Who was Andrew Higgins? Higgins manufactured more than 20,000 boats during his decades-long career. His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores ...
A family of landing craft developed from the Eureka collectively came to be known as Higgins Boats. Their role was to deliver attacking soldiers and their materiel across open beaches. Higgins ...
On that date, Petty Officer in Charge Douglas Munro led the group of 24 Higgins boats and deposited nearly ... Liggett to train as a coxswain for landing craft. With the U.S. entry into the ...