Warrant Officer Harrington was the radar observer of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 12, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft failed to return. His pilot was taken prisoner and released during Operation Big Switch. Harrington was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 18, 1954.
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