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Those attacks depended on higgins boats that transported troops from ship to shore. of the 23,000 built fewer than 20 remain which makes this discovery in california's arches reservoir even more astonishing. >> we did not expect to see a world war ii transport vote in such good condition. >> this original landing craft emerged from shasta lake thanks to california's drought. >> the water reaches up to that tree line. last year at this time the water level was far lower than it is today. that is when the receding waters revealed this artifact. >> and armor plate from about this point. >> a spec...

>> james dunston got a special perfect to salvage the boat and dive deeper to it's history. in 194, it was attached to the u.s.s. monrovia, used by george patton as a headquarters in the invasion of sicily. dwight eisenhower also sailed to the monrovia before it headed to battles in in the pacific. the dropdown ramp nicknamed gate to hell. >> some of the troops may not make it back so it might have been the last piece of u.s. history they stood on. >> it may have been sold at a surplus sale. no one knows how it got here for sure. but the boat's future is clear. once restored, it get displayed ...

A surprising — and mysterious — piece of World War II history has emerged from Lake Shasta as the California drought unearths long-submerged relics from the water.