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- ↑ Journal of the United States Artillery, vol. XX, 1903
- ↑ "Coast Artillery Journal archive at sill-www.army.mil". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Antiaircraft Journal archive at sill-www.army.mil". Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-01-31.