1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops (comprised of the 23d Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops, the 603d Engineer Camouflage Battalion, the 406th Combat Engineer Company, the 3132d Signal Service Company and the Signal Company, Special, 23d Headquarters, Special Troops), and the 3133d Signal Service Company were top-secret units of the United States Army that served in Europe during World War II; (2) the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops, was actively engaged in battlefield operations from June of 1944 through March of 1945; (3) the 3133d Signal Service Company was engaged in operations in Italy in 1945; (4) the deceptive activities of these units were integral to several Allied victories across Europe and reduced casualties; (5) in evaluating the performance of these units after World War II, an Army analysis found that Rarely, if ever, has there been a group of such a few men which had so great an influence on the outcome of a major military campaign. ; (6) many Ghost Army soldiers were citizen-soldiers recruited from art schools, advertising agencies, communications companies, and other creative and technical professions; (7) the first 4 members of the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops, landed on D-Day and 2 became casualties while creating false beach landing sites; (8) the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops, secret deception operations commenced in France on June 14, 1944, when Task Force Mason (a 17-man detachment of the 23d led by First Lieutenant Bernard Mason) landed at Omaha Beach; (9) Task Force Mason conducted Operation Elephant from July 1 to 4, 1944, to draw enemy fire and protect the 980th Field Artillery Battalion (VIII Corps) as part of the Normandy Campaign; (10) Operation Elephant was a prelude to the 21 full-scale tactical deceptions completed by the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops