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*{{en}} {{cite book|last = Morison|first = Samuel Eliot|authorlink = Samuel Eliot Morison|year = 1961|chapter =|title = Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942-April 1944, ''vol. 7 of ''[[History of United States Naval Operations in World War II]]|publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company]]|location = Boston|id = ASIN B0007FBB8I }}
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*{{en}} {{cite book|last = Wiles|first = W. Emerson "Tripp"|authorlink =|year = 2007|chapter =|title = Forgotten Raiders of '42: The Fate of the Marines Left Behind on Makin|publisher = Potomac Books|location =|isbn = 978-1-59797-055-6 }}
*{{en}} Young, Howard. "Carlson's Raiders on Makin, 17–18 August 1942", ''Marine Corps Gazette'' 87(8): August 31, 2003.