1. Principal references:

1. Major Jon T. Hoffman USMCR:
   From Makin to Bougainville:  Marine Raiders in the Pacific War Marine Corps Historical Center
   Washington, D. C., 1995.
2. Major Jerome J. C. Beau USMC (ret.):
   The U. S. Marine Raiders of WWII: Those Who Served.
   The American Historical Foundation,
   Richmond Virginia, 1996.
3. Major General Oscar F. Peatros USMC (ret.)
   Bless ‘em All: The Marine Raiders of World War II
   ReView Publications, Irvine, California, 1995.
4. R. G. Rosenquist, Colonel Martin J. (Stormy) Sexton USMC (ret), Robert A. Buerlein:   
   Our Kind of War: Illustrated Saga of the U.S. Marine Raiders of World War II 
   American Historical Foundation, Richmond, Virginia, 1990.

2. Additional References