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Ghost Army Exhibit Heads to Nevada
Opens March 4, 2023
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Makes Recommendation on Gold Medal Design
Friday, November 18, 2022
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, which advises the Secretary of the Treasury on the design of all US coins and medals, has made a recommendation for the design of the Ghost Army Congresional Gold Medal. The committee reviewed a portfolio of 16 candidate designs for the front and back. Committee members enthusiasticly endosed the reccomendations of the the three liaisons designated by Sen. Markey and Rep Kuster (Rick Beyer, Roy Eichhorn, and Stephanee Leech) and voted unaimously to recommend GA-O-03 for the obverse and GA-R-O5 for the reverse.
[...] read moreGeorge Dramis Gold Medal Celebration
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Bernie Bluestein Gold Medal Celebraton
Friday, July 8, 2022
llinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to Unveil Ghost Army Exhibit from The National WWII Museum
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
President Biden Signs Bill to Honor Ghost Army
Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Secretive WWII Units
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops carried out more than 20 deception missions, often dangerously close to the front, in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. This “traveling road show of deception,” of only 1,100 troops appearing to be more than 20,000, are credited with saving an estimated 30,000 American lives. U.S. Army analyst Mark Kronman stated, “Rarely, if ever, has there been a group of such a few men which had so great an influence on the outcome of a major military campaign.” A sister unit the 3133rd Signal Company Special, carried out two deceptions in Italy in 1945.
[...] read moreCongress Passes Bill to Honor Ghost Army
Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Secretive Army Units Awaits President’s Signature
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
“What made the Ghost Army special was not just their extraordinary courage, but their creativity,” said Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH), the House sponsor of the bill, speaking on the floor of the House Wednesday. “Their story reminds us that listening to unconventional ideas, like using visual and sound deception, can help us solve existential challenges like defeating tyranny.”
[...] read moreSenate Passes Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The United States Senate today passed legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Special Headquarters Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, the WWII deception units popularly known as The “Ghost Army.” The efforts and contributions of these soldiers were kept classified for more than 50 years. Passage came via unanimous consent.
[...] read moreBipartisan Bill to Honor WWII Ghost Army Receives Necessary 67Th Co-Sponsor in the Senate
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The existence of the Ghost Army was top secret for more than 50 years until it was declassified in 1996. That’s when the public first learned of the creative, daring techniques the Ghost Army employed to fool and distract the enemy about the strength and location of American troops, including the use of inflatable tanks, sound effects, radio trickery and impersonation.
[...] read moreBipartisan Bill to Honor Ghost Army Passes Halfway Mark for Senate Co-Sponsors
Monday, July 19, 2021
Ghost Army in the News
A Talk With Ghost Army Author Rick Beyer
KOLO-TV Reno Nevada
Friday, March 17, 2023
Denise Wong interviews Ghost Army author and filmmaker Rick Beyer.
[...] read moreNevada Museum of Art Welcomes "Ghost Army"
2 New - KTVN TV
Thursday, March 9, 2023
A new exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art has history buffs talking. “Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” is now open to the public and museum officials say it promises to be a unique experience where art and World War II collide.
[...] read moreWorld War II 'Ghost Army' Vet Celebrates Century of Cleverness and Courage
WBOC-TV Salisbury, MD
Friday, February 3, 2023
A World War II hero marks a milestone birthday in Kent County. Thursday, Feb. 2 marks 100 trips around the sun for Tom Anderson, a WWII veteran and master of deception. Anderson was part of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, better known as the "Ghost Army." "We had rubber tanks and rubber people and everything was an imitation," said Anderson. "We could draw the Germans any place we wanted them, and it worked."
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