| 词条 | David Harrington (Medal of Honor) |
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|name= David Harrington |birth_date= {{Birth date|1856|4|4}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1945|9|20|1856|4|4}} |birth_place= Washington, D.C. |death_place= |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= |rank= Fireman First Class |commands= |unit= {{USS|Tallapoosa|1863}} |battles= |awards= Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} David Harrington (April 4, 1856 – September 20, 1945) was a fireman first class serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. BiographyHarrington was born April 4, 1856 in Washington, D.C. and after joining the navy from was stationed aboard the {{USS|Tallapoosa|1863}} as a fireman first class. Just before midnight August 21, 1884 the {{USS|Tallapoosa|1863|6}} collided with the schooner James S. Lowell about five miles from Vineyard Haven, Rhode Island and started to sink. Harrington remained in the fireroom until the fires were put out by the rising waters and when the water was up to his waist he opened the safety valves. For his actions on that night he received the Medal October 18, 1884.[1][2] He died September 20, 1945 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.[3] His grave can be found in section 17-23162-D.[3] Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1856, Washington, D.C. Accredited to: Washington, D.C. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884. Citation:Served on board the U.S.S. Tallapoosa at the time of the sinking of that vessel, on the night of 21 August 1884. Remaining at his post of duty in the fireroom until the fires were put out by the rising waters, Harrington opened the safety valves when the water was up to his waist.[1] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References1. ^1 {{Cite web |accessdate=September 21, 2010 |title = Interim Awards, 1871-1898; Harrington, David entry |work =Medal of Honor recipients |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |date= August 3, 2009}} 2. ^{{Cite web |accessdate= September 21, 2010 |url= http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t1/tallapoosa-i.htm |work= Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |title= Tallapoosa |publisher= Naval Historical Center |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101203062209/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t1/tallapoosa-i.htm |archivedate= December 3, 2010 |df= }} 3. ^1 {{Find a Grave|8905170|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|author=Don Morfe|date= June 12, 2004 |accessdate= September 21, 2010}} External links
|url= http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/talaposa.htm |title= USS Tallapoosa (1864-1892) |date= July 5, 2001 |work= Online Image Library |publisher= Naval Historical Center |accessdate= September 21, 2010}}
|url= http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dharring.htm |title= David Harrington, Fireman, United States Navy |date= September 3, 2005 |work= Medal of Honor recipients buried at Arlington National Cemetery |publisher= Arlington National Cemetery website |accessdate= September 21, 2010}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrington, David}} 7 : 1856 births|1945 deaths|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|United States Navy sailors|People from Washington, D.C.|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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