When his unit was transferred to England in 1944, Uncle Clay was assigned to work on a problem with the Higgins Boats – the landing craft subsequently used on D-Day. The engines flooded with ...

founded Higgins Industries in New Orleans. Before the war, the company specialized in designing small shallow-draft boats for ...

Bronze sculptures of Raymond Fagen and 11 other infantrymen charging out of a Higgins' boat and onto Utah Beach on D-Day provided a dramatic backdrop for James A. LaCoursiere Jr. and the quiet, to-the ...