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	Congressman William J. Jefferson - Louisiana, 2nd District - Home Page
		Higgins and his employees last year in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, which is where the Higgins landing craft were manufactured.
		Higgins designed and engineered the Higgins landing craft, and the employees of Higgins Industries built the Higgins landing craft that were used in all amphibious assaults in World War II.
		Higgins, one for his family and the second for display at the D-Day museum; and one to be awarded to all employees of Higgins Industries and displayed at the D-Day Museum to honor “their contributions to the Nation and world peace.”
	www.house.gov /jefferson/old-020920/pr010606_higgins.htm (626 words)

	LCVP - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The craft was designed by Andrew Higgins of Louisiana, based on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes.
		Andrew Higgins started out in the lumber business, but gradually transitioned to boatbuilding, which became his sole operation after the lumber transport company he was running went bankrupt in 1930.
		When tested in 1938 by the Navy and Marine Corps, Higgins' Eureka boat surpassed the performance of the Navy-designed boat and was tested by the services during fleet landing exercises in February 1939.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/LCVP (587 words)

	Congressman William J. Jefferson - Louisiana, 2nd District - Jefferson Report
		Higgins and the employees of Higgins Industries deserve this long-overdue recognition.
		Higgins Industries employed more than 20,000 workers at his eight plants in New Orleans.
		Higgins' contributions and the output of Higgins Industries during the early years of World War II, it is easy to understand Eisenhower's admiration and praise.
	www.house.gov /jefferson/old-020920/prhiggins2.htm (822 words)

	Departments
		The Higgins Industries 36 foot LCVP design evolved from a rugged, shallow draft workboat, the “Eureka,” which Higgins produced in the 1930s for use by trappers and oil companies in the swamps and marshes of south Louisiana.
		Though Duckworth and his compatriots were working with Higgins’ boat plans (which were almost trashed by a successor company now-defunct Higgins Industries, and are now safely stored at the University of New Orleans) “no one really knows how accurate the plans were “because of modifications made on the construction floor at the time.
		Higgins employed a couple of timber cruisers who would walk timber tracts to personally select pine trees of the particular size and curvature required for keels in the PT boats the company was building.
	www.acbs-bslol.com /Porthole/HigginsLCVP.htm (1452 words)

	Higgins industries copper-tubing cutter
		Higgins Industries of Vanderbilt, MI contacted us regarding the repair of a copper tubing cutter machine.
		Ray Lick of Higgins Industries told us the other guys had just walked around the machine with their hands in their pockets, never asked them any pertinent questions about the machine, failed to fix the problem, and always sent them a bill.
		Higgins was so pleased with our efforts and genuine concern for meeting their needs that they awarded SST a machine rebuild contract to bring the entire system up to modern specifications while keeping all of its critical features intact.
	www.solidstatetechnologies.com /SST/portfolio/indistrial.controll.systems/higgins.htm (336 words)

	Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won World War II:Jerry E. Strahan:0807119032:eCampus.com
		It was Higgins who designed the LCVP (landing craft vehicle, personnel) that played such a vital role in the invasion of Normandy, the landings in Guadalcanal, North Africa, and Leyte, and thousands of amphibious assaults throughout the Pacific.
		During the war, Higgins Industries produced 20,094 boats, ranging from the 36-foot LCVP to the lightning-fast PT boats; the rocket-firing landing craft support boats; the 56-foot tank landing craft; the 170-foot FS ships; and the 27-foot airborne lifeboat that was dropped from the belly of a B-17 bomber.
		Higgins dedicated himself to providing Allied soldiers with the finest landing craft in the world, and he fought the Bureau of Ships, the Washington bureaucracy, and the powerful eastern shipyards in order to succeed.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0807119032 (493 words)

	NOLA Live D-Day Section
		Andrew Higgins and his landing craft are among the war's greatest unsung heroes, according to noted war historian Stephen E. Ambrose, a University of New Orleans professor emeritus and the driving force behind the creation of the D-Day Museum.
		The new boat is identical in nearly every way to the original Higgins craft, including its trademark hull, which starts at the front as a "v," flattens at midship, then reverses itself to become a tunnel containing the rudder, propeller and shaft in the stern of the boat.
		Higgins' design for the boat evolved from those of amphibious vessels he had built for Cajun trappers and the burgeoning oil industry in Louisiana's coastal marshes, said Jerry Strahan, author of "Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II."
	www.nola.com /dday/index.ssf?/dday/d060699a.html (1886 words)

	Higgin' innovative ideas helped end the war - By BUDDY STALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Higgins proposed that two of the assembly lines be manned by all white workers and two by an all fl work force.
		In spite of the setback, Higgins still produced the landing boats that landed Allied soldiers on the beaches of Normandy and islands in the Pacific.
		Higgins Industries also manufactured all the parts for the atomic bomb that were made of carbon.
	clarionherald.org /20000608/stall.htm (680 words)

	Higgins Memorial Project
		Higgins rose to international prominence during World War II for his design and mass production of naval combat motorboats - boats that forever changed the strategy of modern warfare.
		Without Higgins' uniquely designed craft there could not have been a mass landing of troops and material on European shores or on the beaches of the Pacific islands, at least not without a tremendously higher rate of Allied casualties.
		Higgins was the ideal person for the needs of the time.
	www.higginsmemorial.com /industry.asp (568 words)

	Andrew J. Higgins
		In 1926, four years after founding the Higgins Lumber and Export Co., the industrialist and shipbuilder designed the Eureka boat, a shallow-draft craft for use by oil drillers and trappers in operations along the Gulf coast and in lower Mississippi River.
		Higgins also designed a "spoonbill" bow for his craft, allowing it to be run up onto riverbanks and then to back off with ease.
		When tested in 1938 by the Navy and Marine Corps, Higgins' Eureka boat surpassed the performance of the Navy-design boat and was tested by the services during fleet landing exercises in February 1939.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a8/andrew_j_higgins.htm (690 words)

	Higgins and Hughes Technical Recruitment
		The Higgins and Hughes Team is very proud that we have been providing outstanding staffing services, to both our clients and candidates for over 12 years.
		Higgins and Hughes is a dynamic, responsive organization that successfully has delivered the quality talent and expertise clients need to succeed in their industries.
		At Higgins and Hughes we are committed to working with clients to understand thoroughly their business and to earn a level of trust that goes beyond the typical client/supplier relationship.
	www.higgins-hughes.com /index.html (115 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / The Man Who Won the War for Us
		Higgins Industries constructed two kinds of military craft during the war: high-speed PT boats and various types of steel-and-wood landing craft to transport fully armed troops, light tanks, and field artillery.
		Higgins died in New Orleans in 1952, and Higgins Industries no longer exists, but there are many local old-timers who remember their enormous contributions to the Allied victory.
		Higgins very high on the list of those who deserve the commendation and gratitude of all citizens.” It took more than a half-century, but now, thanks to new exhibits at the National D-Day Museum, a great American boatbuilder and the workers he employed will never again be forgotten.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/2000/3/2000_3_49.shtml (1125 words)

	Andrew Jackson Higgins of Higgins Industries at Higgins Genealogy
		Andrew Jackson Higgins died on August 1, 1952 and is buried in Metairie Cemetery, which is located just outside the city limits of New Orleans.
		H. To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.
		To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~mjhiggins/hig-industries.htm (975 words)

	Higgins & Associates, LLC.
		Higgins and Associates, L.L.C. is an independently owned consulting company bringing state-of-the-art technology to the solution of environmental, health and safety problems.
		Higgins and Associates has extensive experience which is applied to all projects.
		The majority of Higgins and Associates staff have over 10 years of individual experience in the environmental health and safety industry.
	www.higgins-and-associates.com (105 words)

	IBM Press room - 2006-02-27 Open Source Initiative to Give People More Control Over Their Personal Online Information - ...
		Higgins will make it simple and secure for someone to change an address across all their online accounts with a single keystroke; delegate who can see what elements of their medical records; or change a password across online banking and brokerage accounts.
		To spur swift adoption of Higgins by the broadest community of software developers, IBM, Novell and Parity Communications are contributing software code to Higgins, and will be joined by other technology companies who are expected to participate in the project.
		Higgins breaks up a person's identity into pieces -- or "services" -- and lets computer users dictate who can access what parts of their identity information, within applicable privacy guidelines and laws.
	www-03.ibm.com /press/us/en/pressrelease/19280.wss (1100 words)

	Higgins Boats - USS War Hawk - AP-168 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Higgins Boat was a 36 foot wooden boat designated as a Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP).
		It was originally published by Higgins Company in their "The Eureka News Bulletin" in the spring of 1944.
		Higgins Industries produced the majority of the LCVPs used during WWII but the design was licensed to 21 other manufacturers who produced a total of 23,398 of these remarkable boats during the course of the war.
	home.pacbell.net /lesds/WarHawk/Higgins.html (607 words)

	The National World War II Museum, New Orleans
		Higgins designed and produced a unique and ingenious collection of amphibious boats capable of delivering masses of men and equipment safely and efficiently from ship to shore, eliminating the need for established harbors.
		Higgins boats were used in every major American amphibious operation in the European and Pacific theaters, including D-Day in Normandy.
		This Higgins Boat was built from original plans entirely by volunteers-several of whom worked for Higgins Industries during World War II.
	www.ddaymuseum.org /education/factsheets_higgins.html (437 words)

	Higgins Classic Boats Assocation
		Founded in 1998 as a simple newsletter group, we have grown in size and experience over the past six years providing Higgins Pleasure Craft owners a venue of community family while caring on the American legacy of Higgins Industries and the stories behind the boats.
		Higgins Industries known for producing the largest number of PT boats and landing craft during WWII, employing over 30,000 people with seven plants was one of the largest contributors for this countries overall success during WWII and other military conflicts.
		Higgins Classic Boat Assocation® is a Marque Club of the Antique and Classic Boat Association.
	www.wootenmedia.com /hcba (298 words)

	Brian Higgins - Congresspedia
		Brian Higgins is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 27th District of New York since 2005.
		Higgins was born October 6, 1959 in Buffalo, New York.
		Prior to being elected to Congress, Higgins served served three two-year terms as the South District Councilman on the Buffalo Common Council from 1988-1994.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Brian_Higgins (474 words)

	LCVP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Andrew Higgins started out in the lumber business, but gradually moved into boatbuilding, which became his sole operation after the lumber transport company he was running went bankrupt in 1930.
		The Japanese had been using ramp-bowed landing boats in the Second Sino-Japanese War since the summer of 1937—boats that had come under intense scrutiny by the Navy and Marine Corps observers at Shanghai in particular.
		When shown a picture of one of those craft in 1941, Higgins soon thereafter got in touch with his chief engineer, and, after describing the Japanese design over the telephone, told the engineer to have a mock-up built for his inspection upon his return to New Orleans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Higgins_boat (656 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / “THE HELL I CAN’T”
		The Higgins boat drew only 2 feet 2 inches at the bow and 3 feet aft; it had a steel ramp at the front that dropped down to discharge troops; it was powered by a 225-horsepower Gray diesel engine that could speed it toward a beach as fast as 12 knots.
		Higgins rounded the bow and strengthened it with what he called a “head log,” a curved block of solid pine that could smash into almost anything without being harmed.
		Higgins Industries produced two classes of boat, not only its four kinds of landing craft but also PT (patrol torpedo) boats and related designs.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/it/2004/1/2004_1_22.shtml (1748 words)

	World War II Museum
		And one of the museum's prominent displays will be a replica of a Higgins boat: shallow and flat-bottomed with a protected propeller and shaft.
		Higgins Industries sold the boat before the war for use in the swamps and marshes of Louisiana, where Mr.
		Higgins would impress customers by running the boat onto the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain.
	www.mishalov.com /Museum.html (569 words)

	Andrew J. Higgins \| 20th Century American Leaders Database
		Higgins originally formed his business to build motorboats, tugs and barges for lumberman and oil drillers traversing the waters of the Mississippi delta region.
		Higgins became one of the biggest suppliers to the military mobilization effort for World War II.
		Over 90% of the navy vessels produced during the war were designed by Higgins Industries including most of the landing ships which allowed ship-bound troops to quickly mobilize on land.
	www.hbs.edu /leadership/database/leaders/391 (89 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When in the museum, on the ground floor, they have what is known as the Louisiana memorial Pavilion, were there are real life size, U-boats and other carriers that were used to land the soldiers on the beaches at Normandy.
		This was the home of Higgins Industries, a small boat company owned by a flamboyant entrepreneur named Andrew Jackson Higgins.
		The D-Day Museum is in the city of New Orleans because of the great contribution that Andrew Jackson Higgins attributed to the war by his creation of the U-boats.
	www.du.edu /~vadams/D-day.doc (942 words)

	Higgins Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Higgins Industries was the company owned by Andrew Higgins based out of New Orleans, Louisiana.
		Higgins is most famous for the design and production of the Higgins boat, which was used extensively in D-day invasion.
		After the war, Dwight Eisenhower is on record as saying, "Andrew Higgins...
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Higgins_Industries (159 words)

	HyperWar: History of USMC Operations in WWII, Vol. I: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, Part I [Chapter 3]
		The one feature that kept the Higgins boat from fulfilling the ideal that they had built up in their minds was the difficulty of emptying it on the beach: all troops, equipment, and supplies had to be unloaded over the fairly high sides.
		Higgins became enthusiastic about the idea and returned to New Orleans determined to examine the possibility of installing a ramp in the bow of his 36-foot Eureka.
		Higgins was the low bidder, and built one craft to Bureau specifications, although he was convinced that the design was unseaworthy.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/I/USMC-I-I-3.html (5650 words)

	Amazon.com: Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won World War II: Books: Jerry E. Strahan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Higgins had for years tried to get the Navy to use his designs, but the Navy was stubborn and refused.
		Higgins was a giant in his time, but became unknown, until Steve Ambrose became interested and Higgins and his boats are displayed in the World War II muesum in New Orleans.
		Higgins' many boats were much better than his competitors, for three reasons: he tested his ideas, he inspired loyalty that got the job done objectively, and he was a very good listener.
	www.amazon.com /Andrew-Jackson-Higgins-Boats-World/dp/0807123390 (3394 words)

	Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952
		Andrew Jackson Higgins, designer and manufacturer of World War 11 landing craft known as "Higgins boats," was born August 28, 1886, at Columbus, Nebraska.
		Higgins died on August 1, 1952, and is buried at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
		In 1964 Dwight D. Eisenhower said Higgins was "the man who won the war for us." In 2000 the National D-Day Museum opened in New Orleans, honoring Higgins and the city for their vital contributions to the war effort.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /publish/markers/texts/andrew_jackson_higgins.htm (197 words)

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