The 603rd and similar units came to be known as the “Ghost Army,” which numbered about 1,100 troops. Together, they inflated rubber tanks, created fake airfields, blasted the sounds of troops ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said during the ceremony that it’s estimated that between 15,000 to 30,000 lives were saved because of the Ghost Army’s work.

Only seven members of the Ghost Army are still alive, the AP reported, and three attended the ceremony in Washington: 100-year-old Bernard Bluestein of Hoffman Estates, Illinois; 99-year-old John ...

Uncover the untold story of the Ghost Army—artists turned soldiers, deceiving the enemy with inflatable tanks, fake radio chatter, and sound effects. Witness the power of deception in WWII’s ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has released "America’s Army: 2024 Year in Review," which features major newsmakers from the year and the top 100 photos capt ...

At its height, the Ghost Army had about 1,300 soldiers, the vast majority in the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops.But they were capable of pretending to be about 30,000 men — two whole divisions ...

This image from video released by the U.S. Army, shows a frame from a haunting new video, released on May 2, 2024, in the latest effort by the Army to lure soldiers to some of its more secretive ...

The push to recognize the Ghost Army wound up on former Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart’s desk after the granddaughter of one of the veterans, Stanley Nance, did a school project on the unit.

The gingko leaf from Ghost of Yotei's logo has already been prominently featured throughout Ghost of Tsushima. The gingko leaf was historically used as a symbol of hope, peace, and endurance in ...

Soldiers with the Ghost Army landed in Europe shortly before D-Day — June 6, 1944 — and carried out more than 20 deception campaigns through the end of the war, using inflatable dummy tanks ...

DALLAS With inflatable tanks, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, the American military units that became known as the Ghost Army outwitted the enemy during World War II. Their mission ...

The Ghost Army included about 1,100 soldiers in the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, which carried out about 20 battlefield deceptions in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, and around 200 ...