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The Ghost Army at Hatcher Graduate Library, U-M

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3/1 to 3/31

  • Hours:
    Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
    Sat., 10 a.m.-noon;
    2-5 p.m. on selected Sundays

Where:

Admission:

  • Free
In June of 1944, an exceptional U.S. Army unit went into action in Normandy. Its weapons included hundreds of inflatable tanks and a one-of-a-kind collection of sound effects records, and it carried out its battlefield mission without firing a shot. The unit was officially called the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, but it was known to its men as The Ghost Army.

Members of The Ghost Army adhered to a 50-year gag order; many never told their families about their extraordinary military service. 65 years after this top-secret group went into action, the University of Michigan's Hatcher Library will unveil the first public exhibit of this captivating group of materials documenting The Ghost Army. On display March 1-31.

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