Dick Henry of Foxwood subdivision in Englewood, Fla. is pictured as a teenage sailor in World War II. He skippered a “Higgins Boat” in six of the major invasions in the Pacific during the war. Photo provided

Dick Henry of Foxwood subdivision in Englewood piloted a “Higgins Boat,” a plywood landing craft, in six major invasions during World War II. However, the closest he came to being killed during the war was in a typhoon one night off Okinawa. Read the rest of this entry »