An LVT pushes an LCVP off a shore at Guadalcanal in the 1940s

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, 2008.354.031

An LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) pushes an LCVP off a shore. "Alligator (Amphibious tank) helps LCVP [ Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] off the beach." Guadalcanal. 194-