO BE PLACED AT THE HEAD OF AN
UNMARKED GRAVE of members of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Confederate States who either
died in the service or whose last discharge was honorable—an UPRIGHT HEADSTONE OF MARBLE or a
FLAT MARKER OF MARBLE, GRANITE, OR BRONZE (bronze markers are furnished ohly'in"c'emeferieswhere stone markers are not acceptable).
The upright or flat stone will be shipped freight prepaid at Government expense to you direct when pos
sible. Where the direct “Delivery Service” cannot be made the stone will be shipped to the freight station or
steamboat landing nearest to destination. The bronze marker will be mailed parcel post. If the placing of the
stone or bronze marker at the grave cannot be taken care of by you, this application should not be submitted.
ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO TRANSPORTING THE STONE TO THE CEMETERY AND ERECTION AT
THE GRAVE MUST BE AT PRIVATE EXPENSE.
¥
s
----
The law does not provide for a money allowance in lieu of furnishing Gov
>vemment headstones or markers,
nor does it provide for any expenditure of funds for fences or for any other pu
purpose. Headstones or markers
furnished by the Government cannot be traded in for a private monument.
Any person may make an application for a headstone or marker. Officers or committees of patriotic or
welfare organizations, and other persons having charge of marking graves of veterans buried in their vicinity,
should ascertain before ordering whether the relatives or friends of the veteran desire the Government headstone
or marker, or intend to erect private monuments. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BEAR THE SIGNATURE
-OF-THE-APPLICANL—•
.
________ __________ _
BY CAREFULLY OBSERVING THESE DIRECTIONS’aND^GIVING THE TNFORMATION CATLED------ =■
FOR IN EACH COLUMN, DELAY WILL BE AVOIDED.
Please fill out the application in duplicate on the typewriter,.if possible. If a typewriter is not available,
the name of the veteran should be printed i n CAPITAL letters.
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Cafe should be taken to spell correctly the name of the veteran for whose grave the stone is desired; if he
served under an assumed name, both the true name and alias must be given.
The last name should be written first, and the first or given name should be shown in full if known, as "JONES,
CHARLES T." instead of "C. T. JONES."
When the decedent served with State troops, the State and the arm of service (whether infantry, cavalry,
or artillery) should be given; and in the case of a sailor or marine, the name of one or more vessels on which he
served and the approximate date of his enlistment is desired. The approximate dates of enlistment and discharge
should be given when the decedent served in the Regular Army and, where available, serial numbers and pension
certificate numbers should be noted.
After the veteran’s service record is verified, by this office to determine eligibility
bility, you will 'be mailed a form,
for approval, showingthe inscription to appear on the headstone or marker. Tl
THIS i^mvi
FORM ~SHOULD BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY: Shipment ofKeadstone or-marker-will-be made a$_p_K
''
3S_PJiomptly_as
possible. If you
desire to communicate further regarding your application, all inquiries should be
adc
. addressed
to THEQUARTERMASTER GENERAL, MEMORIAL DIVISION, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
The Quartermaster General should be advised immediately if you change your address or if there should be
any change in the shipping instructions after you have submitted your application.
APPLICANTS SUBMITTING THESE REQUESTS SHOULD ASCERTAIN BEFORE ORDERING WHETHER
OR NOT THE CEMETERY IN WHICH THE VETERAN IS BURIED WILL PERMIT THE ERECTION OF
THE GOVERNMENT UPRIGHT HEADSTONE OF MARBLE OR THE FLAT MARKER OF MARBLE,
GRANITE, OR BRONZE. NOTE RESTRICTIONS REGARDING BRONZE.
NO FEE SHOULD BE PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THIS APPLICATION
— —
�UPRIGHT HEADSTONES OF MARBLE
For ALL VETERANS EXCEPT those
of the CIVIL and
SPANISH-AMERICAN WARS
For Veterans of the
Confederate States Army
For Gril War (April 15,1851-August 20,1865)
and Spanish War (April 21,1898-April 11, 1899)
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Information given to James' parents regarding headstones the government would provide for James
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James Dibble. Burial.
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Information given to the Dibbles on headstones the government would provide for James.
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Text
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U. S. Government
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unknown
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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Veterans Administration
WASHINGTON 2S, D. C.
September 26, 1944
YOUR FILE REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO:
Mr. James E. Dibble
Mrs. Estella M. Dibble
R.H. #1
Hastings, Michigan
MBAB-5
DIBBLE, James P.
XC 3,702,116
Dear Sir and. Madam;
The Veterans Administration has learned with regret of the
death of the above-named veteran.
Existing laws provide for the payment of death pension to the
dependent mother or father, or both, of a veteran who dies as a result
of a disease or injury incurred in service in line of duty. Dependency
may not be held to exist, however, if the mother or father, or both,
have an income sufficient to provide for their reasonable support and
maintenance, including clothing and necessary,medical treatment for them
selves and members of the family under legal age, or of any age if mentally
tally
or physically incapacitated. The fact that the mother or father or other
member of the family has been granted, under any of the laws administered
by. the Veterans Administration, insurance, pension, compensation, or other
benefits will be disregarded in determining dependency.
lira,, the enclosed form should be care
If you desire to file a claio
fully filled out in accordance with th<
the instructions
■
printed thereon and
you
returned to the Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D. C. Should
“
feel the need of assistance in the preparation of your claim, you may write
to the Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D. C., or contact any Veter
ans Administration Facility.
You may be assured that upon receipt of the claim it will be
given careful conside
‘leration and you will be informed of any additional
evidence which may be
>e required.
All correspondence relative to this case should be addressed
to this office, and should show the veteran’s name and XC-number given
above, to permit prompt identification.
Respectfully,
Enc. Form 535
dependents Claims Service.
Adjudication Form 605d
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
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Letter to James' parents with information on claiming a death pension
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Mrs. James Dibble. Correspondence.
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Letter to James' parents with information on claiming a death pension.
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Death benefit notice
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R. J. Hinton
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9/26/1944
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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ARMY SERVICE FORCES
KANSAS CITY QUARTERMASTER DEPOT
601 HARDESTY AVENUE
KANSAS CITY 1, MISSOURI
IN REPLY REFER TO
-35533
(S-2-25-44)
JRM:BF:heb
January 25, 1944.
Mr. James E.'IDibble,,
Rural Route #
Hastings, Michigan.
Dear Mr. Dibble:
The Aimy Effectss Bureau has received for disposition
money in the amount of $12.20
belonging to First Lieutenant
$12.
James P. Dibble, who, according.to our present information, has
been reported missing in action.
Lieutenant Dibble has previouslyr indicated offically
it is his desire that you receive, for safe
re-keeping, any of his
property which might come into possession cof this Bureau. Hovzever, before sending you a check to cover tthe above-mentioned funds,
I would like for you to confirm your address, In order that our
records may be complete will you also be so kind as to give me the
following information concerning Lieutenant Dibble:
2.
message.
Is he married? .If so, what is the name and
address of his wife?
What are the names and addresses of his closest
relatives;; i.e., oldest
oiaesn adult
aauit child,
cnna, father,
latner,
mother, olc
Ldest brother, oldest sister, et cetera?
Please be assured' that this leti
iter is in no way a casualty
Our only information is that Lit
.eutenant Dibble .is missing,
;ere.ly, hope, .that. he..will .no . rcpor-ted-aa£e.----
Your assistance in furnishing„ the above infoxmation will be
appreciated. Please be sure to use the inclosed self-addressed envelope which requires no postage, in order to expedite delivery of the
check.
Yours- very truly,
E. A. CUNIJIIIGHAM
1st Lt. Q.M.C.
Assistant
1 In cl—Envelope
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA
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James Dibble. MIA/KIA.
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Letter to James Dibble's mother regarding disposition to her of money owned by James Dibble, MIA.
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Text
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Death benefit notice
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1st Lt. E. A. Cunningham
Date
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1/25/1944
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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DEDICATION PROGRAM
World War II Memorial Fountain
May 27, 1949
To The Colors
Stanley Pierce
The flag used in the ceremony today is the one that covered the casket of Cleo E.
Card during the burial service at the United States Military Cemetery Henri Chappelle
in Belgium, where he will rest permanently.
Hastings High School Band
Star Spangled Banner
Invocation
Rev. Don M. Gury
Hastings High School Choir
“Our Flag”
lymn of
“Battle Hyr*' the Republic”
Mr. Warren Williams, Director
Presentation
Robert Smith, Mayor
.
of
Hastings High School
Acceptance
Mrs. Homer Smith, President
of the Board of Education
Hastings High School Band
“Stars and Stripes Forever”
Mr. Lewis Hine, Director
Address, “We Will Remember Them”
Mr. D. A. Van Buskirk,
Superintendent of Schools
Seven Gun Salute
By Veteran Organizations
Mr. Norman Bogart, Director
Benediction
Rev. Don M. Gury
Taps
Stanley Pierce
Chairman, Dorothy Reynolds
The bronze: plaque on this gift of the Hastings Public School reads:
In honor of the students of blastings High School who made the Supreme
sacrifice in World War II.”
Included on the bronze plaque are the following names:
Frank R. Kelly
-Neil L..Kidder
Estle V. King
Hubert L. McCallum
Michael G. McPharlin
Harold Norwood
Robert W. Reid
Frank W. Rogers
Howard Shellingt
Cleon L. Smith
DeForest-Sn-yder- —
Donald L. Solomon
Duane D. Stamm
Merle C. Tasker
Wesley R. VanDenburg
Richard A. Babcock
Cleo E. Card
Charles A. Casey
George H. Cashmore
Lewis Castle
Orville V. Cooley
William M. Christy
Bernard Davis
William DeCou
James P. Dibble
Robert C, Gardner.
Martin P. Hawthorne
Robert H. Henney
Ernest Howell
Merrill Isham
Morton F. Young
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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World War II Memorial Fountain dedication in Hastings, MI
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Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials.
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World War II Memorial Fountain dedication from the Hastings Schools.
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unknown
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5/27/1949
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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we need to ask ourselves the
June 2, 1949
Banner covered pro- memorial fountain which
question, ‘What have I done
gress, dedication of memo- they caused to be erected
in the past?’ ‘What can I do
Hastings students
rial
through funds raised by
to deserve such sacrifices?’
DEDICATE MEMORIAL
themselves.
The local school head
fountain Friday
Although the memorial
The memorial fountain,
iastings
High
continued with quotations
fountain at Hastings
construction of native field
"id for by stuSchool was paid
to accenHastings young people from Abraham Lincoln’s
■>- stone,
slone, is designed
de
— rer.
-eminded Friday after- classic dedication address at
dents from several gradc
grades, tuate the bronze plaque in were
memorial
Gettysburg to answer the
the installation and dedica- the center, which contains noon,, by
■„ the
■’ ve
very n
--tion ceremony for the World the names of those who gave theyc
erected on questions.
/ caused to be er
their
lives
during
the
last
Johnson
Field, of their obliSupt. VanBuskirk
added
'
War II monument were of their lives during the last Johns
great
’real community
commur
interest, vuiulagrations.
conflaj
it
gations.
that a task
today still reThe following articles were
It is located on the north
The reminders were mains. “We must bind not
printed
led in the Hastings
f
B
“. end of beautiful Johnson brought about appropriately only states but nations toBanner in lhe
the days leading up to Field, just south of the ten- in the brief talks made at the gether. We must reconcile
ig the dedica- nis courts.
and following
ceremonies dedicating the not only peoples, but races.
lion:
The memorial is in keep- Memorial Fountain — the We must raise leaders for
ing with lhe high purpose result of five years of labor the task,
May 5, 1949
“These leaders must come
for which it was erected and and planning — in which
it fills a need at the athletic both the student and adult from you, the youth of to
Memorial Fountain field where the Saxons of to- speakers recognized the debt day.” VanBuskirk contin
Dedication Rites
day are keeping fit just in owed to the 31 former Hast- ued. “In this audience are
Planned for May 27 case they
training must
y may be called to ings High School students some whose trainit
follow in the
uic footsteps of and to the other soldiers and be for leadership. We must
Work on the erection of those who will be honored at sailors whoi gave their lives select and train them and
the memorial fountain at the ceremonies May 27.
during
"
then follow their leadership.
’ ’World
War II.
Johnson Field is progressing
... pi
ans for a memorial to
Bene
“Our daily prayers must
teath overcast skies,
Plans
rapidly, Superintendent D.A. Hastings High students en while the entire student rise to heaven that we may
VanBuskirk said yesterday, gaged in World War II took body formed a half-circle be given wisdom and
and the dedication ceremo
ceremo- shape during the war years, south of the invited guests strengt
strength and courage to meet
nies are being planned ...
for During that period, gate re — mostly families of the our great responsibilities
Friday, May 27.
ith the same devotion to
ceipts from a football game boys who died in the na- wit
The slone work on lhe and a basketball game were tion’s armed forces — and right and truth as those we
fountain, located on the earmarked for the memorial the choir and band with the honor here today possess in
north end of- the athletic
• • •• fund
. . and. entertainments native fieldstone fountain so large a measure.”
u.. John
i_u_ added
... to .it.
• flags
"
The ceremony opened
.
J
field, is being_ done by
centered■ •by tthe
and‘
Young.
Members; of lhe Hi-Y con- standards of’ veterans’ or- with Stanl
mley Pierce soundThe name of Morton tributed $100 that they raised ganizations, the speakers ing “To the
tn Colors” as the
Young, John Young’s son, through endeavors such as paid tribute to the fallen he- same f
flag that had shrouded
will be on the memorial their annual pencil sale,
asket containing the re
roes and pledged1 Ito work to the cas
plaque, along with 30 other
But the bulk of the money keep
i
hey die
died for.
mains of Sgt. Cleo E. Card
"t what
they
former Hastings High vvas raised by children from
Su[
endent of Schools as they were lowered into
Superinter
School students who gave as ]Ovv as the fifth grade who D. A. VVanBuskirk,
e
who like the grave in the U.S. Ceme
their lives in World War II.
collected waste paper for most of the peo[
ople in the tery Henri-Chapelle in Bel
A large portion of the sa|e as a war measure. The audience knew we!
veil the boys gium, was raised by Boy
money for the erection of youngsters, and high school whose names are er
enshrined Scouts.
the Memorial was earned by students also, gathered 66 on the bronze plaqt
The highi school band
}ue, said it
students — even those in tons of waste paper and was
tthe “Star-Spa
is highly fitting It
that, “Our then played
, ,
the fourth and fifth grades earned $800 for their memo- mer..v..«.
— ” followed
:d by
emorial »
is placed in the gled Banr
Banner,
- during the war years rjai.
setting
Rev.
.on by the Rv
tting of
of this
this
is beat
beautiful field, the invocation
through scrap paper collecpi
ans for a memorial dedi
iry, |
rector of the
Plans
dedicated
sd to the improve- Don Gury
al church.
fountain were formed about ment of the; physic
physical bodies Episcopal
umi
iury entoned “
attitudes of our
Rev. Gurj
twoi ;years ago, and Hubert and mental attitude
May 19, 1949
Cook,
)k, former member of the yout
youth.”
Grant, O L. Lord, we pray
the offering of
designed
Superintendent Van- Thee, that
tl
board of education, designed
Si
HASTINGS STUDENTS TO it. The stone work was
Busi
may not have
/as done Buskirk
said the memorial is their fives
lit
DEDICATE HEROES’
by John Young, noted where ““you, the youth of been in vain:
a: that we and all
MEMORIAL MAY 27 throughout the area for his Hastingsgs shall often be re- Thy people may hear the
—J of the debt you — call to nobler living and
work. The name of his son, minded
Hastings Highh School stu- Morton,
in sportsmanship that
ton, is on the 18-by-24- the youth and we the older clean
dents Friday, Ma
lay 27, will jnch plaque, too.
ones — owe to these and all sound
ids in our ears from the
dedicate to the meme
tory of
Lyle Ingram [believed to the other heroes who helped grave
’raves of those who have
the former studentss who be John Young’s son-in- make possible .the opportu- died
jiud that we might live; that
.
*u„.•
•
nilifts
we.
now
e.ninv.
”
gave their lives to their |aw] was also one of the nities we
er
enjoy.
as we dedicate this fountain
country in World War II a contractors on the project.
The educatorir said, “Daily to this memory, we may
�dedicate our lives anew to
the work of bringing in They
kingdom upon earth...”
After the invocation, the
high school choir, under the
direction of Warren Wil
liams, sang “Our Flag,” and
“Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic.”
The memorial was then
formally presented by Rob
ert Smith, mayor of the high
school, who thanked every
one who aided in the pro
ject. The acceptance, on be
half of the people of the
community, was made by
Mrs. Homer Smith, presi
dent of the board of educa
tion, who also mentioned the
appropriateness of the foun
tain at the athletic field.
Following VanBuskirk’s
addres
ess, which was titled,
“We will
v
remember them,”
the riflee squad
'
composed of
members
3rs of the various vet)rganizalions, fired
erans’ or
voile
leys, followed by Benedicli'
tion by the Rev. Gury.
The: program
]
closed with
Stanley
jy Pierce sounding
taps.
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead
Subject
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Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials.
Description
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Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead.
Type
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Text
Format
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Newspaper
Creator
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unknown
Date
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May and June 1949
Rights
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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1/18/2022
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https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/323/Dibble_Image0074.jpg
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Dublin Core
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Still Image
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photograph
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Title
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Stan Wojcik's German POW ID Card
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II. POW.
Description
An account of the resource
Stan Wojcik's German POW ID Card. <br /><br />Originally it was thought that Stan died when in fact it was James. Stan survived being shot down and was taken prisoner. <br /><br />He later wrote about his experience, a <a href="http://omeka/items/show/348" title="Stan Wojcik's Account">copy of which</a> is included in this collection.
Type
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Text
Format
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Black and white photograph
Creator
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unknown
Date
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unknown
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/322/Dibble_Text0141.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Original Format
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Typed letter
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Title
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Letter to Stan Wojcik's father informing him of Stan's missing in action status
Subject
The topic of the resource
Stan Wojcik. MIA.
Description
An account of the resource
Letter to Stan Wojcik's father informing him of Stan's missing in action status.
Type
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Text
Format
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Missing in action report
Creator
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John B. Cooley
Date
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10/30/1943
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
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1/18/2022
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https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/554/Dibble_Text0253.pdf
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Text
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602nd Quartermaster Co.> (GR)
U.S.
APO 782
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18 March 1945
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SUBJECT :
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Graves Registration Officer, PBS, APO 782, U.S. Army
1. • A detail was dispatched from this organization to disinter’the remains believed to be: L
1st Lt. James
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- Dibble, 0-733844,
from the British Salerno (Beachhead) Cemetery, Plot-J, Row E, Grave
38 .
2. When the grave was opened it was found that alter digg
ing for a foot or so the grave filled with water, into which the
laborers sank above their.knees. Hip boots were obtained and on
the second attempt were successful, in reaching the remains.
3. It was impossible to establish identity as no clothing
‘ remained on the body and only one (1) shoe was found in the grave.
From appearances it may have been an officer’s dress shoe, though
no size or color could be determined. Tooth charts couhd not be
taken as only a small portion of the skull remained. The body was
too badly decomposed from long submersion in water to establish
anatomical characteristics. A rough wooden cross was found mark-?
ing the grave and after careful scrutiny a faint inscription was
made out. It consisted of three words and the date, of which
only the first word and the date were legible. The inscription
was written in Italian and is as follows:”CADUTO--ODRIO 9 SETTEMBRE 1943.” No other information could be obtained'.
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4. The remains were disinterred and reinterred in the U.S.
Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy and recorded on the QMC Form-1
GRS as BELIEVED TO BE: 1st Lt. James P. Dibble, 0-733844.
LEO E. TRITSCHLER
1st Lt. QL£
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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Typed Document
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Title
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Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy.
Subject
The topic of the resource
James Dibble. MIA/KIA.
Description
An account of the resource
Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy.
Type
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Text
Format
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Typed document
Creator
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1st Lt. Leo Tritschler
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
3/18/1945
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal).
11/21/2022
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https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/553/Dibble_Text0252.pdf
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FIRST FIGHTER GROUP
APO
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504
16 July 1944
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CERTIFICATE
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I certify that I have examined the recovered.pieces of
P-38G-10L0 aircraft, Air Corps Serial number 42-13411, and bearing
the above serial number. It is my firm belief and conviction
that the above recovered pieces are a portion of aircraft P-38G10L0, Air Corps Serial number 42-13411, missing in action on
9 September 1943I further certify that 1st Lieut. James P. Dibble, 0733844.
was the pilot of aircraft type P-38G-10LQ, Air Corps Serial•
number 42-13411 on 9 September 1943, the date he was M.I.A and
the date subject airplane was M.I.A.
I
I lurcher certify that I have knowledge of the above case
and have verified same with records of the aircraft pilot and
mission, held by this organization.
/s/ Jerome Belleau
/t/ JEROME BELLEAU,
Major, Air Corps,
Executive,
94th Fighter Squadron *
1st Fighter Group.
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Dublin Core
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Title
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Description
An account of the resource
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br /><ul><li>
<ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
Text
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Original Format
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Typed Document
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Title
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Certificate declaring the wreckage found near Padula Italy was James Dibble's plane
Subject
The topic of the resource
James Dibble. MIA/KIA.
Description
An account of the resource
Certificate declaring the wreckage found near Padula Italy was James Dibble's plane
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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Typed document
Creator
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Maj. Jerome Belleau
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
7/16/1944
Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Hastings Public Library
Contributor
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Jim Dibble
Date Accepted
Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal).
11/21/2022
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https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/552/Dibble_Text0251.pdf
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Text
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY MILITARY PERSONNEL CENTER
2461 EISENHOWER AVENUE
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22331
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
March 3, 1987
DAPC-PDC-MM DIBBLE, James P.
SN: 0 733 844
Mr. James W. Dibble
P.O. Box 990
Anderson, South Carolina 29622
Dear Mr. Dibble:
This responds to your request for information pertaining to
your uncle.
We have reviewed his individual deceased personnel file
received from the Washington National Records Center.
The file
contains only limited information pertaining to his death and
the disposition of his remains. We have extracted the
following information:
DIBBLE, James P., ILt, 0 733 844, 94th Ftr Sqdn, 1st Ftr
Grp. He was born November 3, 1921, and was killed in action
September 9, 1943. He was the pilot of a P-38G aircraft which
failed to return from a patrol mission to Naples, Italy. He
strafed an enemy convoy about 30 miles east of Agropoli, Italy,
and was struck by antiaircraft fire. He bailed out of the
cockpit and was last seen in his parachute about 1500 feet from
the ground. He did not survive, his remains were interred in
an isolated grave where the plane crashed.
His remains were
subsequently recovered and interred in the British Salerno
(Beachhead) Cemetery, Salerno, Italy, no date stated. On March
18, 1945, the American Graves Registration removed his remains
to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Naples, Italy, plot K, row 8,
grave 90. Under the repatriation program, his remains were
disinterred August 6, 1948, and repatriated to the Middleville
Cemetery, Middleville, Michigan, in December 1948.
Enclosed are copies of the Case History, Record of
Interment (Naples) and Disinterment Directive.
I hope this information will be helpful.
Sincerely,
A
John F. Manning
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Assistant Chief
Mortuary Affairs and Casualty
Support Division
Enclosures
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
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Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li>
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Letter from the Department of the Army to James' nephew Jim summarizing what they knew of James' death.
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James Dibble. MIA/KIA.
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Letter from the Department of the Army to James' nephew Jim summarizing what they knew of James' death.
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John Manning
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3/3/1987
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Hastings Public Library
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Jim Dibble
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11/21/2022