A rendering shows an LCVP (landing craft, vehicle, personnel) installed near the Cantigny visitors center. Courtesy of Bridgewater Studio A surgeon. Two brothers. Some names are not widely known.

The Landing Craft Vehicle Personal (LCVP), better known as the Higgins boat, was a specialized landing craft used for amphibious assaults and helped win WWII.

LCVP landing craft put troops ashore on "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. The LCVP at far left is from USS Samuel Chase (APA-26). (Photo/ U.S. National Archives) ...

The Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) is also known as a Higgins Boat, after it's designer. The 36-foot vessel is too big to install after the new National Museum of the US Army is finished.