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Pittston soldier to receive posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for Ghost Army service

PITTSTON — Service to their country nearly 80 years ago has earned John H. Kennedy and over 1,000 of his fellow soldiers a new tribute from a grateful nation.

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Gilbert Seltzer, soldier in the World War II Ghost Army, dies at 106

Gilbert Seltzer, soldier in the World War II Ghost Army, dies at 106
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Gilbert Seltzer, Soldier in the World War II Ghost Army, Dies at 106

He was one of the last survivors of a band of Army con artists who duped German forces with their arsenal of fakery, including inflatable tanks and scripted radio transmissions.

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Masters Of Disguise: The Story Of The Allies WW2 Ghost Army

Published: February 13, 2021 at 8:36 am By the middle of September 1944 the Allied drive east across France towards the German border had almost reached the end of its tether. The American XX Corps had as its objective the French city of Metz, 20 miles west of the border, but they were thinly stretched against a desperate enemy fighting to defend the Third Reich. Advertisement Two US divisions were assigned to the assault on Metz, but the problem facing HQ was the lack of troops at their disposal to guard the 50 miles that lay between the city and the Luxembourg border to the north. This was needed to ensure that the Germans didn’t launch a sweeping counteroffensive.

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