Archibald Harrington

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Archibald A. Harrington (0-885992), First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane while attached to the 410th Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on the night of 25 November 1944. While attached to the RCAF to experience night-fighter operations, First Lieutenant Harrington shot down three enemy JU-88s in a single engagement on this night which, when combined with two previous aerial victories, made him an ACE. First Lieutenant Harrington’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.