{"id":47196,"date":"2022-02-02T21:28:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/02\/wwii-ghost-army-members-to-be-awarded-congressional-gold-medal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:48:48","slug":"wwii-ghost-army-members-to-be-awarded-congressional-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2022\/02\/02\/wwii-ghost-army-members-to-be-awarded-congressional-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII \u2018Ghost Army\u2019 members to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CONCORD, N.H. \u2014 Members of two top-secret World War II military units referred to as the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/outsidethewire.militarytimes.com\/2015\/06\/26\/bradley-cooper-world-war-ii-ghost-army\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Army<\/a>\u201d will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal more than 75 years after their service, under legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ghost Army refers to two units that used inflatable equipment, sound effects, radio trickery, and other deceptions in Europe to draw enemy forces away from American units, saving an estimated 30,000 lives. Because of their secret classification, members were not recognized for their heroism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden signed the bill Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2019\/05\/13\/renewed-push-to-award-gold-medal-to-world-war-ii-ghost-army\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05-13-19_ghost_army.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Renewed push to award gold medal to World War II Ghost Army<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are renewing an effort to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Ghost Army of World War II.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough their courageous, creative, and innovative tactics, the top-secret Ghost Army outmaneuvered and deceived the Nazis, saving thousands of Allied lives during World War II,\u201d said U.S. Rep. 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