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“Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” continues through Aug. 25 at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 300 W. Broad St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
The Ghost Army was a United States Army tactical deception unit during World War II officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. [2] [3] The 1,100-man unit was given a unique mission: to deceive Hitler's forces and mislead them as to the size and location of Allied forces, while giving the actual units elsewhere time to maneuver. [4]
John J. Williams sometime in 1944 in Normady, France. He was part of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops also known as the Ghost Army during World War II.
[10] with the Ghost Army (officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops). [5] [3] [4] [8] [9] during World War II. [6] [7] Earlier in his life, Aliapoulos was featured in The Boston Globe newspaper for rescuing two children from their cribs in a tenement fire in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1939. [14]
Veterans Day on Nov. 11 pays tribute to U.S. service members and their selfless acts of bravery. Here's a full list of the stores open and closed this holiday.
The material employed in the 23rd Army Headquarters Special Troops' operations included decoys such as inflatable rubber tanks, trucks, jeeps, and cannon, as well as powerful loudspeaker trucks playing sound recordings of various types military heavy activity.
George Dramis of Raleigh will receive a Congressional Gold Medal for his service in World War II as part of a precursor to Army Psychological Operations. WWII ‘Ghost Army’ was a secret for 51 ...
This division was the only division formed outside of United States territory during World War II (a distinction it would repeat when reformed during the Vietnam War). [3] At the suggestion of a subordinate, the division's commander, Major General Alexander Patch , requested that the new unit be known as the Americal Division —the name being ...