33 20 780 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/1/1/MI_Central_crash_1_-_NNews_06041914.pdf 47ecf00c09f0f969346e04d06408d2ad PDF Text Text � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/1/1/MI_Central_crash_2_NNews_060414.pdf 71c45c65e4132a850f1e8b778923f10c PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Michigan Central Railroad Crash - 1914 Subject The topic of the resource Railroad.Accidents.1910-1920 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Nashville News Photographer: Munson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 28, 1914 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource Photographs and Newspaper article about a crash that happened near Nashville, MI in 1914. 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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI, on May 28, 1914 Subject The topic of the resource Railroad.Accident.1910-1920 Description An account of the resource Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI on May 28, 1914 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Nashville News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-06-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown gregg's crossing nashville nashville news railroad https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/337/Dibble_Text0204.pdf 148c0a6653146c2c1575c1cbc848a8d7 PDF Text Text jHastings Honors I 27 War II Dead I Hastings—Hastings High school I paid tribute to 27 former pupils Iwho lost their lives in World war III in a memorial service in Central ■auditorium. I Assistant Coach Robert King, a ■former captain in the army over- j ■seas: Frederick McDonald, a pupil, Bind Raymond Kenyon, an alumnus, | High school pupils who lost their ' ■lives in this war were: Cleo Card, pa™ ESE2 lliam DeCou, James Dibble, Robert iGardner, Martin Hawthorne, Rob- I E?“KS"sS; SSTiE , Mid Wesley BandenBerg. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/338/Dibble_Text0207.pdf 1de23e6286076bd3ca6696ef5b83a29a PDF Text Text jfHasfing's Students fHonor Memory of I School’s War Dead Hastings High school students honored the memory of former students who gave their lives during World Wars I and II yesterday afternoon in a memorial service held at 2 o’clock in Central auditorium. | Of the 27 men who at one time attended high school here, who lost | their lives during the last confla gration, Merrill Isham and Howard Shellington were added to the roll of the war dead since the ceremon ies were held last year. The program was to open with a piano prelude by Richard Branch to be followed with the salute to the Flag by the assembly, led by MayorElect Kingsley Zerbel. Mrs. Jean I | j ’ ) aid’s naming “Those We Remem- Robert King Talks Raymond Kenyon, who graduated in 1943 and served overseas, followed with “Words of Remembrance” and Mrs. Irene Hamilton gave “Poems in Remembrance." Tire High School I choir rendered several selections and Robert King, a captain in the army serving with General Patton's army, ' delivered a short talk on “War is Not Romantic,” followed by the as sembly singing "America the BeauAfter the audience rendered the Lord’s Prayer, the program con cluded with a piano postlude by Richard Branch. included Cleo Card, Charles Casey, George Cashmore, Lewis Castle, Orville Cooley, Richard Babcock, Ber nard Davis, William DeCou. James Robert Gardner, Martin Haw- bert McCallum, Michael McPharlin, Robert Reid, Frank Rogers, Howard L Shellington, Cleon Smith, DeForest Snyder. Duane Stamm, Merle Tas’ ker and Wesley Vandenberg. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/170/Dibble_Text0089.pdf 49d5882782b512f285cdc0f2d5f0a511 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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> 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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping announcing James will soon be a pilot Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Flight Training. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping announcing James will soon be a pilot. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/164/Dibble_Text0083.pdf 76aec91cb879c3991402fec6c04ee969 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping listing James Dibble as missing in action Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. MIA. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping listing James Dibble as missing in action. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/163/Dibble_Text0082.pdf 3b2c2c6804100aecd37983511cf1b7f1 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping mentioning James' mother Mrs. James Dibble being appointed to a war memorial committee Subject The topic of the resource Mrs. James Dibble Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping mentioning James' mother Mrs. James Dibble being appointed to a war memorial committee. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Rapids Press? 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/17/171/Dibble_Text0090.pdf 9d1a00d33c2861c21c03f135786e2818 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: We Got Married! Description An account of the resource James and Maxine dated in High School and after. They decided to get married while he was in flight training and tied the knot on October 29, 1942. See photos of the day, a couple of letters James sent home before the big day and the local newspaper announcements. Note the letter where he had to get his parents' permission for the military as he was still not of age. 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> 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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping of announcing Maxine's marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942 Subject The topic of the resource Maxine Dibble. Wedding. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping of announcing Maxine's marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/165/Dibble_Text0084.pdf 9f97d63f71e2c4311621bcdbf8696fe8 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 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. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. 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>. 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. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Burial. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping of James Dibble's burial in Mt. Hope cemetery Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/17/169/Dibble_Text0088.pdf 95e5722af19772c7a1592306790e434f PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: We Got Married! Description An account of the resource James and Maxine dated in High School and after. They decided to get married while he was in flight training and tied the knot on October 29, 1942. See photos of the day, a couple of letters James sent home before the big day and the local newspaper announcements. Note the letter where he had to get his parents' permission for the military as he was still not of age. 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> 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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping of Maxine's parents announcing her marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942 Subject The topic of the resource Maxine Dibble. Wedding Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping of Maxine's parents announcing her marriage to James Dibble on October 31, 1942. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/123/Dibble_Text0044.pdf f350346cd7f60ec5ab9c226b13074f39 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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> 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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping of the Chico Flying School Review Parade, date unknown Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Flight Training. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping showing flying school trainees in review before the base commander. James Dibble is somewhere in the upper picture. He included this to his parents with his letter from September 17, 1942. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/11/167/Dibble_Text0086.pdf 96c226b4ec54f1f6b08e7cb51f12fcca PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping reporting James and Maxine's stay in Glendale, CA Subject The topic of the resource James and Maxine Dibble Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping reporting James and Maxine's stay in Glendale, CA. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/11/168/Dibble_Text0087.pdf 14fbf4f940ad75a05c3930c70fdf4459 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Letters Home Description An account of the resource Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of James' letters. Here is a collection of letters and postcards he sent home to his wife Maxine, brother Bill and parents while serving in Africa and Italy. Be sure to look at the letter dated 1943-04-10. Notice how James indicated he censored his own letter and look at the special form he had to use to send it home. Notice on other letters where they are stamped whether they were censored or not. Like most others, James had to be careful not to divulge too much information about where he was. James was killed on September 9, 1943. Be sure to read his last letter home, sent the day before. 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> <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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Wedding. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 2022-01-18 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/311/Dibble_Text0231.pdf d647a3e3fccaf61db206675417de79ec PDF Text Text Charles J. McCann 5844 Gate Post Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 January 16, 2003 Dear Jim, Here are a few thoughts I remember of these two missions, August 25 and August 30, 1943.1 hope this may be of some help. Foggia Strafing - August 25, 1943 Approximately a week prior to August 25, we started practicing low level squadron formation flying, 50 feet above the desert sand south of Tunis. These practice flights were made after the group return from the mission flown that day. No real reason was given for this practice but, it certainly raised some questions for giving this order. We all felt something was coming upThe squadron formation was made up of three (3) flights, four (4) P-3 8s per flight, for a total of twelve (12) P-38s. The flights flew line abreast and the squadron leader flew the middle flight. We practiced making 90-degree turns at this low level. When the squadron leader made a turn, the flight into which the squadron leader had turned, would pass under the squadron leader’s flight and at the same time, start turning with the squadron leader. The other flight leader would lead his flight behind and over, if necessary, the squadron leader’s flight and at the same time, turn with the squadron leader. After the 90-degree turn had been completed, the three flights would be line abreast. This maneuver between the flights and the ground was very tight and very tricky at times. When the orders came down, they specified that each squadron in the group had to put up two squadrons plus spares. This was a very tough assignment, taking into consideration damage planes and planes needing repair. I don’t remember exactly how many planes were in a squadron but feel sure it was between 30 and 35. In any event, each squadron had to put up 24 planes plus 4 spares for a total of 28 planes. Each of the groups, 1st, 14th and the 82nd, had three squadrons each. Each group put up six (6) squadrons, 72 planes, for a total of 216 planes over the target. The squadrons flew the mission three flights line abreast, squadrons in trail and stacked down. The mission leader led his group of squadrons, all in trail and stacked down, out over the Bay of Tunis to an altitude of 1000 feet. He circled around over the Bay of Tunis until the other two groups of squadrons, all in trail and stacked down, joined up in trail of his squadrons. It was quite a sight to see eighteen (18) squadrons in this formation. The mission leader led us on a course toward the islands off the west coast of Sicily, letting down, en route, to 50 feet above the water. We turned and flew east, parallel to the north coast of Sicily. We were never in sight of Sicily. The water was very calm, no waves, just big swells, which made it very difficult to judge your height above the water. I actually saw ripples on the sea from the prop wash of the plane ahead of me. At the Isle of Stromboli, the mission leader picked up a predetermined compass heading that was calculated to provide an entrance into Italy through a radar gap in the German Radar System, provided we had maintained at an altitude of fifth (50) feet or less. �As we made landfall, we had to immediately climb through the valleys up to an altitude of 4000 feet in order to clear the mountain range. The formation was flying line abreast while dropping belly tanks. After we cleared the mountains and started over flatter terrain, we were able to readjust and fly our previous squadron formation. When we reach the Adriatic Sea, we turned northwest and flew parallel to the coast of Italy, with all squadrons in trail and fifty (50) feet off the water. We passed by a small Italian gunboat and the crew was waving to as we went by. When the mission leader reached his IP, he turned his squadron into the land and all the other squadrons in trail turned, in place, into the land and started shooting up every plane and military object on the ground. We had 216 “P-38’s” in a company front formation sweeping the Foggia Area. My squadron turned southeast after passing over all the targets. We flew parallel to the mountains. The Germans shot their 88mm cannon up and down the line of the P-38 formation. Lt. Warren caught an 88 shell in his right boom. After the impact, the right gear hung down about 45 degrees to the boom. Before he had to feather his right engine and turn off all of his electrical equipment, we told him we would lead, cover and stay with him until he got to Sicily. He lost his generator when he lost his right engine. We flew this course until we thought we were about where we entered and cross Italy. We turned west and started to cross the mountains. We had to fly slower to stay with Lt. Warren. On single engine, he was able to climb over 4.000 feet of mountains and crash-land at an abandoned airstrip in Sicily. Lt. Warren performed an amazing feat during this flight. He had to hold the rudder pressure with his feet the whole time after he lost his right engine. He lost the rudder trim tab when he was hit by the 88 shell. The rudder pressure increases when the air speed decreases during his climb over the mountains. Lt. Warren said he had to put both feet on the same side of the console so he could switch feet and rest his legs. Aversa, Italy B-26 Bomber Escort Mission - August 30, 1943 There is very little I can add to what is written about this mission. You have received documents that I have never seen and have talked with a lot of pilots who were on this mission with me. I never heard of there being a fourth fighter squadron called “Broadway” that flew with us. The only briefing I remember attending was held in the squadron area. I only saw three squadrons en route to the rendezvous and weaving over the bombers. The rendezvous was at sea and not very far from Italy. I never saw a fourth squadron. We flew three (3) squadrons line abreast. The group leader was the middle squadron. Over the bombers, his squadron would “S” back and forth and the other two squadrons would weave back and forth swapping sides. As far as I can recall, I feel we had only 36 fighters (P-38s)'over the target, less early returns turns that left after spares had left. Frankly, some of the descriptions of the flight to the target sounded like it was written by an intelligence clerk who wrote up the mission report for the intelligence officer, pin pointing where �we crossed the coast, type of cloud coverage and forming up a Luffberry circle. I can’t possibly believe any squadron had the time to perform such a maneuver with the constant attacks and still try to stay with the bombers. A lot of us called the maneuver of the German as the yo yo. They had us in their yo-yo, diving down on us and climbing back up after we turned into the attack. Attacking from both sides finally broke up the coverage we were trying to give to the bombers. I distinctly remember a radio transmission, “all the bombers have moved out to sea, lets start trying to work our way out to sea.” I never heard that the Germans were firing rockets at us. That is real news. Also, I didn’t see any Me-109s flying around with belly tanks. That is news. Of course, we were breaking right and left into attacks and I didn’t pay any attention to detail. I just knew they were Germans. I never saw the Italians press an attack like that. / I was surprised to see the comment about me taking my flight back to help one of our / buddies, who was all alone and under attack He was above us and when the Germans saw us / coming back, they broke off their attack. Our buddy dove down and under our flight to freedom. / To help assure we had a better chance to get out without an attack by the Germans, I called my / element leader to pull up even with me. In this formation, we could weave back and forth i together. My element leader, I am sure, was very glad to get this order. Normally, I never talk i about this. I did mention it to Fred Nichol when we were talking about this mission, during one I of our reunions. He knew the pilot’s name that was involved in this little rescue but I never knew \._who it was until Fred told me. So, you must have learned this from Fred. This might be interesting to you in regard to your comment about flying four flights squadron formation. We in the 71st received a new squadron commander in September 1943, Major Hanes. He had been in the air corps a number of years before the war began. He was an excellent pilot and commander - a real leader. He had undoubtedly served with the group commander, Col. Richards, and was close friend. One day in a very casual manor, he asked me for my opinion about starting to fly our missions with four flights in stead of three flights- two flights with two flights behind and stacked down. After thinking about it for a minute or so; I told him I thought it would be a great idea because I thought it would give us greater maneuverability and more firepower. He agreed with my comments and let me know he thought our present formation was too cumbersome and I agreed. Later on I believe the group started flying this type of squadron formations. I know Major Hanes could have sold Col. Richard on this idea, as well as, the 15th Air Force. I left for home shortly after this conversation with Major Hanes. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to read your file. I hope my efforts will be helpful. Sincerely, Charlie (Charlie McCann) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. 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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). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/312/Dibble_Text0227.pdf 51c06663af3ca62c8b8420131a5a9c49 PDF Text Text ♦..pJT ♦ ... >; . •.•.•*•• .• ★ ••: ★RTL- • ° |C - „| I 1 ’ "> Lw1 c^ ' r i'-l^^ I '★ o; IltO (.u-eAj^ cv~t6i^ cA/ '^',■'-1(5'^ fi-/a- ^-~CL<c.cA-&/CC<l> vL ?^^-LiC^tCLSAJL. .■£&&j2*tA^-c*£L '^I^L-t^J1, 7^ L^ ^>ncx- \ 'ZT~CW dS^y tu^^ux. d LA'^isv^ l ;K I Y I *•; I★ - p- ^ciL^ c^n^- J>--1^U •' I^C-^tJZji- &T< ★ ./[_ �7 • (anno anu nuuij / L’J (data and hour) 17QQ hrs 30/8/43 Serial No Timo Dated PLAGE; Llateur, I,7. Africa Incidents, Kiessages, Orders, etc. (day and |Disposidate) ■ tion irently the signal 29/8/43 Cont'd. A ; green flare was appai for attack, as no> passes were made until a green flare minutes after target time. bursts 5 minul -IiaZfC LOSSES: Two (2) lie 109's damaged. RAIIAI. OUR LOSSES: 1One (1) Lt. IIILLURD II. GRAHAL SORTIES: 40 ■LEATHER: 7/10ths cumulus overcast at. 8,000 ft.., CAW above. ’ Target area was covered with scattered <cumulus !clouds from 7,000 to 11,000 ft. but otherwise CAVU. and 1 Scattered showers were encountered between Italy --!Sicily on return. NOTE: Lt. IHTTJ.TI’S reported missing on mission Mo. ’809, 28 august, 1943, has returned to base. He: landed at Termini, Sicily with a blown out engine. Ilie returned to base in another P-38. i 30/8/43 48 P-38's from the 27th, 71st and 94th Squadrons up base at 0950 hrs. to escort B-26's of 349th Bomb Gp. to Aversa l.i/l, Italy. 4 P-38's returned e;.rly "ly, 2 due to r radio trouble and 2 due to engine trouble. Gq. " leaders: L«s. HURST, VOLLEY and DIBBLE. Time over i arget area 1200 hrs. ^iltitude of fighters 11,500 ft.. and bombers 11,000 ft. 60 to 75 e/a (Lie 109's, 's, 7<l 1903 s, Lla 202*s, possibly a couple of enemy operated ;ed Spitfires Spit f12 and 1 enemy operated P-38 identified with black crosses on it) attack-. ed formations just as they the crossed the coait over Lago di Fatria at 11,5000ft. The The bombers continue! on to target while P-38's e/a. Results of bomb: .ng was not ob- . 3’s engaged en served. 12 made the first attack!out of the sun 12 Lie 109's I . . 7)^13 ,vas follow- ■ from above as F-38's crossed... the coast, F.I 1^0's and Lla ed by increasing numbers of Lie 109's, 109' 2's, 202' s, which forced the l’-38's -38r down to 6,0^)0 fjr. and in . a running dog fight over the Gulf of Gaetaj the battle was fought jht low over the water. The P-38 formation was good until ;il repeated attacks by superior numbers of enemy . fighters, a, which isolated a alflight at a time. Several. P-38's reported flying 300 mph. on the dec'/ and being 1091 s^carrying sfea: easily overtaken by Lie 109* belljr tanks.? The enemy attacks were highly coordinated, coord: one(group attack ing while another was The initial attack was is reforming. reformin'* made from a half circle formation 1500 ft.I above and be hind F-38's. }8's. Aerial dive bombing occurred; black flak l like bursts •sts were seen generally above 1-38's. Rocket I projectiles exploding in white bursts are Also believed Ito I to have been used. The engagement lasted from 1155 hrs. •1 until 1235 hhrs. and a second wave of Lie 109's carrying belly tanks pursued the formation 100 miles from Italy. Six (6) PP-38' —38's were observed to go into the sea. One collided with a F.7 F,7 190 head-on and exploded in air. Sev eral parachutes, both American and German, opened and dinghies were seen in the water. Eight-(8) c/a. were de stroyed, three (3) probably destroyed and five (5) damaged z <■ ' z z �1ST FIGHTER GROUP JOURNAL (date and hour) 1700 hrs 30/6/43 ’ ... :■ (data and hour) 1800 hrs 3/9/43 Serial i Time No iPated UNIT: 1st Fighter Group PLACE: Hateur. E. Africa Incidents, Messages, Orders, etc. (day and jDisposidate) ■ tion 30/8/43 Oont’d. Thirteen (13) P-38's are missing. jrved frc from the few bursts of light inaccurate flak was observed ;h of Lago di Patria. No >und, coastal area North I enemy grot naval or shipping m * ^‘ "ity observed. 28 E-j-38's dowr ------pping activity base3 by by 1713 1713 hrs. are down down in in S: Siiily.. One of 58's are hrs. 3 P-38's the three pilots landing in Sicily returned to 1base by a transport. sport. He suffered minor shrapnel wouhds in the ■ left shot shoulder. ! CHRONOLOGY; Time off 0950 hrs. Time over target 1200 i hrs. Time down 1713 hrs. ed Alm el I.Iekki, rendezvous3 point ROUTE: Base to C. Sidi Lago di Patria to Avzrsa, retuj return with B-26's thence to La_ ing via Sicily where several of our planes 'efueled, thence to base. ENEMY LOSSES: Size (6) lie 109's one (1) F< 190 and one (1) Ma 202 destroyed. Three (3) L'e 109's Probably destroyed. Three (3) lie 109's and two (2) M 1 202>s damaged. OUR LOSSES: Thirteen (13) P-38's are missing: 1st Lt. IRQ, 2nd Lt. CLIFFORD E. RANDOL, 2nd Lt. JEROME N. WEINBERG KARRY D. '.;AREKER, F/O DONALD B. DEISENIiOTH,-2r •2nd Lt.’WALTER G. MORRISON, 2nd Lt. CLARENCE E. SOUTHURD, _J, 2nd Lt. ' Lt. RALPH F. TURRSNTIKE, 1st Lt. JOHN S. WILLEY,, 2nd ' DAVID 0. PARLETT, 2nd Lt. HOHN T. CRAM, 2n{l ILt. RALPH IS. PECK, 2nd Lt. CHARLES A. WOODARD and 2nd Lt.. HAROLD D. RIGNEY. WEATHER: CAVU enroute and over target are 1, with cumulus clouds building up over Sicily at 9,000 ftr PRESS DATA: 1st Lt. FRANK J. JiC IliTOSH, 1|U5 Irving St., San Francisco, Calif., destroyed one (1) F7 190. 1st Lt. JOHN D. HURST, 921 B. East Garfield Ave., llendale, ” ’ ' "Calif, destroyed two(2) Me 109's. 2nd Lt. LARRY k. REYNOLDS, 322 '.7. Culver St., Phoenix, Arizona, destroy? eyed one (1) Me 109. 1st Lt. JOHN I. HUSBY. 712 alien o/e., |kv? Rapid City South Dakota, destroyed one (1) Me 109. f* 2pd Lt. STANLEY 2. STUBER, Monona, Iowa, destroyed two (2^ -) Me _109!s. 2nd Lt. ROBERT A. VRILAKAS, Proberta, Calif., destroyed u.., aesT one (1) Ma 202. F/C 5TU12CA.TD, probably destroyed sptroyed one (1) Me 109. 2nd Lt. BERRENS, probably destroyed Me royed one (1) ' 109. 1st Lt. OPMIL, pfiobably destroyed onb (1) IMe 109 and damaged one (1) Na 202. Lt. VRILAKAS damaged one (1) Na 202. Lt. SOKOL damaged one (1) Me 109. SCHAPER J.ii Lt. SC ____ damaged one (1) Le 109 and Lt. ANDERSON dz ‘ lalaaged one (1) Me 109. I 31/8/43 1/9/43 No missions this date. Ho missions this date. r �94TH fi-.ht.z: sjuadhok 1ST fI’.KT.r. GROUP APO 520 September 2, 1943. SUi-J-GT i : TO Combat Claims. Commanding Officer, 1st Fighter Groqj, APO 520.' 1. On Au-ust 30, 1943,1 took off with 16 other F-33e from the 94th Fi«htcr Squadron, together with formations from the 27th and 71st Filter Squadrons to escort 19 B~2bs over Averse H/f, Italy. Before reaching the target, our formation ms attacked by about 75 to 100 Me.109s, Fw«190s are: i‘.a.202s. Our flight turned to the left and 1 saw a Ma.202 attacking anoJ er flight. I closed to about 150 yards and gave liim along bui-st. This 2ia.2O2 started staokins;, burst into fLanes and crashed in tlio water. 2. As ws "hit the deck** I tried to rejoin ay formation and directly in front of me was a Ma.202. X gave him a medium bu’st from about 75 yards arid saw ny tracers enter his cockpit and along his gas tanks. This enemy air craft started smoking badly and siads a gentle turn to the left, indicating that the. pilot may hive been hit. AL this tine I was forced to turn away in order to get away from another Ma.202 which was on my tail. 3. 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Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Historical account Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Smith Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 2003 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/12/315/Dibble_Text0230.pdf 4583e447e47cd2c9b7d5516163bfe075 PDF Text Text 32 My daughter, Pam, and some of the grandchildren have copies of that frontpage picture and I was later able to duplicate it for a campaign card I used when I ran for Prosecutor, reason I was able to do this was quite a coincidence, The After my fifty missions, Ray and I had received orders to go home. We had gone into Bizerte and I was looking for the building where this magazine had been published and we did find it. I asked some questions, identified myself and was able to locate the photographer who had taken the picture. proofs or anything I could take home. I asked for any He had a brass type of imprint from which the original picture was made and he gave it to me. why? I still have it - it's in my desk drawer. So that's I was able to use it later in my campaigning.for Prosecutor. 50th Mission This is an account of my 50th and final mission. It was flown on August 30, 1943. It's been a rather difficult experience to relate. Part of which you'll understand after you read the following and partly because a lot of it is pretty much a blur at this time. The day started like all others. I was awakened by the roar of planes being pre-flighted and as in most of the mornings I kept thinking that odd expression "listening to the lions roar". By habit I checked my mosquito netting & shook my boots to make sure no scorpions had taken refuge during the night. Everything seemed o.k. I crawled out of bed, dressed quickly and headed to the mess tent. The food was pretty much as always - it was never good but boring and on this particular morning, it hit me - this was the big one. The big "50". had pretty well disappeared at that point. for strength so I did. The appetite I knew I had to’ eat I walked into the briefing tent. Newberry was already there. (Capt. The briefing was very short. "Remember what you did yesterday". "You're going to do it again today - B-26's again - same target area - same time." This would make 8 days. Again I silently prayed that this one would be like yesterday and I would be home free. was set for 1100 hours. Take-off We were to rendezvous with the bombers over Cape Bonn at 9000 feet at 1120 hours. saw a jeeprclimbed in and drove to where my plane was bivouaced. �33 In addition to the anxieties I felt, I had one other worry. For 45 missions, I had flown one plane which was "my plane". It was painted with a design resembling the mouth of a shark and had the name "Betty" om.it. Rather contradictory when I reflect back. For some strange reason when I completed my 45th mission, the Air Force sent me for R. & R. at a hotel the Red Cross maintained in the Atlas Mtns. While I was gone another pilot flew my plane on several missions and he did not return from the last, flying a substitute plane - a strange plane. this was a bad omen. I was now I certainly felt After four missions without a great amount of difficulty and the usual amount of aerial combat, I hoped I had no reason for paranoia, home. Joe had been my crew chief from the very He saw pilots come and go. He had never had one go A close bond formed between us. He was a very quiettman beginning. and a damn good crew chief. When I arrived at my plane, he had just cut the motors from the morning's warm up. any reason for a great deal of conversation, There was never I cut the motor on 1.1 my jeep, walked over, sat down in the shade under the wing. "How does she sound?", I said. "Couldn't be better", he answered. I realized he was quite aware that this was #50 for me.and how I was feeling. He said nothing. understood.and I thanked him. We looked at each other only and I got in the jeep and returned to the tent. Fat Boy was writing letters, to do. There wasn't a hell of a lot When not flying, we wrote letters, occasionally ate, would lie in the bunks or play poker, but we never started a poker game before a mission. I was too nervous to lie in. the bunk. I felt an urge to write one more letter. There was no escaping the feeling before each mission, but now I knew it would soon be all-over. you leave. So there is a desire to put things in order before I opened my brief case, took out a V mail form and started "my darling Betty". Her letters to me had always been so cheerful and so expressive of her love, and there was not indication in her mind that she had the slightest doubt but that I would return. optimism. I'm sure my letters did not express the same �- 34. I tried to conceal the fatalistic attitude which I had formed. Fat Boy rolled out of his bunk. "Let's go you P-38 drivers" he remarked, without really looking at anybody. "We can still make the world safe for apple pie and motherhood." Right now, I would settle for making the world safe for me, I mumbled as I picked up my helmet, goggles, oxygen mask, Mae West, parachute and headed f for the jeep. The squadron consisted of 3 flights. consisted of four planes. Each flight I was leading one flight. McIntosh led the lead flight and the group, Fat Boy Hurst led the third.. I felt good to have them with me. My wing man was Eickman. Weinburg and Randall were my second element. They were experienced pilots The jeep dropped Fat Boy and Weinberg at their planes first and then to mine. Joe was waiting there. I climbed on the wing, eased into the cockpit, fastened the shoulder harness and motioned that I was ready. Joe closed the canopy and I locked it from the inside. I plugged in my oxygen mask and my radio, set my radio for the proper channel.and went through the other flight phecks. It had become so much of my life it was second nature to me. I energized the starter, yelled "clear". I engaged Joe responded, "clear". the starterand the first engine roared quickly into life with one belch of black fumes, I repeated the same process with the second engine, I signalled Joe to remove the chucks and I taxied to the runway. My wing man joined me as we waited in line for take-off. As usual the hot African sun quickly caused overheating of my engines. The temperatures were in the red line. The first time this happened, it was with deep concern with tanks and bombs fastened under each wing, however this had happened so many times, with no difficulty, that the red line experience had become routine. We took off in formation and circled the field so that those taking off behind could join up on our position. 2500 ft. We rendezvoused at On seeing all were in position, we set course for Cape Bonn and I put the plane in a gentle climb, so we would reach 9000 ft. formation. mission. My wing man was tucked in tight. I wouldn-'t say I was scared - it was more closely described as stark terror. feelings. He could fly good I remembered briefly the feelings I had on my first I wondered if he felt the same �35 I checked my other element and found they were in good position, also flying good tight formation. I looked to my right at McIntosh's flight and then at Fat Boy's on my left, We were a damn good squadron and I couldn't help but smile. Under normal circumstances, I would have been feeling great exhilaration at this time, This was not a normal circumstance. the big "50". The stark blue Mediterranean came into view. This was I picked up my landmarks on Cape Bonn, arrived at the rendezvous point at 11:14 and the bombers were not there; scan of the horizon revealed their approach. however, a guibk I turned toward them and as we joined up, I swung my flight into position with out further ceremony. target area, navigation. The bombers picked up the heading for the From here on there would be no problems with There was only one rule - stay with the bombers. There was only one excuse for leaving the bombers - you had to be shot down. me. The coast of Africa quickly disappeared behind As I watched it faded into the distance - I couldn't help but wondering, as I had so many times before, whether I would see This time the feelings were even deeper. it again. could pick up the western coast of Sicily. to form - 180 M.P.H. Later, I The B-26's were true In order to maintain a higher speed for the fighters, we flew a pattern much like a letter "S" back and forth I was able to maintain about 220 M.-P.H. and stay with overhead. the bombers while doing this. A second squadron of planes had been put up by the 94th and they also had rendezvoused with us over Cape Bonn.and they were flying the same pattern. We had a system of flying our "S" pattern in opposite directions, so that we continually criss-crossed over the bombers, for tactical reasons. This was done If the Germans came in on from any direction, we always had planes turning into them for a headon pass. A head-on pass was the most effective combat tactic for the 38. This was true because the 20 mm. cannon and 50 cal. machine guns were all mounted in the nose of the 38. in such a position, they threw a pattern of bullets which had the same concentration at any range. advantage. The Germans did not have this �3.6 Their guns were "sited in" to form a pattern at a certain range but if they were beyond this range, the guns were not accurate. Quite briefly, it meant we would be effective at much greater or shorter ranges than they could. would come in on a head-on pass. away. It was very seldom a German They would almost always break- The 26's lumbered over the coast of Sicily, which was now in allied hands. distance. Shortly I could see the coast of Italy in the The bombers stayed over open water in order to avoid any possible flack until it became absolutely necessary to turn in. As we approached the target area, we swung to the east. this time all hell broke loose. About The radio suddenly began to scream from fighter pilots reporting bogies at different locations, coming in from different highs, Suddenly the air seemed filled with 109's, 190's and I went on adrelin. Quite honestly from this point on, I really don't remember much detail. What I sensed in the beginning was soon verified - that this was going to be one hell of a fight. At some point in time, I remember somebody calling over the radio, probably McIntosh, to form a .".Luffberry " . A "Luffberry" is a circle where all the planes follow each other and it has the advantage of somebody's always covering your tail. It has several disadvantages, one of whichiis, it doesn't go anywhere. A few minutes before, I had seen the bombers pass, heading for home with no difficulty and learned later that they had no losses. So I'm sure my instincts said at this point it's time to get the hell out of there. There was no point in fighting against these odds. It was not something I reasoned - it was something done entirely instinctively. I rolled my plane over, pulled the controls in to my belly and I dove for the deck. I relaxed the controls when I could see the water ahead. I stayed in the dive with my controls fire- walled wide open until I could level off at about 50 ft. At that time I looked behind me to see if I had been followed - I had - there was one 109 but he was not in range at this point, probably had not been able to keep up and so I turned into him for a head- on pass, but before he came into range, he broke away and headed �37, back to Naples. At that time, I checked to see if my flight was in-tack, it was not. My wing man was still there, but the second element with Wineberg and Randall was nowhere to be seen. At that point, I heaved a sigh of relief and headed for Sicily. We were low on fuel so we must have fought longer then I realized. I managed to find a British newly constructed base which only consisted of a runway and some trucks. my wing man and I. N. Africa. I landed - We refueled and took off and flew onto The First Fighter Group Assoc, puts out a newletter and there were 2 accounts of this mission printed in these letters, one by the name of Bob Vrilakas and one by the name of Ervin J. Styr. They obviously remembered more, had checked records about this mission, which obviously stood out in everybody1s mind and presented accounts much more in detail than I can do and so, for that reason, I am going to include excerpts from one letter in this report: "The date was:August 30, 19^3. The target was the Aversa marshaling yards, less than 10/north of Naples. The 1st Fighter Group would be furnishing top cover for the 319th and 320th Bombardment Group flying B-26 Martin Marauders. We pick up the narration with the 1st weaving back and forth about 12-1/2 to 13 thousand feet with the bombers directly below approaching their IP where they would turn and approach the target. "McIntosh swung the 1st wide in its following turn to be between the bombers and the direction from which the enemy fighters were expected to launch their attack. His calculation was correct. Since gust before the American formation crossed the Italian coast, the enemy had been taking off from Pomigliano and * Capodichino, and some snaked their way through the bomb holes on Grazzanise. Others with belly tanks on, were by this.time.Clawing into the air from Foggia. They burst out of the hazy horizon in two waves and each wave split to each side when they saw the twin-tailed Lightnings. They were higher by two to three thousand feet and they were coming full bore. All three squadrons called them in, with the 71st and 94th dropping tanks: together. momentarily. McIntosh held his He had seen only two or three at first, then to �38 his amazement there seemed to be scores of them, The 27th dropped their tanks in a hurry. In a flash the three squadrons were breaking right and left. The enemy was coming from all sides, and from above. In a moment the sky was filled with every variety of enemy fighter, mixing in a wild melee . The intercom was filled with shouts, warnings and instructions. There were 44 P-38's in the fray. at from 75 to 100. The enemy was estimated The number was set at 75 in the Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to the Group later (Originally these were called Presidential Unit Citations). John T. Hanton was considered to have drawn first blood when he sent a ME-109 spinning earthward in the first minutes of the conflict, then had all he could do to keep from being shot down himself. The enemy was everywhere. and then from head-on. They came frpiji above and beneath The 94th Jost John C. Cram and Ralph Peck, then Ralph F. Turrentine, of the 71st. collided head-on with a Messerschmitt in a grinding crash that was noiseless to the pilots of both sides, but the explosion of gasoline was flash enough for all to see. Clifford W. Randol was shot down, then Larry Reynolds nailed an ME-109 as did John D. Hurst, all 27th members. Vrilakas of the 94th .shot down an enemy he later thought was a Macchi-202, then a few minutes later had his right engine damaged and part of his plexiglas canopy shot away. John I. Husby of the 27th, was wounded in the back by fragments of a cannon shell. He wobbled in the air as he felt the sting and saw his own blood.. He was wide open for a moment. Three enemy fell upon him, but they split-essed away when Charles J. McCann of the 71st led his three man flight to the rescue. The battle descended in altitude, It seemed to grow in int intensity, but this was due to the arrival of more enemey from Foggia. Jerome N. Weinberg of the 27th went into the water, then Charles E. Woodard of the 94th was lost. Holding the inside of the turn as McIntosh began to inch the formation out to sea, the 71st leader, John S. Willey, was shot down and was missing in action and left alone, Walter G. Morrison, �- 39 - his wingman, lost both engines to enemy fire and bellied into the water. He was picked up by the Italians and taken prisoner. Two more enemy were destroyed iroyed by a tight t: turning flight of the 27th pilots, one of them by "Pappy Hurst' Hurst", his second of the day. But, Harry Warmker lost his bearings as he I turned into three others, and he hit the water with all guns firing. McIntosh thought later '’ > because of the haze and concentration concei he had an attack of vertigo on his gunsight. Deisenrotl;h followed him into the water from battle damage‘ and was almost knocked out when the Lightning hit, and was ne<>arl.y ‘ carried under before he could loosen his seat belt. Vrilakas was nursing ’his cri ’ rippled P-38 on one engine when two more enemy attacked on the deck, Rigney of the 94th turned to protect him, shot one of the enemj iemy down, but exposed himself to the other who hit Rigney' with a hail of machine gun and cannon fire, He lost control and hit the i water with a crash, but he survived, also to be taken prisoner, to escape, and return to the Group. The battle in all had lasted 40 minutes. Not a single bomber was lost either to enemy ffighters or flak. But smoke was rising from the Tyrrhenian Sea oi>ff Naples where fighters from both sides had crashed. Vrilakas made it to Sicily.. Husby all the way home to Mateur. For McIntosh it was his fiftieth >th and final f: mission. He had destroys '■ed a Focke-Wulf 190 in the opening minutes of the battle, then hac id devoted his efforts to keeping the squadron and group together as much as jpossible." What a way to enc id a combat tour! The score that day, the 30th of August,1943 - 44 planes to the target area, 23 returned to Mateur. (Eight made it to friendly fields elsewhere." The 1st Fighter Group was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation later called Distinguished Unit Citation, for outstanding performance of duty against the enemy. After landing at home base, and being de-briefed I headed for my tent and was stopped by Capt. Newberry who said there was somebody waiting to see me in the tent. It turned out to be Red Haines from Spring Valley who had been a school chum of mine for several years. I was not much in a visiting mood but it ‘was a welcome sight to see someone from home. He and I had played basketball for several years in our high school years. After he left Hurst came into the tent and told me that Wineburg and Randall had both been lost - shot down, of course, and that we had suffered other casualties - the exact extent of which was not known to me for several days after. Somebody in the outfit had heard about some Roman ruins not too far away so several pilots and myself decided to go. Being war time, the ruins didn't seem to be in charge of anybody - no fee charged, We just was well worth the trip. walked in and seemed to go back in time to the days of the Romans. It � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. 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> <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. 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Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943 Description An account of the resource From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection: "Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1st Fighter Group pilots in their P-38 Lightnings had a common objective of preparing for the invasion at Salerno, Italy by the United States Fifth Army." A mission on August 25th was highly successful, with a loss of only 8 P-38's. The 1st Fighter Group earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation for their efforts, but the August 30 mission, for which they would earn a second citation, was not so easy. See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Under the provisions of AR 600-45. as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Circular No. 12o, Headquarters NATOUSA, 2 July 1943, letter, Head quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 30 May 1943 snd letter, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943, *he 'Air L'edal is awarded the following named personnel, Air Corps, Army of the United States, residence as indicated, for meritorious achievement while participating in five (5) sorties against the enemy: ROBERT B. RICHARD, 0-236977. Lieutenant Colonel, Headquarters, First Fighter Group, Visalia, Calif. HORACE A. HANES. 0-23430, Kaior, Headquarters, First Fighter Group, Armington, Ill. ’SALTER 0. RONEY, 0-233416, iiSjor, Headquarters, First Fighter Group, 720 W. North ^Street, Carlisle, Pa. JAIES S. AIF0RD, 0-3'34873, First Lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 2120 P. Street, NS, Washington, D. 0. t 4 . !1 x-- &AR0LD A. HERR, 0-728659, First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter \ Group, Velva, N. Dak. V.TT.T.TA,! M. BECHTOLD, 0-737711, Second Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 233& Kenilworth Avenue, Norwood, Ohio. 1<J'XJrffiRIE B. 27 th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter 3. BROWN, ntkMN, 0-680845, J-OOUO4P, Second i^conn Lieutenant, iu.eui.enan 'c' Group, J005 Dale Street, San Diego, Calif. DANIEL DARNELL, JR., 0-666386, Second Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 4207 Brian Avenue, Dallas, Texas. L) ^3 FRED M. DEVENNEY. JR., 0-742977. Second Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 518 S. 41®* Street, Omaha, Nebr. '"-OJOHN T. EASTMAN, O-8O3359, Second Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1146 Cheyenne, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ■" / . ;; /a,. - r - r^iwmnimra^ 1 y.k-,....... -1. , , Beca®9*/, ; ' I .... ... . .... . ■ 3 ; ..... �(GO #2, Headquarters 42nd Wing (US), dated 15 November 1943, contd.) X. JOHN D. PACE, 0-729050, First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Route #1, Burley, Idaho. YffOHN L. RUSSEIL, C0-733993, ~ First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter V Group, 200 S. Fairmor irmont, Pittsburgh, Penna. ) NICHOLAS £SOKOL, 0-734017, First lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 2507 507 35th 351 Avenue, Astoria, long Island, N. Y. 'LESLIE L. BERENS, JR., 0-730344, Second lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1435 Wainwright Avenue, San Leandro, Calif. 'HOBART S. VINCENT, 0-732413, Second lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1244 W. 60th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. 'MILLARD V. STUNKARD, T-I86613, Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, Calif. 'WILLIAM A. BENNERGREN. JR., T-186612, Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 666 Center Street, Logan, Utah. >’suant to authority 11. Under the provisions of AR 600-45• as amended, and pu’.'si b, letter, Headcontained in Circular No. 126, Headquarters NAT0U3A, 2 July 1943» quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 3° May 1943 and letter, Headquarters FFifteenth Air Leaf Cluster (Bronze) Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943» the Eighth (8th) Oak ?sonnel, Air Corps, Army of for the Air Medal is awarded the following named per: beds the^United States, residence and citation as indicate ■<JAMES P. DIBBIE, 0-733844. First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter A Group, RR #1, Hastings, Mich. For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, j type Me-109, 26 August 1943* / >n, First Fighter J JOHN T. HANTON,. 0-667072, Second Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadroi — ».«—aapolis, Minn. For the destruction cof one (1) enemy iue', JMinnes Group, 3744 16th Avenue-, . aircraft, type life-110, ), 22 Julyr 1943. WAITER J. SCHRANZ, O-73638I, Second Lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Portland Air Base, Oregon. For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, type Fi-15&» 4 September 1943* 1 IRVINE M. STIER, T-186610, Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, Calif, For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, type Ma-202, 21 August 1943* 12. Under the provisions of AR 600-45. as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Circular No. 126, Headquarters NATOUSA, 2 July 1943, letter, Head quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 30 May 1943 and letter, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943, the Ninth (9th) Oak Leaf Cluster (Bronze) for the Air Medal is awarded the following named personnel, Air Corps, Amy_of the United States, residence as indicated, for meritorious achievement while participating in five (5) sorties against the enemy: -16- �. fasntofe* ''K (GO #2, Headquarters '42nd Wing (US), dated 15 November 1943, contd.) /ERNEST A. CHAPlAN, 0-733821, First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Arbor Road, Winston Salem, EJ. C. “/RODNEY '.V. FISHER, 0-733858, First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 1318 Swanston Drive, Sacramento, Calif. * JAKES J. HAGENBACK, 0-13223: ?3» First Lieutenant, 94-th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 6807 )7 Osceolaa. Avenue, Chicago, Ill. jOTTO A. HLOUCAL, JR., 0-729339, First Lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Rural Route Jl, Ellsworth, Kansas. JBURDETTE E. NYGREN, O-72936O, First Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Route #3, Wayne, Neb. V CHARLES E. SCHREFFLER, 0-734000, First lieutenai mt, 71st Fighter Squadron, First /Fighter Group, R.R. #1, Iibnnds Road, Anderson, Ind. : <UEX MICHAEL SENTES, 0-734003, First lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 2231 11th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. RICHARD E. SHEARER, 0-730634, First Lieutenant, 71st Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 618 N. West Street, Carlisle, Penna. WALTER J. SCHRAN3, 0-736331, Second lieutenant, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Portland Air Base, Oregon. 'IRVINE M..STYER, T-186610,1 Flight Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, Cali.if. 13, Under the provisions of AR 600-45, as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Circular Jfo. 126, Headquarters NATOUSA. 2 July 1943, letter, Head quarters NAAF, file 210.5, 30 May 1943 a114 letter, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, file 210.5, 3 November 1943, the Ninth (9th) Oak Leaf Cluster (Bronae) for the Air Medal is awarded the following named personnel, Air Corps, Army of the United States, residence and citation as indicated! 'JAMES E. BOWER, O-728963, First Lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, Xenia, Ill. For the destruction of one (1) enemy aircraft, type Me-109, 20 August 1943. <fAMES P. DIBBLE, I 0-733844, First lieutenant, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, RR1 #1, Hastings, Mich. For the destruction of one (1) enemy Aircraft, type Me-109, 28 August 1943« z' ‘HAROLD P. NILES. 0-732321, First Lieutenajmt, 94th Fighter Squadron, First Fighter Group, 3000 N. E. 41st Street, Portland, (Oregon. For the destruction of one (1) eneny aircraft, type Ms-109, 27 August 1£! 1943. -17- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Combat! Description An account of the resource James spent his combat time based out of North Africa and helped clear the way for the eventual invasion of Italy in 1943. He was a member of the 94th Air Squadron, <a href="https://www.1stfg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1st Fighter Group</a>, and flew the famous twin-engined P-38. Learn more about the P-38 at: <ul><li><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aviation History online Museum</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAMQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftechnology%2FP-38&usg=AOvVaw25-9_sOlkuv_UPtZBhV1Ma" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Britannica.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_1pKiyOT5AhXUkIkEHWqSCb8QFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLockheed_P-38_Lightning&usg=AOvVaw0_UoxVGVbZOtad9vsjWvhW" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a><a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a></li> </ul> Don't miss the section titled Day of Armageddon recapping the events of August 30, 1943. This air battle over Italy ultimately earned James the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was lucky to survive - many pilots made the ultimate sacrifice. See photos, letters, mission reports and more about James' time spent in combat over Africa and Italy in 1942 and 1943. 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> 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 The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Order awarding Lt. Dibble the 8th and 9th Oak Leaf Clusters for his Air Medal for downing two Me. 109s Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Order awarding Lt. Dibble the 8th and 9th Oak Leaf Clusters for his Air Medal for downing two Me. 109s. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medal Award Report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/15/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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). 1/18/2022