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Ghost Army (23rd & 3133rd) Roster:

This searchable database of soldiers who served in the Ghost Army has been carefully constructed from a variety of wartime rosters, supplemented with years of painstaking research. It is a work in progress. The goal is to appropriately remember every soldier who served in the Ghost Army. The database includes those who served in the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, which operated in northern Europe; the 3133rd Signal Service Company, which operated independently in Italy; and selected soldiers from the Army Experimental Station and the 12th US Army Group Special Plans Branch, both of which were deeply involved in the deception effort. There are full bios for more than 425 of the soldiers, and work continues to create more. Please note you can also use the search function (magnifying glass) in the upper right to search the bios and the rest of the website. For questions, or to provide information on a Ghost Army soldier, please reach out to us via the Contact Page.

Last name starting with: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWYZ

William H Raab

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Hirschel Rabinow

born 1921 in CT

ASN#11073645

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Dante D Radice

born 1913 in DC

ASN#33195285

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Alvin Howard Raff

born 1922 in IL

ASN#15353239

3133rd Signal Service Co

Joseph George Raffa

born 1912 in Italy

ASN#42032514

23rd Headquarters Co

Arthur J Rafferty

born 1918 in MA

ASN#31090241

3133rd Signal Service Co

Thomas L Raggio

ASN#400398

23rd Headquarters Co

Michael A Ragone

born 1914 in NY

ASN#32863365

406th Engineer Combat Co

Roosevelt S Ramella

born 1912 in WV

ASN#35431746

3132nd Signal Service Co

John A Raparelli

born 1921 in NJ

ASN#32308150

Signal Co, Special

Henry A Rapsis

born 1842

ASN#11079524

3132nd Signal Service Co

Frederick William "Bill" Rath Jr.

born 1922 in NY

ASN#12152180

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Roy L Ravia

ASN#38487691

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Adrian Real

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Robert A Reamer

born 1903 in AL

ASN#34379610

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

John K Records

born 1921 in IN

ASN#35681121

3133rd Signal Service Co

Lloyd H Reeck

ASN#36872278

406th Engineer Combat Co

Frank L Reed

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Fred L Reed

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Richard L Reeves

born 1922

ASN#20432636

Signal Co, Special

Victor E Reeves

ASN#38475153

Signal Co, Special

Richard W Reffner

born 1924 in PA

ASN#33761280

Signal Co, Special

Paul John Regusis

born 1921 in NY

ASN#12088459

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Robert V Rehn

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Louis J Rehnert

born 1925 in PA

ASN#33772018

3133rd Signal Service Co

Sigmund T Reich

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Gerald Francis Reidenbaugh Sr.

born 1925 in PA

ASN#33511348

3132nd Signal Service Co

John J Reilly

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Joseph Reimel

ASN#32754201

406th Engineer Combat Co

Ralph George Reinwald Sr.

born 1911 in PA

ASN#33267707

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Lloyd Garrison Reiss

born 1921 in NJ

ASN#12134980

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Howard N Reiter

born 1916 in PA

ASN#32035746

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Walter E Renick

born 1922

ASN#17010133

Signal Co, Special

Elwood Eugene Rensch

born 1917 in OH

ASN#15105406

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Harold A Reppert

born 1920 in PA

ASN#33486816

3133rd Signal Service Co

Charles A Reusnow

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Francis J Reuss

ASN#32754198

406th Engineer Combat Co

Rual Reynolds

ASN#38503148

23rd Headquarters Co

Curtis M Rhodes

born 1911 in TX

ASN#38102469

Signal Co, Special

Harold Oliver Rice Jr.

born 1908 in NE

ASN#17122676

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Theodore S Rice

born 1914 in KY

ASN#35250270

3133rd Signal Service Co

Arvil P Richard Jr.

born 1925 in OH

ASN#35765095

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Imon M Richardson

ASN#412017

23rd Headquarters Co

Carroll B Richmond

born 1922

ASN#15326634

Signal Co, Special

Otis M Riggs Jr.

born 1914 in MA

ASN#11053483

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Hall T Righter

born 1921 in PA

ASN#33326592

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Harold L Risberg

born 1919 in NY

ASN#32894669

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Joseph P Ritcherson

born 1920 in AL

ASN#34398943

Signal Co, Special

George Virgil "Ritt" Rittenhouse

born 1920 in NY

ASN#441056

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

James H Rivoir

born 1913 in PA

ASN#33317466

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Valentine H Roberts

born 1920 in PA

ASN#33283854

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Harry L Robin

born 1915 in NY

ASN#12238155

Army Experimental Station at Pine Camp

Jesse R Robinson

ASN#38475290

23rd Headquarters Co

Lloyd E Robinson

ASN#38439425

Signal Co, Special

Thomas C Robinson

ASN#1110219

406th Engineer Combat Co

Clifton G Rockwood

born 1916 in UT

ASN#19116931

3133rd Signal Service Co

Arthur J Rodgers

born 1913 in PA

ASN#33074329

23rd Headquarters Co

Ramsey C Rogers

born 1904 in PA

ASN#32553451

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Thomas H Rogers

ASN#32754195

406th Engineer Combat Co

Thomas J Rogers

ASN#18018542

23rd Headquarters Co

Joseph J Rolka

born 1918 in PA

ASN#33348065

406th Engineer Combat Co

John A Rollison Jr.

born 1923 in GA

ASN#34762118

3132nd Signal Service Co

Steve F Romania

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Thomas W Rose

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Woodrow O Rose

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Samuel Charles Rosenbaum

born 1917 in NY

ASN#12145258

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Robert J Ross

born 1924 in NY

ASN#32799431

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Richard M Rotbotham

ASN#36572478

23rd Headquarters Co

Jerome Roth

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Marion D Rothbart

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Mortimer Rubenstein

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Francis J Rubesch

3133rd Signal Service Co

John W Ruch

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Paul W Runkle

born 1920 in PA

ASN#33233118

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Horton F Rupe

born 1917 in OH

ASN#35280555

406th Engineer Combat Co

James E Rusin

ASN#32754202

406th Engineer Combat Co

Norman F Russo

born 1922 in UT

ASN#39904014

406th Engineer Combat Co

Orfeo V Russo

3132nd Signal Service Co

Joseph L Ruth Jr.

born 1923 in MD

ASN#33842965

3133rd Signal Service Co

Frank B Ryan

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn

Franklin W Ryan Jr.

born 1915 in OR

ASN#39012422

23rd Headquarters Co

Mitchell Ryan

3133rd Signal Service Co

Ray L Ryder

603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Last name starting with: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWYZ

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