https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/13/342/Dibble_Text0211.pdf ab7cd9fc96be53c8f02960c293add502 PDF Text Text The Mayy 19, 1949 Hastings Ban inner included ' >to and the following phot, information: “Memorial Fountain — Pictured above is the memorial ut_ fountain which will be ■onv dedicated in a ceremony ' J Friday afternoon, May / 2,,’ to the former Hastin^ 0 ings High School students:w t ho supre made the s 1 reme sacrifice during] \Wor jrld War II. Shown at tt the memorial, which was erected with funds raised by the students themselves, are William Cortright, ITheodore Knopf ar ind Paul McKeough...” The heads of the drinking fountains at either end of the memorial were removed many years ago, leaving only the pipes exposed. This stone monument stands as a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice of 31 former Hastings High School students and graduates during World War II. FILLER,I, if in color: The flag agpole stands at the opposi. >site end of Johnson Field. Memorial fountain was emotional project for ma son Students made it possible John Youngg was respected in the Ha lastings area for his skills as a st stone mason in the early hr half of the 20th century. Mo: lost of his stonework stands today as a testament to his craftsman craftsr ship, the largest of which is St. Rose Catholic Church on South Jefferson Street in Hastings. Though much more diminutive in size compared to the chur lurch, the memorial fountain at the i north end of Hastings IHigh School’s ield was a much Johnson Fit bigger challenge for Young, “He always said it was the hardest job he ever did,” recalled Young’s greattnald, ncPhe'v Roberl McDonald, “because his son Morton ton’s name was on the plaque. ]ue.”” Morton Your Young is one of 3] former former Hao Hastings- " High 31 :->h School students who died in World War II and are remembered with the stone monument. Bill Cotant was just out of high school and worke ced as a mason tender for Young, r-----mixing the mud as Young carefully placed each rock being „ all-too ffamiliar with its significance. According to articles in the Hastings Banner,•, the memorial was severalil years lid for in the making and paid mainly by students. “During World War II, everything was recycled, The student council at Hastings High School decided to take on the project of recycling newspaper,” said John “Jack” Walton, a Hastings graduate who later served the community as an op tometrist and is now retired. “I was in charge of this pro ject for a time. Every Mon day morning, students brought bundled newspapers and left then at the south en tryway to the gym” The bundles were stored in a room in the unoccupied “White Building,” he said. When the room got full, a semi was brought in and de livered the paper to a recy cling center. The student council was paid for these loads, and the money was put into escrow. “Some of the people me morialized on the bronze plaque undoubtedly helped with the project before en tering the service,” said Walton. Johnson Field, part of i------------------------- lures once owneC| horse pastures Hastings industrialist Abcn jwi.noon, Johnsor was offi- cially dedicated nearly three years prior, Oct. 19, 1945. Hastings lost the game against Charlotte by cone point, 7-6, tbut Bob Brar anch, now 85, st still recalls ithe dedication of a new field and a flagpole. Prior to that,, football games and track and field events were conducted at the fairgrounds, near where the fait Kmart Plaza is today. Kn The daytime memorial fountain dedication in 1949 vyas a more somber occa- The memorial fountain, once backed by evergreens, provided a sometimes quiet place to sit and reflect. The basins for the drinking fountains at either end of the memorial were formed with cement. It has long since ceased being beint a drinking fountain, the fountain heads having been removed. The monument itself is often used for group photos, mainly the track and field teams, be cause of its various elevations. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Killed in Action Description An account of the resource Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned. He was shot down on a straffing run near the town of Padula, Italy. Initially there was much confusion amongst the other P-38 pilots, and it was thought James survivied and may have been taken prisoner. Ultimately it was discovered that James had been shot down and then killed by German soldiers. James was ultiamtely brought home and buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville, Michigan. See information on his gravesite at <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40312090/james-p-dibble" target="_blank" title="James P. Dibble's Gravesite" rel="noreferrer noopener">FindAGrave.com</a>. See reports, documents and letters around James' missing in action status and then the determination that he was killed in action. Included are letters from the Army to his wife Maxine and parents, newspaper clippings and local memorials. Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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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 Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years Subject The topic of the resource Hastings, Michigan. War Memorials. Description An account of the resource Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years. 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