Citation to James Dibble accompanying the Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate. This details his leadership and tactical achievements that led to the DFC award.
Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross. This appeared in Skywrighter, the base newspaper for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on February 15, 1991. Read more recent editions of the paper at https://www.skywrighter.com/.
James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton (2nd from left) and Padula citizens. Jack flew with James on the mission when James was shot down and killed on September 9, 1943.
The Dibble brothers with war widows in white and other Padula citizens. War widows of Freedom Fighters wore white T-shirts to the monument dedication ceremony. Back row from left are Tom, Jim and Ted Dibble.