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- ↑ "Oklahombi, Joseph (1895-1960)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ↑ "Joseph Oklahombi". www.worldwar1.com.
- ↑ "Choctaw Code Talkers", PBS documentary, "Choctaw Code Talkers documentary comes to public television in Fall 2010 | Choctaw Nation". Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61970347 Joseph Oklahombi at Findagrave.com [ user-generated source ]
- ↑ Chief Gary Batton, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma - March 28, 2016 Archived September 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine