‘Ghost Army’ that fooled Hitler will receive Congress’s highest honor
Updated 12:40 p.m.
Weeks after the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, the young men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops encountered D-Day’s lingering carnage as they waded ashore. Bloated bodies churned in the surf. Tree branches cradled the carcass of a cow blown skyward by explosives.