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Dawn Higgins Murphy - 06/29/02 23:35 |
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After watching your LCVP come to life and knowing how very
many "loving" hours were spent from start to finish in getting her to the
Museum - we owe you ALL a great amount of gratitude. I, for one, appreciate
your efforts in showing the younger generation what a "Higgins boat" looks
like. Many, many, thanks. Dawn. AJH would be so proud
of your work!!! |
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Jay Hooker - 06/27/02 18:30 |
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saw my first Higgins pleasure boat yesterday. |
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Charlie Noble - 06/25/02 21:33 |
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I cant wait til I get to go back!! |
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Robert F. Kirwin SW1 - 06/20/02
19:25 |
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Rode around Subic Bay,PI on an LCVP...great water craft.
MCB5 1952-1955 |
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Mike Marcellus - 06/20/02 19:13 |
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To honor them all is not enough. God bless the soldiers. |
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Charles Lankford - 06/18/02 15:22 |
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Basics at
Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. Served on
USS
Lyon and
USS
Leonard Wood, Among the first 500 men trained in the Higgins assault
boats and were known as Amphibious Assault Forces. The Higgins boat was built
sturdy, had powerful engines,and one other unique feature never seen in print.I
was fortunate to be selected and trained as a coxswain. First invasion, 1st.
wave in Fez, North Africa. Later served on
LST
308 in the first wave invasions of
Sicily
and
Italy.
Later while waiting in the South of England with ship number changed to
LST
1108 I was selected to return to the US to join a nuculus crew for the
expected
invasion of Japan. Would like to hear from any former shipmate. |
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T. C. Raby - 06/17/02 15:10 |
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I was on
LST
#52 in 1943. Service # 8298304 Left it in Hawaii in '46. |
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george dewulf - 06/16/02 19:50 |
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I drove the port LCVP on the
1084
in 1945 & 1946. Its good to see a site dedicated to a fine work horse. |
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Frank N. Musso - 06/16/02 09:29 |
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My father worked at Higgins during the war, first as a painter,
and then later as a LA State Police security guard. We have a tie clasp,
in the shape of a PT boat, that was awarded the employees for meeting their
deadlines. I'm glad that this positive part of Louisiana history is being
preserved. It would be nice to have a roster of the employees that worked
there, along with more pictures of different work crews. |
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jim howell - 06/14/02 08:42 |
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look at this page and you can see the old higgins was in
viet nam too i ran one of them
http://ronandjim.com
and please sign the guest book thanksSmall Boat Pool. Leyte, Samar. 1944-1946 |
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annomys - 06/13/02 11:34 |
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The higgins boat did deliver troops to the beaches during
"Operation Overlord". I was impressed to find out that the higgins boat could
also carry light artillery. |
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Glenn L. Ebeyer - 06/11/02 07:30 |
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One of the best I've ever seen. Thanks in part to James
Duckworth, who I know personally and appreciate greatly |
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E. L.Forcht MM-2 - 06/09/02 14:14 |
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Small Boat Pool. Leyte, Samar. 1944-1946 |
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Cynthia A Burgner - 06/06/02 21:17 |
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I just wanted to express how proud and honored I am to live
in this Great Country of ours, and I appreciate all that you do to help everyone
remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Kudos to
all who volunteer and support the remembrance efforts. With Love and Respect,
Cynthia A Burgner |
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james hurley - 06/05/02 15:46 |
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VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE A HIGGINS WW2...WHERE ARE THEY
TODAY??? I KNOW WE WILL OVERCOME THIS
TRIAL...RM1C
LST206..GOOD
MEMORIES |
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George T. Bell - 06/05/02 08:42 |
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Very interesting. Will make another interesting article with
internet retrieved pictures/photographs for the local newsletter:
The
Royal British Legion, Antwerp branch, Belgium. The branch, apart from
during 1940-46 has been active since 1922. One year after the creation of
the association by Earl Marshal Haig in 1921. Thanks. |
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Joseph B. LeVangie - 06/03/02 14:52 |
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bud render - 06/01/02 22:36 |
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1943-1945 my experience with LCVP"S started in
little
creek va assigned to LST 375 for trip to North Africa Bizerte reassigned
to LST 316 sicly and salerno invasions LST 509 for Normany Invasion Omaha
and Utah beaches task Group 125.5 assigned to 1st army rhine river remagen
bridge area. would like to hear from others that might have been there |
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Earl Dunn - 06/01/02 17:18 |
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I was coxswain of an LCM Mark IV on the
U.S.S.
Mountrail, 1944, 1945; Phillipines and
Okinawa.
First trained on the LCVP'a at
A.T.B.
Coronado. Can attest to the seaworthiness of these fabulous boats. |
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Karl Buck - 05/29/02 09:52 |
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HELP !! I am a serious radio control model boat builder and
have a desire to build a model of the Higgins LCVP. So far I have not been
able to locate any type drawing of this boat. Does anyone know if and where
these might be available ? Simple drawings will be OK, mainly elevations
and deck layouts would let me scale out enough information to build a working
model. Any help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
" The Ol Boat Yard In Cincinnati
" Karl |
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Don Brown - 05/27/02 14:15 |
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I am looking for Kentuckians who served in the Pacific
specifically or anywhere else, on any of the Amphibian Ships, LCI, LCT, LCM,
LST, or ETC. If your father or you served in the Pacific. I am
trying to identify and would like to publicize, what they did. Everyone
hears about the Admirals and the Generals what about us little people.
Let's tell your story. I came along later, but I believe there are stories
to tell, that has not been told before and that need to be. Today is
Decoration Day or Memorial Day, what better date to tell us your story. |
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T. Scott Clements - 05/26/02 21:27 |
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My dad was coxswain on a Higgins boat attached to the
U.S.S.
Bayfield during WWII. He carried Gen. Bradley ashore during the invasion
of Normandy. The craft broached on bar and my dad ordered his crew out to
push. Once free he sped away and circled back to find that the General and
his aides had also went over the side to help. After the war he had a chance
encounter with General Bradley when he was with a group of other sailors.
The General went down the line receiving salutes and shaking hands. When
he came to my father he hesitated and then began to smile. No words were
exchanged the smile and handshake were sufficient. |
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Richard Sallee - 05/25/02 15:12 |
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Mr. Ambrose, I am pulling for you. Your current work about
the Marines in the Pacific I trust will be as outstanding as the Marines
who made it happen. Thsi is one of the great stories of all times, "the U.S.
Marines verses Japan". My Dad was with the 3rd Division. Good luck, Richard
Sallee, OKla. City |
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Robert P. Garvey - 05/24/02 20:31 |
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I served on one of the Higgins boats in WWII |
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Jack Brannon - 05/20/02 00:51 |
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In your guest book, page 2, R.Farmer wrote that his Father
had been in the First Special Service Force-FSSF. I tried to email him, as
my oldest brother was also in the FSSF, but his email address was in-active.
Perhaps he has changed it or someone who knows him can let him know I have
quite a bit of information on the Force. Thanks for a very good web-site.
Jack Brannon |
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Amos Vigil - 05/17/02 13:00 |
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My complements on such a fine job. |
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James O. Roberts - 05/14/02 18:55 |
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Great page keep up the good work. Hope to see the museum
soon. |
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Richard Bebow - 05/05/02 22:16 |
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served on
Comstock
LSD-19 ,and
Henrico
APA45 63-67. Figured I would be sleeping in a clean rack at nite, no
I spent a good share of my time sleeping on life jackets in a Higgans Papa
boat , rain and shine. Am presently building a 5 foot model of Comstock-LSD-19
for radio control. Plans are to ballast down and flood the well deck, but
more importantly to be able to ballast up again,? Also will R/C a landing
craft to work with the ship. I restore wood boats for a living, work on old
Higgins pleasure craft once in a while. We took good care of those L/C when
we had time , the other times we beat the hell out of Mr. Higgins boats.
my hat is off to the good folks who built those boats. |
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Robert E. McCann - 05/03/02 17:19 |
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I was a coxswain on boat 23 and LCM26 on board the
USS
NAPA in the invasion of Iwo Jima.Looking for bueddies who might remember. |
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Jerry Dubose - 05/01/02 19:31 |
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I've been through the museum several times since it opened.
I love to take my time, and listen to each of the old soldiers in the numerous
videos tell of their personal experience. A real treat is to be near a visitor
who was there at Normandy, and hear him relate what went on. Keep up the
good work. Just heard about your health problem today, Mr. Ambrose. Good
luck with that. We need people like you. |
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