James A. Harrington

Korean War
Service #32819859
UnitC CO 19 INF 24 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathOctober 4 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Harrington was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge with Star, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 Stars, the Arrowhead for D-Day participation and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Harrington was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 16, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Manpo, North Korea on October 4, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.