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- ↑ "Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y." West Point, New York: United States Military Academy. 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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- ↑ Tom Slear; Steve McGill (1993). Achieving Excellence: The Military's Olympic Story. Armed Forces Sports Committee. p. 70.
- ↑ Dominique, Bryan Michael (March 14, 2017). "Last All-Military USA Pentathlon Team from 1952 Olympics to Reunite at JBLM". United States Army. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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