Harrington, a member of Company A, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion, was on a Landing Craft Infantry 92 headed for the beach when it struck an underwater mine, causing the craft to burst into flames.

ocean-going ship with a tank ramp in the bow; ¶ LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) 157 ft. long, 200-troop capacity, with multiple ramps for fast debarkation; ¶ LCT (Landing Craft, Tank), 100 ft.