Higgins Boat Monument

Monument depicting three American soldiers from 1944, the Korean War and the Vietman War, respectively, disembarking from a replica LCVP invented by Andrew Higgins, whose statue stands just a few meters away. Andrew Higgins, engineer, founder and owner of Higgins Industries, invented and produced the barges (Landing Craft Vehicle & Personnel) that enabled soldiers to land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Andrew Higgins was born on August 28, 1886 in Columbus, Nebraska, and died on August 1, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Monument depicting three American soldiers from 1944, the Korean War and the Vietman War, respectively, disembarking from a replica LCVP invented by Andrew Higgins, whose statue stands just a few meters away. Andrew Higgins, engineer, founder and owner of Higgins Industries, invented and produced the barges (Landing Craft Vehicle & Personnel) that enabled soldiers to land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Andrew Higgins was born on August 28, 1886 in Columbus, Nebraska, and died on August 1, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana.