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2 days ago
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Fallen WWII soldier from Iowa laid to rest on 81st anniversary of D-Day
CINCINNATI, Iowa — A fallen WWII soldier from Iowa was laid to rest on the 81st anniversary of D-Day Friday. U.S. Army Private James. L. Harrington from Cincinnati, Iowa was just 21-years-old when he and his fellow soldiers were sent to Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Harrington and the roughly 200 other soldiers were aboard Landing Craft Infantry 92 when it struck an underwater mine and burst into flames. The craft was also being hit by enemy artillery fire, which caused an explosion. There were no survivors. Salvation Army of Greater Des Moines celebrates National Donut Day During a search of the burned craft a few days later, several unidentifiable remains were recovered. The remains were later buried in the United States Military Cemetery St. Laurent-sur-Mer. In 2021 the unidentified remains were exhumed and sent to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Laboratory for analysis. In August 2023, some of the remains recovered from the wreckage of the LCI 92 were identified as belonging to Harrington. Eighty-one years after his death, Harrington was buried with full military honors in his hometown of Cincinnati next to his mother and his grandparents. Governor Kim Reynolds ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday to honor Harrington. Iowa News: Fallen WWII soldier from Iowa laid to rest on 81st anniversary of D-Day WHO 13 Farm Report: Friday, June 6 Former Senator Jim Carlin announces candidacy for 2026 race Iowa's Jewish community on high alert after recent hate crimes across the country Measles in Iowa: What parents, and the public, should know about the first case in nearly six years Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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06-03-2025
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Remains of Iowa WWII soldier killed on D-Day identified
WASHINGTON — The remains of an Iowa soldier who was killed in World War II have been accounted for, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. U.S. Army Pvt. James L. Harrington, 21, of Cincinnati, Iowa, was part of operations to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France. Harrington, a member of Company A, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion, was on a Landing Craft Infantry 92 headed for the beach when it struck an underwater mine, causing the craft to burst into flames. Enemy artillery fire also struck the craft, causing an explosion that ignited the ship's fuel supply, immediately killing everyone in the troop compartment. DMPS plans to put district-wide cell phone policy in place next school year The burnt remains of servicemen were found in the troop compartment and recovered on June 10, 1944. They were first buried at the United States Military Cemetery St. Laurent-sur-Mer. In 1946, the American Graves Registration Command examined the remains and separated them into four separate Unknowns. Efforts to identify the Unknowns were unsuccessful and they were interred in the Normandy American Cemetery, in France. The DPAA and officials with the American Battle Monuments Commission exhumed the remains in 2021 and scientists from the DPAA laboratory conducted anthropological analysis. The mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome DNA were further analyzed by scientists with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System in order to identify Harrington's remains. The DOD says he was accounted for on August 21, 2023. Harrington will be buried in his hometown of Cincinnati at a later date. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
