The board is from the boat's hull, the photo is of Higgins Industries owner Andrew Jackson Higgins congratulating J.C. Grout, and the letter describes how in July 1945, the Higgins workers met their ...
The Higgins boat is one of the iconic vessels of World War II. The Higgins boat, known as an LCVP, took US and allied troops ashore across Europe and the Pacific. The man behind it, Andrew Higgins, ...
The pivotal role that New Orleanian Andrew Jackson Higgins and his business, Higgins Industries, played in World War II has been well-documented. President Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied ...