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Ghost Army in the News

Smithsonian Magazine

7/5/2022

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​How the Ghost Army of WWII Used Art to Deceive the Nazis

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Bernie Bluestein was 19 years old when he spotted a vaguely worded notice on the bulletin board at his Cleveland art college in March 1943. It was the middle of World War II, and the United States Army was seeking recruits for a new, non-combat camouflage unit that would draw on the art of deception to misdirect the enemy.​

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CBS Sunday Morning

2/6/2022

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Honoring America's WWII "Ghost Army"

This week President Joe Biden signed a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to some unsung heroes of World War II: the so-called "Ghost Army" – top-secret military units that deployed inflatable tanks and artillery, decoy soldiers, and fake communications to fool enemy forces. Jane Pauley reports.
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New York Times

2/3/2022

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​Ghost Army, a World War II Master of Deception, Finally Wins Recognition

President Biden signed a bill that bestows the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of “a traveling roadshow of deception” that built inflatable tanks and trucks to trick the Germans.

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Daily Mail

2/3/2022

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America's WWII Ghost Army is finally honored: 

Two top-secret units that saved 30,000 lives by using INFLATABLE TANKS, sound effects and radio trickery to lure Germans away from US units in Europe will be awarded
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NBC Today Show

9/19/2021

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Gilbert Seltzer, member of the Ghost Army during WWII, dies at 106

Renowned architect Gilbert Seltzer has died at age 106. During World War II, he was one of the 1,100 men who made up the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, also known as the Ghost Army, who helped the allies win the war with a series of creative deceptions that included inflatable tanks and wooden airplanes. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.
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New York Times

9/11/2021

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​Gilbert Seltzer, Soldier in the World War II ‘Ghost Army,’ Dies at 106

He was one of the last survivors of a band of Army con artists who duped German forces with their arsenal of fakery, including inflatable tanks and scripted radio transmissions.
Read the New York Times Story Here
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Dallas Morning News

8/23/2021

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It’s time for Congress to honor the Ghost Army of WWII

There are endless stories of courage and heroism by the soldiers of World War II, told and retold in countless books and movies. However, some of those soldiers took their stories and secrets to their graves without receiving the honor and recognition they deserved. One of them was my father.
REad the OpEd By Kim Seale Here
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The Morning Call

8/22/2021

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World War II “Ghost Army” deserves long-denied honors

Summer is traditionally a time for relaxing, for leisure — maybe traveling to a scenic locale. Seventy-seven years ago this summer, many of America’s most-promising young men spent the summer in France — not on vacation but waging a desperate war against Hitler and his legions.
We are bound to continually honor and recognize their courage and sacrifice. This summer, a campaign is underway to give official recognition to one group of deserving GIs who have been denied that honor for decades: The Ghost Army.
Read the Op-Ed by Linda Arye
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KSWV Radio

8/7/2021

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Ghost Army Presentation August 18th at
​New Mexico Military Museum

Radio interview previerewing August 18 Ghost Army Presentation by Roy Eichhorn.
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Roanoke Times

6/10/2021

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Long: Time to honor the 'Ghost Army'

Sure, the Ghost Army could be duly recognized fifty years from now, but wouldn’t it be great to hang these medals around the necks of these eleven unsung heroes sooner rather than later?
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      • Honoring the Dead
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      • Operation Bettembourg
      • Mapping The Ghost ARmy
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  • Donate
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