Vincent F. Harrington
Vincent Francis Harrington (May 16, 1903 - November 29, 1943) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa. Harrington was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps after the Pearl Harbor attack, resigned from Congress when President Franklin D. Roosevelt disallowed members of Congress from serving in the military at the same time, and died of natural causes while on active duty in England. A Liberty Ship was named in his honor.
Read more about Vincent F. Harrington: Personal Background, Iowa Legislator, Election To The U.S. House (1936), Re-election in 1938 and 1940, 1941 Events Complicating 1942 Re-election Chances, 1942 Army Air Corps & Resignation From The House, Active Air Corps Service and Death
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