Robert J. Harrington

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Robert J. Harrington of Biwabik, Minnesota, was inducted into the Army on February 3, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He served as a Private First Class in company I of the 159th Infantry Regiment in Northern France and the Aleutian Islands.

Mr. Harrington was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal and five overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged November 12, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 103.

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