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Home Town North Hollywood, CA
Date of Passing Apr 30, 2012
Location of Interment Eternal Valley Memorial Park - Newhall, California
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The landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively in amphibious landings in World War II. The craft was designed by Andrew Higgins based on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 23,358 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees.[1]
Typically constructed from plywood, this shallow-draft, barge-like boat could ferry a roughly platoon-sized complement of 36 men to shore at 9 knots (17 km/h). Men generally entered the boat by climbing down a cargo net hung from the side of their troop transport; they exited by charging down the boat's lowered bow ramp
1943-1946, 839, 544th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment
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Other Memories Assigned to Boat Company A. Trained at Washburn Island, a part of Fort Edwards, MA, in 1943. The Regiment then moved to Camp Gordon Johnston, FL, in Sept, 1943 where they honed their skills in amphibious landings. The Regiment then was sent to Palm Beach, New Guinea, for their overseas training for future operations in the Pacific Theater.
Participated in landings at Morotai Island and Luzon.
