For decades, their mission in World War II was top secret.
This photo provided by the Ghost Army Legacy Project shows inflatable tanks in March, 1945. For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret. With inflatable tanks, trucks and planes, combined with sound effects, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, the American military units that became known as the Ghost Army helped outwit the enemy. Now, they are being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
“Our mission was to fool the enemy, to put on a big act,” said Nussenbaum, a painter who who went on to have a career in commercial art.in 2022. That came after almost a decade of work by family members of the soldiers and Rick Beyer, a filmmaker and author who has who helped bring their story to light after their mission was declassified in 1996.
Beyer said their missions, carried out near the front lines, likely saved thousands of American lives. “This was an all-hands-on-deck affair and it was completely successful," Beyer said. “It fooled the Germans. They moved their troops to the river opposite where the deception was.” Kim Seale of Dallas will be among the family members attending the ceremony. His father's work in the Ghost Army came as a surprise to him when — about six months after his father's death at the age of 84 in 2001 — he spoke to a Ghost Army member who was putting together a reunion.“My Dad never talked about it," Seale said. “He kept the oath.”
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