39 20 780 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/29/HPL_125th_Image0011.jpg 68e03ba4ee9d5d8188e84f8aa366b5d9 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 Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cell phone picture 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 The Foamy Hill at Thornapple Plaza Subject The topic of the resource Color photographs Description An account of the resource A few people playing in the foam on the hill at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Barbara Haywood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-08-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/24/782/Life_of_A.E._Bull_Part_II.pdf c962148cf8d81fbe6cc249bc4ba53ca5 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 Bull Diaries Subject The topic of the resource Diaries Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource The Bull Diaries is a collection of newspaper clippings assembled by the Bull family over many years. It is not a traditional diary in that no one ecorded their thougths on paper. This collection is presented as is due to ongoing interest from the community, with some caveats:<br /><ul><li>Indexes to most of this content are included within the collection.</li> <li>The indexes sometimes refer to Bull Diary books that are not included here and are not available. <strong>We do not have any books numbered 16 and higher.</strong></li> <li>Much of the content contaied in the diaries came from the Hastings Banner which is also availabe on this site.</li> </ul> A few additional newspaper articles about A. E. Bull are also included within this collection.<br /><br />To find content in a diary:<br /><ol><li>Look up a name in the appropriate Index.</li> <li>Once found, look in the column labeled "Book" or "Liber". This will tell you the book and page where information about that name can be found.</li> </ol><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/contact" title="Contact us Form">Let us know</a> if you have any questions. 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 The Life of A. E. Bull of Rutland Subject The topic of the resource LocalHistory.Bull Description An account of the resource An article in the From Time to Time series. This was the final article in a series about Mr. Bull. Date published is unknown but estimated to be July 1992. Note tis document is not searchable and was scanned some time ago. The very bottom of the page is cut off. Type The nature or genre of the resource text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joyce F. Weinbrecht Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available J-Ad Graphics https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/4/26/HPL_125th_Image0004.jpg 5e30931cf17b65d3f6372e940980aafe 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 Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary Subject The topic of the resource Public History--Michigan--Barry County Description An account of the resource Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896? It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and over time, grew into the vital and vibrant public institution we all know and love. Look through this collection to learn about where it all started, see the how the efforts of so many helped the library grow, and have some fun seeing photos of the past. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image and text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 - 2021 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper on Microfilm 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 The Main Desk of the Library in the High School Subject The topic of the resource Black & white photographs� Description An account of the resource Photograph of the initial school library and the main desk. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph 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 and J-Ad Graphics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available J-Ad Graphics Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/15/75/Dibble_Image0035.jpg 1cd88fe1648ea29190557fc6f53e00ec 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 Monument in Padula, Italy Description An account of the resource The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim &amp; Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. <br /><br />As everyone learned more about James and what happened, they viewed James as a hero and wanted to honor him. In May 2005 they erected a monument to his memory and sacrifice in helping them win freedom during WWII.<br /><br />See photos from the dedication ceremony, including the monument itself, along with transcriptions of the speeches given.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Padula Valley, Italy Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4" x 6" 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 The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Crash Site. Padula, Italy. Description An account of the resource The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument just prior to the dedication ceremony. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph 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 2000-05 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/15/76/Dibble_Image0036.jpg e602aa40afb0d6047fcffd31ebaf374c 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 Monument in Padula, Italy Description An account of the resource The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim &amp; Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. <br /><br />As everyone learned more about James and what happened, they viewed James as a hero and wanted to honor him. In May 2005 they erected a monument to his memory and sacrifice in helping them win freedom during WWII.<br /><br />See photos from the dedication ceremony, including the monument itself, along with transcriptions of the speeches given.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Padula Valley, Italy Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4" x 6" 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 The plaque on James Dibble's Monument Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Crash Site. Padula, Italy. Description An account of the resource The plaque on James Dibble's Monument. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph 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 2000-05 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. 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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.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul><br /><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format 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 The Reminder newspaper article on a ceremony at Hastings High School to honor James Dibble Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource The Reminder newspaper article on a ceremony at Hastings High School to honor James Dibble. Included was his widow Maxine, also a Hastings High School graduate. 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 Megan Lavell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/7/2006 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. J-Ad Graphics Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available J-Ad Graphics 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/12/313/Dibble_Text0220.pdf 7aa0b681a434a0226094d7b2a9f32c6d PDF Text Text THE DAY OF ARMAGEDDON The First Fighter Group Prepares for the Invasion of Italy Written by Jim Dibble Publishing Note This document is an original manuscript written by Jim Dibble in the early 2000s about the 1st Fighter Group’s experiences on August 30, 1943. His uncle was fighter pilot James P. Dibble. Jim graciously donated this, along with hundreds of other documents, photos and artifacts to the Hastings Public Library in Hastings Michigan in January of 2022. A version of this manuscript was published in Flight Journal, in October 2005, but Jim retains all rights to the original and has granted the Hastings Public Library rights to post this document online with the rest of the donated collection. This document has had minor formatting updates but is otherwise as Jim provided it. August 15, 2022 DME �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. The Salerno landing complemented the British Eighth Army’s landing at Reggio di Calabria on Italy’s extreme southern toe. One possible strategy – which never happened – would drive the U.S. Army straight east to Foggia to trap German units to the south. Starting in mid-August, the softening-up raids commenced into southern Italy. During the few weeks between the end of the battle for Sicily and the invasion of Italy, the 1st Fighter Group would experience some of the war’s fiercest fighting. The Group’s three squadrons – the 27th, 71st and 94th – would lose 39 pilots as KIA, MIA or POW’s. The Group would also earn two of its three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations, the first based on the August 25th raid on the Foggia, Italy airfields, and the second as part of the August 30th bomber escort mission to Aversa, Italy. In preparation for the invasion a photo reconnaissance mission flown on August 22 revealed at least 180 enemy bombers, 72 fighters, and 45 transports concentrated at the Foggia Airdrome complex, located near the spur of Italy’s boot. Because of the easy striking distance from the projected Italian landing beaches at Salerno, destroying these enemy aircraft was imperative. However, the aircraft’s wide dispersal would make conventional bombing ineffective. On August 25th all three P-38 groups of the Twelfth Air Force – the 1st, 14th and 82nd – were assigned to strafe the Foggia complex. 140 P-38s would attempt to destroy this enemy concentration by the first mass, long-range, low-level strafing raid ever carried out. The pilots took off from their airbases in Tunisia flying the entire 530 miles to Foggia at 50 feet above the water. The formation flew across the southern tip of Italy towards the spur. After a long wide sweeping turn the squadrons divided, then lined up abreast and headed west for the targets at tree top level. The surprise was complete. Pilots started firing at every haystack, clump of trees and any possible hiding place for aircraft. Everywhere enemy planes exploded or erupted in flames. Page 2 of 11 �The total destruction inflicted on the Luftwaffe was tremendous – 64 enemy aircraft were claimed as destroyed, and 86 claimed as damaged. A later inventory taken by intelligence officers found that 212 enemy aircraft had actually been destroyed or damaged beyond usefulness. With a loss of only eight P-38’s, morale was high. However, in just five days the mood would change as the 1st Fighter Group would earn its second citation for a mission that to this day is remembered as “The Day of Armageddon.” At this point the 1st Fighter Group was tasked to escorting the 42nd Bomb Wing and their medium bombers to rail and communications targets near Naples, Italy. For the four days leading up to their mission on August 30th the P-38s escorted the bombers over the same general area and on each succeeding day, the escort pilots were met by an increasingly superior number of enemy fighters. At 7:00am on the morning of the August 30, 1943, 48 pilots gathered in the 1st Fighter Group briefing tent at their Mateur, Tunisia base. The pilots sat on the rough benches, dressed mostly in the brown summer flying suit or khaki uniforms. Most sat quietly smoking cigarettes while telling the inevitable jokes. All wore a .45 automatic or a German luger and carried a “dinghy sticker” on their belt. This knife was used to stab any rubber dinghy (located in the seat pack) that had accidentally inflated and jammed the pilot against his plane’s controls. Of course, the knife could be used for other survival purposes! The briefing was routine. “Remember what you did yesterday? You are going to do it again – same target area – same time.” All three squadrons, the 94th “Springcap,” 27th “Petdog,” and the 71st “Cragmore” were to participate. Surviving Group and squadron records indicate that the pilots were organized for the mission into their respective squadrons. However, 1st Lt. Frank McIntosh, who had kept a detailed diary of his missions, indicated that a fourth composite squadron was formed with the call sign “Broadway.” The target was the Aversa marshalling yards ten miles north of Naples. The Group was to escort 26 B-26 Martin Marauder bombers from the 319th Bomb Group. The call sign for the 1st was “Daylong,” and the call sign for the 319th was “Lacework.” Page 3 of 11 �The pilots dispersed for final instructions, collected their parachutes and other personal equipment. The long deathly wait that followed was the hardest part of any mission. Watches were checked frequently until the start engine time. Stomachs felt leaden, and palms sweated. Mentally, each pilot computed his missions. This mission would be one more for the total, one less before going home. At 9:25am, the Group leader, 1st Lt. James Dibble, took off leading the 94th in a gradual climb. All planes were up by 10:05. Rendezvous with the bombers was set for 10:15am over Cape Siddi Ali El Mekki at a 4,000-foot altitude. As the coast of Africa fell away behind them, ahead a line of specks on the hazy horizon stood out, seemingly motionless. The tails of the B-26,s seemed inordinately large. Climbing through clouds, the escort pilots headed for their rendezvous with the bombers. Four P-38s returned early, leaving 44 fighters to escort the bombers. By the time Sicily passed to starboard, the Group was parallel with the B-26s. Twenty-seven bombers had taken off at 9:40am. Eight bombers returned early. As the bombers picked up the heading for the target area the fighters fell in place. There was only one rule – stay with the bombers. There was only one excuse for leaving the bombers; you had to be shot down. The B-26’s were flying true to form, 180 mph. The formation was now at 10,000 feet. Suddenly, a heavy line showed on the horizon ahead, which as the minutes passed was clearly recognized as the coast of Italy. In order to avoid any possible flak, the bombers stayed over open water as long as possible. Enemy radar created a humming sound in all headphones that rose and fell of its own accord. At 11:30am, as the fighters neared the coast, they released their belly tanks and spread out. At 11,000 feet the bombers had reached their bombing altitude. The fighter escort was now positioned five hundred feet above the bombers. The fighter pilots were constantly searching the air as they began to weave back and forth over the bomber formation in the normal escort pattern, one leapfrogging over the other, one always looking outward, and one looking inward ready to turn into any attacking enemy fighters. Seldom that an enemy fighter would not break away facing the P-38’s concentrated Page 4 of 11 �firepower of four .50 caliber machine guns and one 20-mm. cannon mounted in its nose. As the coastal plain became visible below, the bombers pulled in together and tightened into bombing formation when approaching their "Initial Point," where they would turn in column toward the target. Ahead were the Aversa rail yards. Target time was 12:00. Since just before the American formation reached the coast, enemy fighters had been taking off from Italian bases in Pomigliano, Capodichino and Grazzanise. Others with belly tanks were taking off from Foggia, some of the survivors from that stricken area attacked five days previously. At 11:39am Robert Gugelberger a pilot with Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG-53) was scrambling along with all other available German fighters to intercept the American formation. Gugelberger climbed out of Cancello, Italy to 4000m. The Germans positioned themselves above the formation and planned to fire the rockets they carried that day into the front of the formation. At 11:53am, as the bomber formation approached the coast, radios suddenly came to life. The first wave of 25 to 30 enemy fighters burst upon the group out of the hazy horizon. The enemy split up into two groups and attacked each side of the P-38 formation. After the pilots had dispersed these enemy fighters and were re-grouping over the bomber formation, 75 to 100 enemy fighters of all types appeared overhead. Looking up, the pilots saw Me. 109’s, Me. 210’s, Fw. 190’s and Ma. 200’s diving into the middle of their formation. The German fighters were armed with aerial bombs and rockets. Gugelberger and the rest of JG-53 had just arrived as the bombers reached their target. Now Gugelberger attacked: “I fired and saw both rockets fly through the formation, however they exploded behind it. Dove beneath the bomber formation and pulled up.” Black flak-type bursts began exploding near the P-38s and bombers as the aerial bombs exploded. The enemy attacks were well coordinated. One group attacking while the other was re-forming at altitude. Having reached the target, the bombers dropped 107 - 500 lb. bombs. Many direct hits were observed in the center of the rail yard and two warehouses were also completely destroyed. Little damage was done to the Page 5 of 11 �bomber formation as it now dropped their noses and headed back to the coast. The enemy fighters turned their attention to the P-38s. As more enemy fighters joined in to attack the P-38s, squadron integrity began to disappear. The pilots tried to maintain their flights of four planes but this too became difficult due to the relentless attacks. Everywhere a pilot looked was an enemy fighter or a P-38 in a spin or dive - smoking or on fire. During the battle’s initial phase, Lt. Hal Rigney, the "tail-end Charlie" in Dibble’s flight, was shot down by a captured enemy P-38. "I assumed it was one of our aircraft and was joining up for mutual protection. However it seemed to lag back for a while failing to close or form up with me. About the same time as I dismissed him from my thoughts, I was startled by hits on my aircraft. I immediately broke to the left to see where the shots originated. There was no aircraft except the P-38. I smelled smoke and observed a fire under the cowling of my port engine. Unable to extinguish the fire and recognizing the gravity of the situation, I called for escort home. I was informed that none was available. By this time the fire was becoming more intense. I decided to make a run for home. I rolled over, feathered the engine and dove to the deck trying to blow the fire out. Needless to say it didn't work. The fire had spread to the wing. I realized I was in a precarious position, too much fire and too far away from the home base. I jettisoned the canopy, unfastened my safety belt, and pulled the nose up for additional altitude. With the canopy gone, smoke and flames were sucked into the cockpit. Fearing there was probably insufficient altitude to bail out, I reluctantly decided to abandon the aircraft. I shoved the control column forward and the next thing I knew the plane hit the water. I was abruptly catapulted into the water." Although taken prisoner by the Germans, Rigney was able to escape. While working his way through Italy to reach friendly forces, he met an Italian pilot who confirmed the existence of a captured P-38. Lt. Charles McCann of the 71st didn’t think anyone was going to make it back. Everywhere he turned enemy fighters were pressing the attack. He Page 6 of 11 �saw Lt. Clarence Southard flying without part of his wing tip after he and a 94th fighter had struck each other. With the B-26s having crossed the coast and heading for home a swirling dogfight now growing in intensity descended nearly to the deck. Ed Griswold, one of the B-26 pilots recalled the scene. “Crossing the coast we were attacked by an estimated 150 fighters, a mix of Me-109 and Macci 200s. Their aggressiveness suggested Germans piloted the Italian aircraft. Seventy-five of the enemy engaged the P-38s at the coast. Our escorts promptly entered a Luffberry for defense. When our formation exited the target and crossed the coast, the scene was awesome. There were so many parachutes that you could not count them. I saw a 109 ram a P-38 and a second P-38 run into the ball of fire.” Following the initial dogfight, 1st Lt. McIntosh along with Lt. Harry Warmker and Lt. Larry Russell went after six Me. 109’s that were attacking a lone P-38 on single engine. Before they got close the 109’s finished off the P-38 and split-up. McIntosh and his flight pulled up into a half-loop and fired at the fighters. McIntosh was close to stalling when he rolled out and to his horror saw Warmker fly straight into the water with his guns blazing. Lt. John Husby of the 27th was wounded in the back by fragments of a cannon shell. As the three German fighters continued the attack, McCann led his flight to Husby’s rescue, breaking up the attack. After Gugelberger launched his rockets at the bombers he flew off with a Fw. Steinmuller to join in the attack on the P-38s. “More (rocket) launches and more crashes in the water. Another rocket armed machine fired into the Lightnings and two went down. I attacked twice from above in a dive. Got in a brief burst. Then I spotted two Lightnings, positioned myself behind the second machine and fired. Burst was on target but now I was surrounded by Lightnings. Climbed vertically and was happy to have got away. The Lightning I fired at was shot down by another of our pilots.” Page 7 of 11 �With the bombers safely on their way back to North Africa, Dibble gave the order to work towards the Bay of Naples and reform. From the 71st, John Willey was missing and his wingman Walter Morrison had both engines shot out and bellied into the water. As Lt. Hurst was shooting down his second of the day, Donald Deisenroth also crashed into the water from battle damage. Lt. Charles Schreffler of the 71st had shot down one Me. 109 and probably another before heading for the deck and hopefully Sicily flying on only his good right engine. Like the rest of the pilots Lt. Stan Opdahl of the 94th all of a sudden found himself in the worst fight he would ever see. “Planes were everywhere. Bits and pieces of airplanes were falling everywhere. Planes chasing and being chased, turning and spiraling.” Opdahl had destroyed a Me. 109 and damaged a Ma. 202 but now he to was flying on one engine heading for Sicily alone on the deck and almost out of gas. Lt. Robert Vrilakas of the 94th was heading for the bay to reform with the squadron when a P-38 from the 27th went by with a 109 closing on his tail. Vrilakas broke into the 109 firing a good burst from close range. The 109 broke off the attack in what appeared to be a fast uncontrollable spinning dive. Realizing he was heading directly back towards Naples and the pursuing enemy fighters, Vrilakas immediately dove for the deck to try to outrun his pursuers. He leveled off just inches above the water, and was immediately hit by enemy fire. "It sounded like hail on a tin roof with occasional explosions as his cannon shells hit and exploded." Vrilakas was sure he was going to lose his plane, when he noticed he was rapidly approaching another 109 directly ahead and about 100 feet above trying to catch up to another P-38. “If I went under him there would be two of them on my tail. If I pulled up and eliminated the skid to fire at him the guy behind me would have a sitting duck to work on.” Page 8 of 11 �Vrilakas decided to pull up. As he fired his guns the 109 began to smoke and went into a gentle turn to the right. A hail of enemy fire again began to hit him. “One of the bullets creased the canopy bar beside my head, which knocked out the whole rear of the canopy. Plexiglass flew all over the cockpit, even in my mouth. I dove for the deck again and for some reason experienced no more shots from the 109 behind me.” Back on the deck, Vrilakas feathered his right engine and was able to make contact with Dibble who brought what was left of the squadron around in a 360-degree turn, which allowed Vrilakas to catch up. Dibble and two other pilots, Lt. Jack Pettus and 1st Lt. Robert Anderson, stayed to escort Vrilakas to Boccadifalco, Sicily. Vrilakas’ P-38 was damaged beyond repair. He returned to his base at Mateur the following day. He was credited with one plane shot down and one damaged and would receive the DFC for his days work. The battle had been raging for over forty-five minutes when McIntosh headed for the deck with Reynolds on his wing. Six 109’s, splitting into two groups, dove towards them. The Germans made several passes at the two but McIntosh and Reynolds were able to break into them each time. McIntosh decided on the next pass the two would break in different directions. “What happened,” said McIntosh, “was all six enemy fighters stayed with me while Reynolds got away. The six 109s made a few more passes at me and broke off.” Having broke to the left to lose the 109’s; McIntosh was now rolling back to the right when two Fw. 190’s flew by. “They were moving very fast when they went by. With very low deflection I gave a short burst in their direction. One of the 190’s turned abruptly hitting the water with his left wing and went in.” McIntosh eventually caught up to Reynolds and the two would safely make it to Sicily for re-fueling. Page 9 of 11 �In all, the battle lasted for more than 45 minutes, which represented one of the longest continuous running dogfights of the war. Twenty-eight P-38s made it back to their base at Mateur by 5:13pm. Four planes that had landed at Sicily were unable to fly any farther, and twelve P-38's were missing. The B-26 bombers suffered no losses and returned to their base by 2:08pm. The P-38 pilots claimed six Me. 109s, one Fw. 190 and one Ma. 202 destroyed along with three Me. 109s probably destroyed and three damaged. The 94th lost five pilots – Lieutenants John Cram, Ralph Peck, Charles Woodward, David Parlett and Hal Rigney. Parlett and Rigney were captured, escaped and returned to the squadron in the summer of 1944. Cram, Peck and Woodward were MIA. The 71st lost Lieutenants John Willey, Walter Morrison and Ralph Turrentine. Turrentine was presumed killed in a mid-air collision with a German Me. 109 fighter. However, the later consensus of those on the mission was that Willey had collided with the 109. Based on German records, it is possible that aerial rockets hit both Morrison and Turrentine. Neither Willey nor Turrentine survived. Morrison became a POW. Clarence Southard was originally listed as MIA. However, he was able to land his damaged aircraft at Trapani, Sicily and return to his squadron the next day. In the 27th Lieutenants Harry Warmker, Clifford Randol and Jerome Weinberg were MIA. F/O Donald Deisenroth became a POW. The severe losses to the Group on this mission were mainly due to a new tactic developed by the German Air Force. The tactic stationed many of their defense force near the coast of Italy to attack an incoming force upon notification. This wave of aircraft tried to be as aggressive as possible to break up the formations. A second and third wave took off from a rear base in the Foggia area to hit the Allied planes after leaving the target and during the return to North Africa. These later waves of fighters had belly tanks and pursued longer distances then anyone had previously encountered. The aircraft also had engine oxygen tank boosters installed for sudden bursts of acceleration while diving to overtake the fleeing planes withdrawing from the target. The boosters caused their engines to over rev and “burn out”, but Page 10 of 11 �the Germans figured that an engine change was worth knocking down many departing bombers. The fact that the 1st Fighter Group encountered this tactic for the first time on August 30th and was able to foil the enemy plan speaks highly of all the pilots on the mission and helps to explain their high loss. Dangerously low on gasoline, the P-38s continued to fight off the enemy's coordinated attacks, losing 12 pilots while claiming 8 fighters destroyed, probably destroying 3 and damaging another 3 planes. Consequently, the bombers were able to complete a very successful bombing run and return to their base without the loss of a single bomber. The American invasion of Salerno, Italy took place September 9, 1943 and as a result of the difficult missions flown by all the Air Forces in August there was virtually no German Air Force opposition to the landings. The Group leader on the August 30th mission, 1st Lt. James Dibble, would lead the 94th’s last mission on September 9th to protect the beachhead. Returning from the patrol, Dibble led his squadron on a strafing attack of a German convoy of over 400 enemy vehicles. During that attack Dibble was shot down and killed. 1st Lt. Dibble’s efforts during the August 30th mission had been devoted to keeping the Group and his squadron together as much as possible. Pilots would credit his timely decision to reform and work out of the target area with keeping most of them from being shot down or running out of gas. His leadership of this mission was acknowledged by the Air Force in 1990 by posthumously awarding him the Distinguished Flying Cross. Page 11 of 11 � 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:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">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."<br /><br />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.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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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 The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource The story of August 30, 1943, titled "The Day of Armageddon" by Jim Dibble; an account of the air battle that earned his uncle James Dibble the Distinguished Flying Cross. 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Hastings Public Library Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/364/Dibble_Text0194.pdf 60dc98583afc0dee56354b2ce02138c1 PDF Text Text Interview with Giuseppe Pisano, eye witness at the time of the plane crash. Stefania: well mister Pisano. Thank you for your courtesy. I want to ask you something about the period of the Second World War in Padula. Do you remember something about this period? Pisano: yes. I was 10 years old. I was a child, but I remember the airplanes flying on my house and I remember their sound. I usually saw the airplanes on Padula. Stefania: well. I think that it was horrible for a child. Do you remember something about an airplane's crash? It was at September 9,1943. Pisano: yes. I don't remember the exact date, but I remember the airplane. Stefania: well, do you want to tell me your memories? Pisano: I was a child. I was 10 years old. I worked with my father in our field. I remember that I heard a sound and I saw three airplanes. They were coming from the north, from Sala Consilina. Stefania: three airplanes? Are you sure of that? Pisano: yes, three airplanes. They flying all together. Suddenly I heard shots and I saw that two airplanes were damaged. Stefania: what happened? Pisano: I remember that the pilot of one of two airplanes ejected himself out of the airplane. I don't know where the airplane crashed. The second airplane was mainly damaged. It fell over a field. The airplane bounced twice and it crashed over the Ferrigno's field. Stefania: I think that it was terrible for a child. What happened then? Pisano: I went to Ferrigno's field. I saw the airplane crashed and I saw a person, probably the pilot, to come out the airplane. I think that he had a fractured leg. At the same time I saw many person running to the field. 1 understood that they were Germans. I hid myself. Stefania: and then? What happened then? Pisano: a German picked up his handgun and he killed the pilot. It was terrible. Then they came away. Stefania: my God. Do you remember something else? Pisano: yes. Two person, Antonio e Vito Cimino, came on the field. They buried the pilot. I ran away. It was terrible. The war is terrible. I can't forget what I saw. Many years after this event I know that the Americans came in Padula. They took the body of the pilot and they brought it in America. Stefania: well mister Pisano, do you know if there is other person who remember something else about this story? Pisano: no, I don't. They are all died. Stefania: thank you mister Pisano. Padula, April 8, 2018. � 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 Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul><br /><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format 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 Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash Subject The topic of the resource Jim Dibble. Correspondence. Description An account of the resource Transcription of an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Interview transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stefania Melito Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/8/2018 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/12/306/Dibble_Text0239.pdf ad2d00a047a251927e0f03f2bc9064e1 PDF Text Text 7 P-38 AIR COMBAT WITH Bf 109s OF JG 53 ON 30 AUGUST 1943 aee♦a An extract from Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol. II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76: 30 August 1943: Toward midday a fierce battle developed over the Gulf of Gaeta with a formation of about 20 Marauders and 60 Lightnings. All available German fighters (the “Pik-As Geschwader” together with Stab and I/JG 77 and IV/JG 3) were scrambled to intercept. The aircraft of II Gruppe climbed out of Cancello between 11:37 and 11:46 AM and soon afterwards engaged the enemy—the following account appears in Robert Gugelberger’s diary: “11:39 AM, scramble. Climbed to 4,000 m. An enemy formation with strong fighter escort approaching the coast. We positioned ourselves above the formation intending to fire our rockets into it from in front. The fighter escort circled behind the formation. We dove steeply, reversed course, and approached from dead ahead. I fired and saw both rockets fly through the middle of the formation, however they exploded behind it. Dove beneath the bomber formation and pulled up. Above I met Fw. Steinmuller—we flew together and attacked Lightnings. 50 to 60 were circling madly. Another rocket-armed machine fired into the Lightnings and two went down. More launches and more crashes in the water. I attacked twice from above in a dive. Got in a brief burst. Then I spotted two Lightnings, positioned myself behind the second machine and fired. Burst was on target but now I was surrounded by Lightnings. Climbed vertically and was happy to have got away. The Lightning I fired at was shot down by another of out pilots. Fuel was running low and I had to return and land at 12:51 PM. On the way I saw American life rafts in the water. Uffz. Niesen failed to return.” Leo Niesen had been shot down in combat with P-3 8s and crashed with his machine about a kilometer west of Giugliano station; the crash site was not found until two days later—Robert Gugelberger: “Today they found the spot where Uffz. Niesen crashed. A hole three meters deep. A few shreds of our yellow neckerchief and a piece of scalp with blonde hair, bent pieces of metal everywhere. That was all they found of him.” Uffz. Leo Niesen was JG 53’s only casualty in this action; on the other hand a total of 26 Lightnings were claimed shot down, including eleven by the “Pik-As Geschwader. ” American records admit the loss of just 13 Lightnings, however. At 1:15 PM elements of I Gruppe scrambled from Cassano; the subsequent flight failed to result in contact with the enemy.. . . � 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:<br /><br />"<span class="fontstyle0">Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions flown out of North Africa by the 1</span><span class="fontstyle0" style="font-size:9pt;">st </span><span class="fontstyle0">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."<br /><br />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.</span><br /><br />See mission reports, photos, first hand accounts and more information about this infamous air battle known as The Day of Armageddon.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul><br /><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format 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 Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Subject The topic of the resource World War II. August 30, 1943. Description An account of the resource Translated extract from a German book with observations from their perspective of the August 30, 1943 air battle. Unknown translator. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 53, Vol II (Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 675-76 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Published historical account Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Jochen Prien Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Dr. Jochen Prien 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/15/77/Dibble_Image0037.jpg 1de4a559461f789a15c2eaf8d3b3cb38 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 Monument in Padula, Italy Description An account of the resource The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim &amp; Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. <br /><br />As everyone learned more about James and what happened, they viewed James as a hero and wanted to honor him. In May 2005 they erected a monument to his memory and sacrifice in helping them win freedom during WWII.<br /><br />See photos from the dedication ceremony, including the monument itself, along with transcriptions of the speeches given.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Padula Valley, Italy Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4" x 6" 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 U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Crash Site. Padula, Italy. Description An account of the resource U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph 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 2000-05 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/218/Dibble_Text0145.pdf 19e1c5c8d6361e80c88c52182355f39e PDF Text Text CONFIDENTIAL 4»z Weakly Encounters ___ DATE; 7/£/4? - 2^^^ ’ MISSION: e/a PLANE © PLACE TTbiF, A\JiT ALT □Jr, ppc? TYPE DEST <? PROB DEST DAM / NO. ROUNDS OR BURSTS \s ?| | <1 fl I » s < . ;p. . ■ i © z*Z SQDN: DESCRIPTION OF ENCOUNTER £/A J ig^l 11- I GRS7P: £ � 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: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> 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 mission report 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 Weekly encounter report, 1943-07-04 to 1943-07-10 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Weekly encounter report, 1943-07-04 to 1943-07-10, listing Lt. Dibble as "probable" for downing an enemy plane. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission 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 1943-07 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/10/204/Dibble_Text0146.pdf fc35867a7facbd67971a05672b314184 PDF Text Text i ,9W ?»sr s$wm ■1ST 'FJ0O1® SjKW te?.O. 520 29, August, 1943a teekly tesouaten1 topo-Efc (22 Auguct * 23 August, 1943 incl*). TO ®ftsa®sdliig-Qtf£i^rF?lGt Filter X»W*aA-*IW5*.' $20 (AST* 8-2.), Vihite cn a straffing Maoion war 3WGIA. a/d, mix on 25 August, 1943, 4 of Ous- y-3ij» encGibitered a tem ^3^.Afeet ^U «u W#w w^. teas? «^52:aiKai&-1,000. abov© ora? forsiatted* j&* Besser eUdbed: ap K/A. sg& tsiL “fxh’i his first burst set tm the teft left ©ng: engine m fire,- This Ju»52 •losed down and v®nt into a steep divs. It. Bosas* foiled h'Jxa dom, this Uste setting tee rdghfc engins ©n fire at which tiac tte s/a cspteded in jaicWi:Lr. Svidontly this Ju.52 was unaware Of the approaching k-38s fsr the ■ pilot of tills is/A took no evasive action wjistso©wss*» - - 2*. On -2fr Augueti. 1943 white.' ©gtertiug B*2Gs w&ai WS&tfiW,- XTa®?, out SfiBsattea wa-^taGked by 3 109s Just after leaving tte fcar-ot area. As these S/A wire divteg, our fesfflation turned into thm» Th© sA teaMtetely brete off > tte attack and turned aw <te» iWnatten gave otes® arid It* Dibble got on the tail of the second--30.109 giving it a tetig burst freer 300 yards. This Jo.309 poured black «sote, wat stratete d®an and crashed* ‘2w otter 2 fe.teSs sate a spilt "3", nhit tiie deck*' and tested for ta©* 3* iMla on a baiter escort olssten wer CAS21SA u6f,. ITALx on 2? -lugost, 1943. After tesvteg the tercet, 10 te»te9s attaoted the P-jSs froa above and be­ hind* 15 other 5fe$2O?s wwc seen high above and th th® left of our formtion fomeition but did not attack fcssw^teut the entire ©ng^l^x-nt* Tteugh our fomattea jnauttea turned into tee te attacking Je*te‘te, thqy paosaed tore their dtteteas -tusi — refused to break off the engagesasnt. Lb, Sites nosed qo end gave, one of these e/a a short burst which ms too high# Apperarfoly seeing his teacers, this jjjs.te? iaudo a split «S« st whfeli tiac It, Kites followed hte d®jm giving hl's 3 good borate ft’oa about s 200 yards# This Z/k disintergrated in said-air, LU Aatersm turned back to aid a lone F-33 which ted 2 2&»209b m Its tail, ite a&tte a head on att&oSt at -tte first b/A ®j*teh xswdittfeely itelf rolled ate. disappearod* The second, or® case in closer ate It* Amerson attacked frm the site, pouring a burst along tea fuselage of tele S/A TJhteh began making and wat straight down* 3ewal soootes later the raalteng E/A brefoe off the attack oral headed for- h<xte» 4* Wldle on a besabor eaeort siesion over avesm ij/f, J3A1S on 28 August, 1943 25 to 30 >fo<lD9s, >W<190d end W»202s wars ’tsaitlag £oi- our forf’Z,tio«n just off ths co:;0t before the fopraation had reached ths tur{.^t» 80s® were painted black, sown tity blue and sox* silver. Only 4S#vesal of these e/a «tba&a&c^ .-^kteg only half hearted passes. Kcwsver, the P^38s pressed, httne tlMr attack and Lt, Dibble destroyed an ise.lO? fe^th a 90 degree deflection diet firing free? uteost coatdmausly to a direct astern position, Lt* Crara dived en 2 30,1098 which u’ere on the tail ov a stragpling I**33. lie pmcred a- bur®t into the wings of the first at uiitefa tisus tii® 2 2fewlD9s broke off the attaafe and disappeared. AHGmSa AJMJSS, 1st Lt*,. Air Corps, riiteteteenoc Cfifteor* � 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: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> 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 mission report 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 Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1st Lt. Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/29/1943 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 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/14/55/Dibble_Image0014.jpg d51f44a70b07a567c8e5dd245a6d9194 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 Search for Answers Description An account of the resource Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. <br /><br />Using private investigators, government contacts and tenacious research, see how they learned what really happened the day James died, how they found his crash site, including witnesses, and made new friends in Italy along the way.<br /><br />Included are photos and documents about James' posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross, photos of the crash site and finding plane wreckage, plus documents and letters amassed during their search for answers.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul><br /><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Padula Valley, Italy Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4" x 6" 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 Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash. Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Crash Site. Padula, Italy. Description An account of the resource Wife of Vito Cimino who buried James after his plane crash. Vito and his brother Palo were ordered by the Germans to bury James. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Salerno Private Investigator Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/334/Dibble_Text0208.pdf 64072d8f77987af5f289aabd53d75618 PDF Text Text DEDICATION PROGRAM World War II Memorial Fountain May 27, 1949 To The Colors Stanley Pierce The flag used in the ceremony today is the one that covered the casket of Cleo E. Card during the burial service at the United States Military Cemetery Henri Chappelle in Belgium, where he will rest permanently. Hastings High School Band Star Spangled Banner Invocation Rev. Don M. Gury Hastings High School Choir “Our Flag” lymn of “Battle Hyr*' the Republic” Mr. Warren Williams, Director Presentation Robert Smith, Mayor . of Hastings High School Acceptance Mrs. Homer Smith, President of the Board of Education Hastings High School Band “Stars and Stripes Forever” Mr. Lewis Hine, Director Address, “We Will Remember Them” Mr. D. A. Van Buskirk, Superintendent of Schools Seven Gun Salute By Veteran Organizations Mr. Norman Bogart, Director Benediction Rev. Don M. Gury Taps Stanley Pierce Chairman, Dorothy Reynolds The bronze: plaque on this gift of the Hastings Public School reads: In honor of the students of blastings High School who made the Supreme sacrifice in World War II.” Included on the bronze plaque are the following names: Frank R. Kelly -Neil L..Kidder Estle V. King Hubert L. McCallum Michael G. McPharlin Harold Norwood Robert W. Reid Frank W. Rogers Howard Shellingt Cleon L. Smith DeForest-Sn-yder- — Donald L. Solomon Duane D. Stamm Merle C. Tasker Wesley R. VanDenburg Richard A. Babcock Cleo E. Card Charles A. Casey George H. Cashmore Lewis Castle Orville V. Cooley William M. Christy Bernard Davis William DeCou James P. Dibble Robert C, Gardner. Martin P. Hawthorne Robert H. Henney Ernest Howell Merrill Isham Morton F. Young � 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.<br /><br />He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner.<br /><br />Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers.<br /><br />James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>.<br /><br />See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials.<br /><br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul><br /><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="http://omeka/collections/show/15"></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Printed 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 World War II Memorial Fountain dedication in Hastings, MI Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource World War II Memorial Fountain dedication from the Hastings Schools. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Program 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 5/27/1949 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/5/199/Dibble_Image0044.jpg 013bfb2535299f0a07a2d94ba31bf732 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: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot Subject The topic of the resource James P. Dibble. World War II Pilot. KIA Description An account of the resource This collection recounts the early life, military training and combat career of WWII P-38 pilot James P. Dibble of Hastings, MI. <br /><br />It includes information on:<br /><ul><li>His early life through time spent in Chicago just before the war,</li> <li>The efforts of his nephews to unearth more information about him,</li> <li>The story of finding his crash site in Italy,</li> <li>His posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross medal,</li> <li>Personal correspondence,</li> <li>Military records and eye-witness information surrounding not only James' final flight but other WWII air battles,</li> <li>Information on the memorial erected to him in Italy where he died.</li> </ul> Artifacts are on display at the Hastings Public Library, including parts of his crashed airplane. All of the original documents contained in this digital collection are also housed here, along with a few items that could not be included digitally.<br /><br />We hope you enjoy learning more about James and help us honor his contribution and ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe.<br /><br />The collection is divided into the below sections: <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hastings Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource early 1920's to the 2020's Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8" x 10" 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 WWI Ace Eddie Rickenbacker addressing the 1st Fighter Group, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource World War II. 1st Fighter Group. Description An account of the resource WWI Ace Eddie Rickenbacker addressing the 1st Fighter Group. James Dibble is somewhere in this crowd. This picture started James' nephew Jim Dibble on his quest to learn more about his uncle and led to the collection you are now browsing. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph 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 1943-05-14 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/6/185/Dibble_Image0059.jpg c359017461099a636773ba57968dfc8f 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: His Early Life Description An account of the resource Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately graduated from High School in 1939. <br /><br />This collection is entirely photographs of James' early life with his parents and brother Bill.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Barlow Lake, MI Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3" x 4.5" 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 Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 2 or so. Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Barlow Lake. Description An account of the resource Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 2 or so. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph 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 circa 1923 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/6/186/Dibble_Image0060.jpg 51310bc78af1cb960a5f0734324f4cb1 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: His Early Life Description An account of the resource Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately graduated from High School in 1939. <br /><br />This collection is entirely photographs of James' early life with his parents and brother Bill.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Barlow Lake, MI Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.5" x 3" 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 Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 3, with his father James and Great Aunt Elmira Stein. Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Barlow Lake. Description An account of the resource Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 3, with his father James and Great Aunt Elmira Stein. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph 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 circa 1924 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/6/187/Dibble_Image0061.jpg 080406bd0a95bb27f1615c78a1965842 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: His Early Life Description An account of the resource Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately graduated from High School in 1939. <br /><br />This collection is entirely photographs of James' early life with his parents and brother Bill.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview Barlow Lake, MI Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.5" x 3" 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 Young James Dibble in a boat at Barlow Lake Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Barlow Lake. Description An account of the resource Young James Dibble in a boat at Barlow Lake. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/6/188/Dibble_Image0062.jpg 37ebb3d22b6a1d1ae5c0b474d34504c7 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: His Early Life Description An account of the resource Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately graduated from High School in 1939. <br /><br />This collection is entirely photographs of James' early life with his parents and brother Bill.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Location The location of the interview 1809 Palace Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.5" x 3" 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 Young James Dibble in Grand Rapids, MI, age 2 or so Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Grand Rapids. Description An account of the resource Young James Dibble in Grand Rapids, MI, age 2 or so. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph 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 circa 1923 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). 2022-01-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image