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All references to military assignments, events, citations and awards in this article are from the Navy Department Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. The records are archived at the National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100.

Other specific missing references will be retrived and entered as soon as possible.

Thank-you Mdonovcanmoore ( talk) 17:51, 23 February 2011 (UTC) reply