United States Marine Corps History Division (20 de octubre de 2010). «Who's Who in Marine Corps History-GySgt John Basilone». http://www.tecom.usmc.mil(en inglés). Archivado desde el original el 1 de septiembre de 2010. Consultado el 2 de noviembre de 2010. «"Basilone had a machine gun on the go for three days and nights without sleep, rest or food," PFC Phillips recounted. "He was in a good emplacement, and causing the Japs lots of trouble, not only firing his machine gun but also using his pistol." --Nash W. Phillips».
United States Marine Corps History Division (20 de octubre de 2010). «Who's Who in Marine Corps History-GySgt John Basilone». http://www.tecom.usmc.mil(en inglés). Archivado desde el original el 1 de septiembre de 2010. Consultado el 2 de noviembre de 2010. «"Basilone had a machine gun on the go for three days and nights without sleep, rest or food," PFC Phillips recounted. "He was in a good emplacement, and causing the Japs lots of trouble, not only firing his machine gun but also using his pistol." --Nash W. Phillips».