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The landing craft, vehicle, personnel or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively by the Allied forces in amphibious landings in World War II. Typically constructed from plywood, this shallow
USS Darke (APA-159)'s LCVP 18, possibly with army troops as reinforcements at Okinawa, circa 9 to 14 April 1945.
U.S. Navy sailors stream minesweeping gear behind an LCVP off Chinnampo, North Korea, on 5 December 1950 during the Korean War.
A replica Higgins boat plies the water near New Orleans
Higgins boat on display in The National WWII Museum
Andrew Higgins
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Andrew Jackson Higgins was an American businessman and boatbuilder who founded Higgins Industries, the New Orleans–based manufacturer of "Higgins boats" during World War II. The company started out as
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…the boat by climbing down a cargo net hung from the side of their troop transport; they exited by charging down the boat's lowered bow ramp. Designer Andrew Higgins based it on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 23,358 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees. Taking the last letter…
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Statue of Andrew J. Higgins at the Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial in Columbus, Nebraska.
Memorial at Utah Beach, Normandy, France