On June 6, 1944, about 150,000 troops from allied nations headed for French shores in what was to be the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. That's 80 years since brave souls managed to complete ...

DILLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Their official designation was Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel, or LCVP. Usually, they were just called Landing Craft. Sometimes they were called Higgins boats after their ...

The United States utilized many vehicles to win the Second World War, with everything from half-tracks and motorcycles to the most legendary tanks and strategic bombers. While every vehicle served its ...

During the 1930s, Higgins Industries perfected a work boat, dubbed the “Eureka’’ model, designed for the swamps and marshes of the Gulf Coast. The shallow-draft boat could operate in just 18 inches of ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Another piece of history is emerging from the once deep waters near the Lake Mead Marina. A WWII-era Higgins landing craft was spotted this week resting halfway out of the water, ...

ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS, France, June 6 (Reuters) - With a single piper playing bagpipes on deck, a restored World War Two amphibious vehicle landed on Gold Beach in Normandy on Thursday, exactly 80 ...