* "Edward H. Smith Biography"(PDF). Retired U.S. Coast Guard Flag Officers. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
* "Edward H. Smith Biography"(PDF). Retired U.S. Coast Guard Flag Officers. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 26 November 2013.