CINCINNATI, Iowa -- A fallen WWII soldier from Iowa was laid to rest on the 81st anniversary of D-Day Friday.

U.S. Army Private James. L. Harrington from Cincinnati, Iowa was just 21-years-old when he and his fellow soldiers were sent to Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Harrington and the roughly 200 other soldiers were aboard Landing Craft Infantry 92 when it struck an underwater mine and burst into flames. The craft was also being hit by enemy artillery fire, which caused an explosion. There were no survivors.

During a search of the burned craft a few days later, several unidentifiable remains were recovered. The remains were later buried in the United States Military Cemetery St. Laurent-sur-Mer.

In 2021 the unidentified remains were exhumed and sent to the Defense PO

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