The New York Times recently published an article on the passing of Gilbert Seltzer; at the time of his death, Gilbert was the oldest surviving member of the Ghost Army. The insightful article goes into detail not only about Gilbert’s life and accomplishments, but also the oft-overlooked history of the Ghost Army.

Read the article: Richard Sandomir, The New York Times, Sept. 11, 2021

In an image from the 2013 PBS documentary “Ghost Army,” a soldier stands next to an inflatable rubber Sherman tank. It took about 30 minutes to inflate a single tank.