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Pvt James Harrington

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Pvt James Harrington Veteran

Birth
Massachusetts, USA
Death
16 May 1899 (aged 45–46)
San Isidro, Abra Province, Cordillera, Philippines
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Spanish American War Veteran: U.S. 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Co. G.

James was KIA in San Isidro, Philippines.

Son of Cornelius (1813 Ireland) and Johanna (1823 Ireland) Harrington.

Husband of Sarah Ellen Haley, married 22 Sep 1881 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts.

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Private James Harrington had been killed at Tarbon Bridge, in San Isidro, Philippines.
He was a member of a small handpicked military assault unit called the Youngs Scouts.
The group had been created and authorized by Major General Henry Ware Lawton. Lawton would state Harringtons death had been the equivalent to losing two regiments.

Contributor: Don Dimas (47048050)
Spanish American War Veteran: U.S. 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Co. G.

James was KIA in San Isidro, Philippines.

Son of Cornelius (1813 Ireland) and Johanna (1823 Ireland) Harrington.

Husband of Sarah Ellen Haley, married 22 Sep 1881 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts.

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Private James Harrington had been killed at Tarbon Bridge, in San Isidro, Philippines.
He was a member of a small handpicked military assault unit called the Youngs Scouts.
The group had been created and authorized by Major General Henry Ware Lawton. Lawton would state Harringtons death had been the equivalent to losing two regiments.

Contributor: Don Dimas (47048050)

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