Appanoose County/IAGenWeb

05/22/2025

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REMAINS OF FORMER CINCINNATI 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.

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.

On Thursday, May 29, Honorable Transfer of Harrington’s Remains by US Army Honor Guard will be at Thomas Funeral Home around noon. On Friday, June 6, a processional from the funeral home to Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati, Iowa will take place along with a brief graveside and full military ceremony and interment by US Army Honor Guard. Time is yet to be determined.

🇺🇸We will have more information next week on Tuesday, May 27 on Appanoose AM about the ceremony. Please plan to watch at 7:00 AM.

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The remains of U.S. Army Pvt. James L. Harrington, a 21-year-old soldier from Cincinnati, Iowa, who was killed during World War II, have been identified nearly 80 years after his

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02/18/2022

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As Latter-day Saints traveled across Iowa in the mid-1800s, they spent time in southern Iowa and at sites along the Missouri River. Today, you can use a handy interactive guide to learn about the places they visited and camped – from Nauvoo to Kanesville – during their journey (bit.ly/3I7IjsC), part of our newly curated collection called "Iowa 175." Learn more at bit.ly/3pfrUd7.

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August and September are a wonderful time for cemetery visits! Did you know that Iowagravestones uploads GPS coordinates with photos that include GPS? GPS-tagged images enable researchers to easily walk to the precise location of a stone, even in a large cemetery. Help us to help you! Please contribute! Even a single GPS-tagged cemetery entrance photo will help other researchers more easily locate that cemetery! https://iowagravestones.org/