"Andrew Higgins is the man who won the war for us. If Higgins had not designed and built those LCVPs, we never could have landed over an open beach. The whole strategy of the war would have been different." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thesis: Spanning four decades, Andrew Jackson Higgins' innovations impacted military, industrial, and social changes. Higgins was long the "forgotten man," according to his daughter Dawn Higgins Murphy, but now he is being rediscovered and recognized for his accomplishments.
From top left, clockwise: A. J. Higgins, an LCVP unloading a platoon, an LCVP unloading a Jeep,
landing craft under construction inside of a Higgins plant. Louisiana Military Heritage, ca. 1945
landing craft under construction inside of a Higgins plant. Louisiana Military Heritage, ca. 1945
"El Capitan," Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904
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Site authored by Jared Bahr and built in collaboration with the Lowell Milken Center, www.lowellmilkencenter.org