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Personal info

Full name
HARRINGTON, Chester F
Date of birth
5 December 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Harris County, Texas
Hometown
Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38243253
Rank
Private
Function
Truck Driver Light
Unit
Service Company,
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Boscheinde, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 4 27

Immediate family

Members
Albert Harrington (father)
Nora L. (Johnson) Harrington (mother)
Eugene Harrington (brother)
Ora L. Harrington (sister)
Albert M. Harrington (brother)

More information

Chester F. Harrington joined Service Co. in May 1943 in Tunisia.

Pvt Chester F. Harrington was killed by enemy shell fire while unloading gas.

Source of information: FOHF, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: FOHF, Andrea