Hastings High School Commencement Program, James is listed on page 3 under College Courses.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 9, 1943.

Sun and News Published 2011. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1862. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Note the name change from Republican Banner to The Hastings Banner as of the may 7, 1862 issue. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Photograph of head librarian Barb Furrow, 1984-2007.

Nashville News Published 1883. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1982. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Nashville News Published 1923. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1922. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann just landed his P-38 "Lady Beverly". Crew chief Pillard is kneeling by the cockpit.

James Dibble's Monument in Padula, Italy.

Hastings Banner Published 1934. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Bull Diaries Index, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically A-Ca

Nashville News Published 1933. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, May 11 , June 1 and June 2, 1943.

Pilot Jack Pettus

Hastings Banner Published 1880. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Note issues are only available Jan - July. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1940. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Maple Valley News Published 2004. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Proposed Citation for the 1st Fighter Group including the 94th Air Squadron.

Sun and News Published 1987. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 2024. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Index Volume 2, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically Ho-Un

Hastings Banner Published 1891. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1892. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 1 to July 3, 1943.

Sun and News Published 2019. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 8 to August 9, 1943.

James (2nd from left, front row) and classmates at the Kellogsville School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

German language page of a book describing events of August 30, 1943 from the German perspective. Provided by Frank McIntosh. Citation: Dr. Jochen Prien, Jagdgeschwader 77, Vol III (Struve Druck, Eutin, 1993), pp. 1719

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 16, 1943.

Newspaper article about James Dibble and the Distinguished Flying Cross. This appeared in Skywrighter, the base newspaper for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on February 15, 1991. Read more recent editions of the paper at https://www.skywrighter.com/.

Nashville News Published 1945. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 2025. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943.

People playing in the foam on the hill at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Report by British forces of the removal and relocation of James Dibble's body by U.S. forces. Includes a hand-drawn map of the original burial location.

Postcard from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his mother.

Nashville News Published 1912. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 6, 1943.

Hastings Herald published 1905. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine.

Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI on May 28, 1914

Hastings Banner Published 1871. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Have you noticed yet that there are extra daily editions of The Banner from August 15 through September 13 of 1871? No? Well check them out as it was quite a feat for this small paper to keep up with the regular weekly paper and a daily edition for three weeks.

So why the daily? Hastings became the home of the third high-profile Vanderpool murder trial moved from Manistee, MI, and The Banner kept everyone up to date on the proceedings. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents.

Document detailing the disinternment of James Dibble's remains and subsequent movemement to a new location in Italy.

A framed proclamation initiated by state representative Julie Calley celebrating the Hastings Public Library's 125th anniversary.

Letter from James in Chicago, IL to his parents.