inGarlieston,Wigtownshire. The designs were byHugh Iorys Hugheswho developed his “Hippo” piers and “Crocodile” bridge units on theConwy Morfa, using 1000 men to build the trial version; the Hamilton “Swiss Roll” which consisted of a floating roadway; and ...
was aboard one of the many Higgins boats heading toward the shores of Normandy, France,at the start of the D-Day invasion. With him were soldiers from the US Army's 1st Infantry Division, cold and soaked from the choppy waters.