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- 1 2 3 4 Valencia, Milton (May 11, 2008). "A statue rises in honor of Brockton firefighters killed in '41". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ Daley, Beth (December 5, 1999). "Disaster Stirs Memories of Vendome Blaze". The Boston Globe.
- 1 2 "Roof Falls, 18 Firemen Buried". The Boston Daily Globe. March 10, 1941.
- ↑ "Herlihy's Death 13th From Brockton Fire". The Boston Daily Globe. March 13, 1941.