ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

The leadership team behind the Ninth U.S. Army, described as “uncommonly normal” in their time, contributed to Allied success in World War II and offers lessons about today’s military command structure, a military history expert said.

“The Ninth Army … met the trifecta,” retired Lt. Col. William Nance said July 16 during an Association of the U.S. Army Noon Report webinar. “Their bosses liked having them in their organization, their peers liked working with them and their subordinates liked being in their organization. As a leader, you don't do better than that.”

Registration is open for an Association of the U.S. Army Noon Report webinar featuring retired Lt. Col. William Nance, author of Commanding Professionalism: Simpson, Moore, and the Ninth US Army.

Eighty years after he was killed in the Battle of Cherbourg, France, 1st Lt. Nathan Baskind has been laid to rest in an American military cemetery.

On June 23, Baskind was laid to rest with full military honors at the Normandy American Cemetery in France. The Pittsburgh native’s family and friends, as well as U.S. and local officials, were in attendance.

Facing a future in the Indo-Pacific, the Army should ensure its soldiers can adapt to and overcome the “relentless challenges” of jungle warfare, according to the author of a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.

A dress swap that has grown to save military families more than $2 million, and efforts to honor the heroes who fought in the World War II Battle of Bataan will be highlighted in April as part of the Association of the U.S. Army’s “Army Matters” podcast series.

First up is a podcast featuring Yvonne Coombes, CEO and co-founder of Operation Deploy Your Dress.

Nearly eight decades after their service during World War II, six Chinese American veterans were honored March 9 with the Congressional Gold Medal.

“World War II was a turning point,” retired Maj. Gen. Bill Chen said during the commemoration at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. “Chinese Americans … served in every theater of war in every branch of the services. And, for most of them, it was their first opportunity to work and live and fight side-by-side with other Americans.”

During a ceremony on Capitol Hill, three surviving members of the “Ghost Army,” a special unit that used visual, sonic and radio deception against German forces during World War II, were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Bernard Bluestein, John Christman and Seymour Nussenbaum are among just seven surviving members of the Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, according to The Ghost Army Legacy Project, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and honoring the soldiers who served in the unit.