; (17) according to a military intelligence officer of the 79th Infantry, There is no doubt that Operation Viersen materially assisted in deceiving the enemy with regard to the real dispositions and intentions of this Army. ; (18) 3 soldiers of the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops, gave their lives and dozens were injured in carrying out their mission; (19) in April 1945, the 3133d Signal Service Company conducted Operation Craftsman in support of Operation Second Wind, the successful allied effort to break through the German defensive position to the north of Florence, Italy, known as the Gothic Line; (20) along with an attached platoon of British engineers, who were inflatable decoy specialists, the 3133d Signal Service Company used sonic deception to misrepresent troop locations along this defensive line; (21) the activities of the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company remained highly classified for more than 40 years after the war and were never formally recognized; (22) the extraordinary accomplishments of this unit are deserving of belated official recognition