WWII veteran Anderson Wilson, back row, second from left, served in the top secret 'Ghost Army,' which fielded fake artillery, tanks and equipment to make the Germans think a large army was upon them, ...

Staff Sgt. Stanley Nance, who served in the once-secret 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a unit also known as the Ghost Army, stands alongside his radio vehicle, which he named the "Kilowatt Kommand, ...

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 was kept ...

Washington — Members of the Ghost Army, a top-secret military unit credited with saving thousands of Americans during World War II using distraction techniques, received Congressional Gold Medals on ...

The Ghost Army journeyed from New York to England on May 2, 1944, alongside many American troops crossing the Atlantic ahead of the Normandy invasion. With inflatable tanks, fake artillery, carefully ...

When World War II veteran George Dramis came home, he didn’t talk much about the war. If someone asked what he did there, he’d tell them the truth: He was a radio operator. But there is much, much ...

Members of the so-called "Ghost Army" used inflatable tanks, phony uniforms, fake rumors and special effects to deceive German forces during World War II, diverting attention from larger units and ...

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