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The plaque is installed on James Dibble's Monument just prior to the dedication ceremony.

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). He tells her here about being recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.

Hastings Banner Published 1983. 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.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943.

Landscape view of the Padula Valley.

Maple Valley News Published 2016. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.

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

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

Nashville News Published 1891. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Bull Diaries Index, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically Ri-Te

Nashville News Published 1957. 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 1904. 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 parents.

Nashville News Published 1944. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1936. 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 from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). He tells her here what it's like to be a pilot in a tough spot. It's about the mission he flew on August 9, 1943.

Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.

Nashville News Published 1873. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically H-L. Notes: This data was compiled in 2006 and will not contain datas later than approximately 2004. Many first names are missing for some cemeteries whose names begin with S-W; we will address this issue if and when possible.

Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943. Some of these documents are from other pilots with George's edits.

Recap of a mission where James Dibble participated in a flying escort for General Dwight Eisenhower in Italy.

Photo of a boot heel, bottom, found at the crash site. It is USA made and most likely belonged to James Dibble.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 7, 1943.

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

Sun and News Published 2018. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1939. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1921. 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 1911. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his mother.

James Dibble in his Schultz bakery uniform.

Letter from Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan to Jim Dibble regarding James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony.

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

Bull Diaries Book 10

Hastings Banner Published 1878. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

This is a partial year with issues only available through April. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109.

Statement from James Dibble about Lt. Cram, shot down on August 30, 1943.

Account of Eddie Rickenbacker's visit to the 94th Air Squadron in Algeria, 1943.

Newspaper clipping showing flying school trainees in review before the base commander. James Dibble is somewhere in the upper picture. He included this to his parents with his letter from September 17, 1942.

Postcard from James in Los Angeles, CA to his mother.

Nashville News Published 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Information given to the Dibbles on headstones the government would provide for James.

Maple Valley News Published2011. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Jim Dibble's account of his uncle James Dibble's life and the search for answers into the details of his death.

In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of the century�s decades. Pictured above from left to right are:
Sitting: Mrs. Frank (Nettie) Brooke (1830) and Mrs. John Lombard (1820)
Standing: Mrs. James Sweezy (1800), Mrs. Richard (Allie) Bates (1840), Mrs. P.T. (Rose) Colgrove (1850). Mrs. Carrie Grant (1860), Mrs. William W. (Margaret) Potter (1870), Mrs. Charity Stauffer (1880), Mrs. Arthur Brown (1890), Mrs. Maggie Bailey (1900)

Nashville News Published 1932. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1878. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

James with his father James and brother Bill at Grandfather Philo Dibble's Farm.