The Economic Times

The landing boat that became a D-Day legend: In 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, a patent was filed that helped defeat Nazi Germany

Higgins boat: Andrew Higgins patented a landing craft with a bow ramp on December 8, 1941. This invention, the Higgins Boat, enabled troops to land directly on enemy beaches. It proved crucial for Allied forces in numerous World War II amphibious operations. General Dwight D. Eisenhower stated the war's strategy would have differed without it.