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 483 of the soldiers, and work continues to create more. Please note that you can also use the search function (magnifying glass) in the upper right to search the bios and the rest of the website.
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photo of Norman Sakowitz, PFC in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, 4th Platoon, asn#31248349
Norman Sakowitz
born 1918 in CT
ASN#31248349
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of John E. Sartor in uniform
John Edward Sartor Jr.
born 1924 in NY
ASN#32976958
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of William Sayles, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, 3rd Platoon, asn#12172295
William Sayles
born 1920 in NY
ASN#12172295
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Paul Theodore Schandel, T/5 in The Ghost Army, 3133rd Signal Service Co, asn#39273293
Paul Theodore Schandel
born 1923 in MN
ASN#39273293
3133rd Signal Service Co
Jack Richard Schram in uniform
Jack Richard Schram
born 1922 in OH
ASN#15307470
3133rd Signal Service Co
Edgar Schroeder in uniform at West Point
Edgar William Schroeder
born 1913 in KS
ASN#22166
23rd Headquarters Co
no image available
Ellis Eugene "Gene" Schwartz
born 1918 in OH
ASN#35314957
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Haskell Schweidel in The Ghost Army, Army Experimental Station at Pine Camp, asn#39159335
Haskell Schweidel
born 1914 in NY
ASN#39159335
Army Experimental Station at Pine Camp
photo of Oscar Miles Jr Seale, 1LT in The Ghost Army, 23rd Headquarters Co, asn#38019178
Oscar Miles Seale Jr.
born 1917 in AR
ASN#38019178
23rd Headquarters Co
Photo of Olen J Seaman in uniform at West Point
Olen John Seaman Jr.
born 1911 in NY
ASN#20825
23rd Headquarters Co
photo of Paul Bernhard Seckel, PFC in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, 4th Platoon, asn#33583051
Paul Bernhard Seckel
born 1918 in Germany
ASN#33583051
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Gilbert Liss Seltzer, SGT in The Ghost Army, 23rd Headquarters Co, Formerly 603 Co C, replaced Sterling, asn#32091657
Gilbert Liss Seltzer
born 1914 in Canada
ASN#32091657
603rd Camouflage Engineer Bn
photo of William Elgin Buzz Senat, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, 2nd Platoon, asn#13151801
William Elgin "Buzz" Senat
born 1923 in PA
ASN#13151801
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of John F. Settar in uniform 1944
John Francis Settar
born 1923 in NJ
ASN#32754225
406th Engineer Combat Co
photo of Allison Muir Severe, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co D, asn#17059153
Allison Muir Severe
born 1922 in VA
ASN#17059153
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Arnold C. Shartin 1940 yearbook photo West HS
Arnold Charles Shartin
born 1922 in MN
ASN#17108294
3132nd Signal Service Co
photo of Alvin Louis Shaw, PFC in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co C, asn#33201448
Alvin Louis Shaw
born 1908 in MD
ASN#33201448
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of Joseph Sherlock in uniform
Joseph Edward Sherlock
born 1921 in NJ
ASN#12127465
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Franklin Charles Shields, T/4 in The Ghost Army, Signal Co, Special, Radio B, asn#32660143
Franklin Charles Shields
born 1921 in Austria
ASN#32660143
Signal Co, Special
photo of Arthur Rudolf Shilstone, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, 3rd Platoon, asn#32636441
Arthur Rudolf Shilstone
born 1922 in NJ
ASN#32636441
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Olavi Oli Sihvonen photo as artist
Olavi Toivo Sihvonen
born 1921 in NY
ASN#11094527
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Clifford Guldlin Dede Simenson, LT COL in The Ghost Army, 23rd Headquarters Co, asn#19511
Clifford Guldlin "Dede" Simenson
born 1909 in ND
ASN#19511
23rd Headquarters Co
photo of Adolphus Clark Jr Ace Simpson, 1LT in The Ghost Army, 23rd Headquarters Co, asn#34162942
Adolphus Clark "Ace" Simpson Jr.
born 1918 in AL
ASN#34162942
23rd Headquarters Co
photo of Arthur Bernard Singer, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co C, asn#32396427
Arthur Bernard Singer
born 1917 in NY
ASN#32396427
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of William Barton Jr Skelton, 1LT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co A, asn#O430382
William Barton Skelton Jr.
born 1920 in PA
ASN#430382
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of Harold Skuldt in uniform, 1943
Harold LeRoy Skuldt
born 1914 in WI
ASN#36217593
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of Tracy B. Slack in uniform
Tracy Bernard Slack Jr.
born 1917 in MA
ASN#11098956
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Gerald Slamons in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Gerald Slamons
ASN#
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photograph of James W. See at West Point 1934
James William Snee
born 1910 in CA
ASN#19516
23rd Headquarters Co
1937 yearbook photo of Julian V Sollohub
Julian Vincent Sollohub
born 1916 in NY
ASN#20584
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Zygmunt Joszef Sopinski, PFC in The Ghost Army, Signal Co, Special, Inst & Maint; Telephone & Wire, asn#15104045
Zygmunt Joszef Sopinski
born 1921 in IL
ASN#15104045
Signal Co, Special
photo of Victor Sorrentino, PFC in The Ghost Army, 406th Engineer Combat Co, asn#32863555
Victor Sorrentino
born 1921 in NY
ASN#32863555
406th Engineer Combat Co
photo of Joseph Richard Jr Spence in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co D, asn#13134839
Joseph Richard Spence Jr.
born 1923 in PA
ASN#13134839
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of James Baskin Jack Jr Stanley, T/4 in The Ghost Army, Signal Co, Special, Radio A, asn#34827276
James Baskin "Jack" Stanley Jr.
born 1925 in GA
ASN#34827276
Signal Co, Special
no image available
John Herald Buchanan "Hal" Starr
born 1920 in NJ
ASN#12136398
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of James Louis Steg, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, 2nd Platoon, asn#12166795
James Louis Steg
born 1922 in VA
ASN#12166795
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Irving Stempel, T/5 in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co D, asn#32812634
Irving Stempel
born 1919 in NY
ASN#32812634
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of Caleb Stinsman in uniform
Caleb Albert Stinsman
born 1923 in NJ
ASN#32754209
406th Engineer Combat Co
no image available
George Beysiegel Stoffregen Jr.
born 1915 in GA
ASN#14139067
3133rd Signal Service Co
Frank Suto in uniform in Luxembourg with Mama Guerard
Frank Charles Suto Jr.
born 1922 in NJ
ASN#32928952
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
Photo of Thomas Sweeney as an older man
Thomas Baxter Sweeney
born 1922 in NJ
ASN#32754242
406th Engineer Combat Co
photo of Gilbert Harvey Switzer, PVT in The Ghost Army, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn, Co B, HQ Platoon, asn#12159682
Gilbert Harvey Switzer
born 1912 in TN
ASN#12159682
603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn
photo of Richard Michael Dick Syracuse, 1LT in The Ghost Army, 3132nd Signal Service Co, 4th Platoon, Commander, asn#482285