U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
HISTORICAL RESOURCES BRANCH
CONTINENTAL AIR DEFENSE COLLECTION
(MANUSCRIPTS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS)
QUANTITY:
|
4 Containers |
| ACCESS: |
Open to Research; this is a working collection |
| ACQUISITION: |
Research supporting and reference documents |
| PROCESSED BY: |
John J. McGrath, 1998-2002 |
| This collection contains documents of interest accumulated in research as part of the Historical Resources Branch’s posts, camps and stations reference series. Items relate to the US Army’s Continental Air Defense program, including the Antiaircraft Gun program and the NIKE-AJAX and NIKE-HERCULES missile programs in the continental United States. Emphasis is on site locations. Particular emphasis is on sites located near Boston, Providence, Hartford and Washington, DC-Baltimore, although general information and articles and photos are also found in the collection. |
| Box |
Folder(s) |
Contents |
| 1 |
Nike Quick Look III |
bound monograph |
| Nike Articles/ References to Specific Sites |
e-mails, topographical map sections and newspaper articles pertaining to specific Nike sites, mostly in RI, CT and MA; separate folders on the Rehoboth, MA, and Bristol, RI, sites; extracts about the abortive Sharpner’s Pond (N. Andover, MA) Sentinel ABM site; info on Nike sites at Camp Hanford, WA. |
| Nike Links, References, etc. |
Missile Age Minutemen (ARNG pamphlet program from 1974); extracts from Nike websites on Nike characteristics and history; worksheets on Nikes in New England; articles on: “Accidental Nike Launch at Fort Meade;” “How Total Is the Total Force;” “Chicagoans Win ARADCOM Trophy;” “Nike Program Marking Time;” “A Farewell Salute;” “Guided Missiles and the Guard;” “16th AAA Retires Gunnery Trophy;” extracts from Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; Army Engineers in New England; A History of the Huntsville Division; Army Press Release 4 Feb 74, announcing end of CONUS Nike program with a site by site listing of sites to be closed |
| Nike TOE/ Unit Lineages/ Unit Info |
Lineages: 101st FA (MA ARNG—all MA ARNG Nike units descendents of 101st FA; 24th Artillery Group; 104th AAA Brigade; extracts from Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions of the US Army: 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; 241st CA Battalion (RI ARNG); 514th AAA Missile Battalion; 526th AAA Missile Battalion; 605th AAA Missile Battalion; 739th AAA Missile Battalion; 751st 526th AAA Missile Battalion; 772d AAA Missile Battalion (MA ARNG); extracts from Air Defense Artillery: 3d Battalion, 5th ADA; 4th Battalion, 56th ADA; 4th Missile Battalion, 52d ADA; 1st Battalion, 57th ADA. TOEs: 44-446 ADA Missile Battalion (Ajax) 1960; 44-545D ADA Missile Battalion (Hercules) 1960; 44-545G ADA Bn (Hercules) 1968; 44-544D ADA Battery,NIKE, 1960; 44-112D, ADA Group CONUS 1960; 44-112G ADA Group CONUS 1967; 44-201R AAA Brigade CONUS 1955; Letter, DCSPER, DTD 14 Mar 58, SUBJ: Redesignation of Certain Antiaircraft Artillery Units; Letter, DA, DTD 10 Jan 64, SUBJ: Change in Status of USARDCOM Units, No. 1, FY 1964; Letter, DA, DTD 13 Nov 61, SUBJ: Change in Status of Units; Heraldry glossary. |
| 2 |
Rally Round the Flag Boys by Max Shulman |
hardcover copy of this novel about a CT Nike site |
| What We Have We Shall Defend by John A. Martini and Stephen A. Haller |
monograph about the history and preservation of SF-88L Nike site at Fort Barry, CA |
| Chronicle: Cold War May 1999 |
videotape of WCVB-TV (Channel 5), Boston, show Chronicle, including appearance by CMH Historian John McGrath |
| Nike Sites of Massachusetts and Rhode Island |
hardcopy of website prepared by CMH Historian J. McGrath; also includes floppy disks with file copies of the webpages |
| Last Line of Defense: Nike Missile Sites in Illinois |
monograph prepared jointly by US Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District and the National Park Service, 1996; extra copy taken from Internet |
| Countdown to Survival |
collection of articles about Nike-Hercules from 1959 |
| articles, etc |
“2d US Army Missile Command;” “US Army Corps of Engineers in the Space age: A Guide to the Records of the US Army Corps of Engineers Ballistic Missile, Nike Base, space and Anti-Aircraft Construction Programs, 1950-1964;” review of Last Line of Defense; “Integrated NATO Air Defense- the Nike Years;” “NIKE Air Defense Missile System BASICS;” “Refuge aims for Nike Missile Site;” “From the Air: Harbor Defenses from Long Island Sound to Boston Harbor;” miscellaneous NIKE e-mail correspondence; “A Final Report: Nike-Hercules Air Defense is Phased Out of the Army National Guard;” Public Inquiry about Nike Sites from Mr. Henry Billings, South Hamilton, MA, 1979; “Nukes in the Neighborhood” 1995;” RI Minutemen Man the Missiles” 1962; “Deep in the Forest a cold War Hot Spot;” “Old Nike Missile Launch Site Still Sits in Wayne” 1998; Memorandum No 10, Army Antiaircraft Command, DTD 29 Mar 56, SUBJ: Nike Siting; “cold War at Campgaw mountain: Nike Missile Battery Ny-93/94;” “When the Cold War Claimed 10 Lives in Monmouth;” “Cold War Remnant is Being Destroyed; “On Alert;” “Missile Master;” “Minutemen with Missiles.” |
| 3 |
Nike Site Locations |
various documents, extracts of websites and lists of Nike Site locations |
| Site Pictures |
3” by 5” Signal Corps pictures of Nike locations sorted as follows: Boston-Providence, NYC, SF-Travis, MISC/Alaska, Philadelphia, Hartford-Bridgeport, LA picture index follows this index |
| Boston Nike Site pictures |
full-sized Signal Corps photos of the Boston area Nike sites—index follows this index |
| Nike Site Info General |
miscellaneous correspondence ands general Nike reference materials; Command Report, USARADCOM 1960, 1966; History of ARADCOM Jan-Dec 1963, Book I The Florida Units; ARADCOM in the Cuban Crisis, September- December 1962 |
| 4 |
AAA Gun Sites |
various documents related to the AAA on-site gun program in the 1950s, with special emphasis on the Boston and Washington, DC, sites. |
| DC Area Nike Sites |
documents related to the Washington DC-Baltimore defense area Nike missile sites; includes copies of the articles “W-25: The Davidsonville Site and Maryland Air defense, 1950-1974,” and Nike Defends Washington: Antiaircraft Missiles in Fairfax County, Virginia, during the Cold War, 1954-1974.” |
| The History of ARADCOM Vol 1 The Gun Era 1950-1955 |
bound volume |
| History of the 602d AAA Msl Bn |
pamphlet |
| Index of Northern Virginia History Journals |
bound index |
NIKE PHOTOGRAPHS INDEX
(Appendix to Continental Air Defense Collection Index)
| No. |
Photo No. |
Description |
1 |
SC449090 |
W-64 Lorton. WO George M. Vinson ( San Francisco, CA) inspects a Nike guided missile in an underground storage area preparatory to raising it to a launching site at Lorton. 9 Dec 54 |
1 |
SC449091 |
W-64 Lorton. Army personnel scramble during a practice alert at a Nike launching site, 9 Dec 54 |
1 |
SC449092 |
W-64 Lorton. Army personnel prepare to raise a Nike guided missile to its vertical firing position, at a launching site. 9 Dec 54 |
1 |
SC449093 |
W-64 Lorton. A Nike guided missile is raised up on an elevator from an underground storage area to a launching site. 9 Dec 54. |
1 |
SC449094 |
W-64 Lorton. A battery of four Nike guided missiles, is being raised to their vertical position, at a launching site. 9 Dec 54 |
1 |
SC449095 |
W-64 Lorton. Army personnel make adjustments on a Nike guided missile which has been placed in its vertical firing position at a launching site. 9 Dec 54. |
1 |
SC449096 |
W-64 Lorton. Four Nike guided missiles are poised in their firing vertical position at a launching site. 9 Dec 54. |
2 |
SC483145-6 |
Double launcher site first in SF Defenses ( Wildcat Canyon) 13 Aug 56; C, 9th AAA Missile Bn |
1 |
SC543309 |
Chatsworth , CA , Nike Launcher Site 12 Sep 58 |
1 |
SC543320 |
Nike Hercules in launcher, Chatsworth, CA, Nike Site 12 Sep 58 |
1 |
SC543319 |
Acquisition Radar, Chatsworth, CA, Nike Site 12 Sep 58 |
1 |
SC543320 |
Radar computer, Chatsworth, CA, Nike Site 12 Sep 58 |
1 |
SC544339 |
Nike Hercules Missiles at B Btry, 2-71st Arty, Taiwan, 20 Jan 59 |
1 |
SC546999 |
Nike Hercules on launcher pad at the Snodgrass TF, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Jul 58 [sic 59] |
3 |
SC546700, -4,-8 |
Nike Hercules missile being fired by Snodgrass TF, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, from Launch Area # 129 Jul 59 |
2 |
SC549342-3 |
W-35 Croom. Aerial view NIKE Site W35, 5 Dec 56. |
3 |
SC549344-6 |
W-36 Brandywine. Aerial view NIKE Site W36, 5 Dec 56. |
1 |
SC549347 |
W-44 Mattawoman. Aerial view NIKE Site W44, 5 Dec 56. |
1 |
SC549348 |
W-45 Accokeek. Aerial view NIKE Site W45, 5 Dec 56. |
2 |
SC549349-50 |
W-54 Pomonkey. Aerial view NIKE Site W54, 5 Dec 56. |
2 |
SC549351-2 |
W-64 Lorton. Aerial view NIKE site W64. |
2 |
SC549353-4 |
W-74 Fairfax. Aerial View Nike Site W74, 5 Dec 56 |
2 |
SC549355-6 |
W-83 Dranesville. Aerial View Nike Site W83, 5 Dec 56 |
2 |
SC549357-8 |
W-92 Rockville. Aerial view NIKE Site W92, 5 Dec 56. |
2 |
SC549359-60 |
W-93 Gaithersburg. Aerial view NIKE Site W93, 5 Dec 56. |
2 |
SC549361-2 |
W-94 Gaithersburg. Aerial view NIKE Site W94, 5 Dec 56. |
1 |
SC549821 |
Aerial view NY 15 Harts Island NY Launcher 6 Jul 59 |
2 |
SC549822-3 |
Aerial view NY 20 Lloyd Summit NY Launcher 6 Jul 59 |
2 |
SC549824-5 |
Aerial view NY 23 Hicksville NY Launcher 6 Jul 59 |
1 |
SC549827 |
Aerial view NY 23 Hicksville NY Launcher 6 Jul 59 |
3 |
SC549828-30 |
Aerial view NY 24 Amityville Launcher 7 Jul 59 |
3 |
SC549831-3 |
Aerial view NY 27 Rock Point Launcher 7 Jul 59 |
3 |
SC549834-6 |
Aerial view NY 30 Lido Beach Launcher 9 Jul 59 |
3 |
SC549837-9 |
Aerial view NY 49 Fort Tilden Launcher 7 Jul 59 |
2 |
SC549841-2 |
Aerial view NY 53 Leonardo NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
3 |
SC549843-5 |
Aerial view NY 54 Holmdel NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC549846-7 |
Aerial view NY 56 Ft. Hancock NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC549848,-50 |
Aerial view NY 60 S. Amboy NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
3 |
SC549851-53 |
Aerial view NY 65 S. Plainsfield NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC549854, -56 |
Aerial view NY 73 Summit NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
3 |
SC549857-9 |
Aerial view NY 80 Livingston NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC549860-1 |
Aerial view NY 88 Mountain View NJ Launcher 18 Jun 59 |
3 |
SC549862-4 |
Aerial view NY 94 Franklin Lakes NJ Launcher 16 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC549865-6 |
Aerial view NY 99 Spring Lake NY Launcher 16 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC549867 |
Aerial view NY 99 Spring Lake NY Admin Area 16 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566082 |
Nike-Ajax on Launcher HAN-83L, 18 Aug 59 |
1 |
SC566474 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; Army Undersecretary Milton and CG, 6th USARDCOM, MG E.J. McGaw arrive. |
1 |
SC566475 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; L-R LTC Benjamin Page (Bn Cdr); CPT R.F. Sizer (Btry Cdr); Maj Pagnoytta, Sec. Milton’s Aide; Army Undersecretary Hugh M. Milton and MG E.J. McGaw, CG, 6th USARDCOM, CPT Duffy, Aide to MG McGaw |
1 |
SC566476 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; Troop inspection, Sec. Milton and troop cdr Lt. Connely with MG McGaw looking on |
1 |
SC566477 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty. 16 Sep 56; General view of site dedication ceremonies |
1 |
SC566478 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty. 16 Sep 56; MG E.J. McGaw, CG, 6th USARDCOM, addresses the participants |
1 |
SC566479 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty. 16 Sep 56; Secretary Milton addresses the participants |
1 |
SC566480 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty. 16 Sep 56; COL Andrew Lolli, Cdr, 40th Arty Bde, addresses the participants |
1 |
SC566481 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; LTC Benjamin Page, Cdr, 4-67th Arty, addresses the participants |
1 |
SC566482 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; View of Nike-Hercules (on right) and Nike-Ajax |
1 |
SC566483 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; cdrs gather with Secretary Milton with N-H.Gr. in background; L-R CPT Sizer (Btry Cdr), COL Lolli (40 Bde Cdr), Secretary Milton, MG McGaw (CG 6th USARADCOM), LTC Page (Bn Cdr) |
1 |
SC566484 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; L-R BG Robert Tripp (CG, US Army Transportation Terminal Cmd, Pacific Sec; Army Undersecretary Hugh M. Milton and MG E.J. McGaw, CG, 6th USARDCOM; LTC B.N. Page (Bn Cdr), and CPT R.F. Sizer (Btry Cdr) |
1 |
SC566732 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA,N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; personnel of A Btryt put N-A into firing position during a modified Nike demonstration |
1 |
SC566733 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; color guard being elevated from launching pit to present colors |
1 |
SC566734 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; view of N-H missile with N-A in background |
1 |
SC566735 |
Opening Ceremony, Lake Chabot, CA, N-H site 16 Sep 59; A, 4-67th Arty; Secretary Milton receives 17 gun salute; LTC Lolli and CPT Sizer, rear; MG McGaw with Sec. Milton |
2 |
SC566840-1 |
LA 53R Inglewood acquisition radar 26 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC566842-3 |
LA 88 Point Vincent acquisition radar 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566844 |
Aerial view LA 88R Oat Mt, CA, IFC 26 Jun 59 |
2 |
SC566845-6 |
Aerial view LA 98R Magic Mt, CA, IFC 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566847 |
View LA 32L Chapman, Western Ave, CA Launcher 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566848 |
View LA 43L White Point, CA Launcher 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566849 |
View LA 55L Point Vincent, CA Launcher 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566850 |
Aerial view LA 96L Van Nuys, CA Launcher 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566851 |
Aerial view LA 98L Long Soledad Canyon, CA Launcher 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566852 |
LA 88 Missile Assembly Bldg, Oat Mt., 26 Jun 59 |
1 |
SC566853 |
LA 88 Missile Assembly Bldg, SFC Billy J. Stephens and Sp5 Lemmie C. Logue, check batteries on a missile before final assembly, Oat Mt., 26 Jun 59 |
3 |
SC566942-4 |
Aerial view B 36 Weymouth, MA Launcher 12 Aug 59 |
3 |
SC566945-7 |
Aerial view B 37 Long Island, MA Launcher 12 Aug 59 |
3 |
SC566948-50 |
Aerial view B 38 Cohasset, MA Launcher 12 Aug 59 |
3 |
SC567557-9 |
Aerial view B 3 Reading Launcher Area 4 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567560 |
Aerial view B 5 Danvers Launcher Area 4 Sep 59 |
2 |
SC567563-4 |
Aerial view B 15 Beverly Launcher Area 4 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567566-8 |
Aerial view B 17 Nahant Launcher Area 4 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567569-71 |
Aerial view PR 19 Rehoboth Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567572-4 |
Aerial view PR 29 Swansea Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567575-7 |
Aerial view PR 38 Bristol Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567578-80 |
Aerial view PR 58 North Kingstown Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567581-3 |
Aerial view PR 68 Coventry Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567584-6 |
Aerial view PR 79 Foster Center Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567587-9 |
Aerial view B 84 Burlington Launcher Area 4 Sep 59 |
3 |
SC567590-2 |
Aerial view B 85 Bedford Launcher Area 4 Sep 59 |
2 |
SC567593-4 |
Aerial view PR 99 North Smithfield Launcher Area 5 Sep 59 |
1 |
SC567656 |
Aerial view HA-36 Portland Ct Launcher Area 21 Oct 59 |
3 |
SC568044-6 |
Aerial view PH 25 Lumberton NJ Launcher Area 12 Nov 59 |
3 |
SC568047-9 |
Aerial view PH 32 Marlton NJ Launcher Area under construction 12 Nov 59 |
3 |
SC568050-2 |
Aerial view PH 41 Berlin NJ Launcher Area Under Construction 13 Nov 59 |
3 |
SC568053-5 |
Aerial view PH 49 Pitman NJ Launcher Area 12 Nov 59 |
3 |
SC568056-8 |
Aerial view PH 58 Swedesboro NJ Launcher Area 13 Nov 59 |
1 |
SC568883 |
Early test model of Nike-Zeus under R and D at White Sands Missile Range, NM, 10 Dec 59 |
1 |
SC571677 |
W-64 Lorton. The commanding officers of the two firing units within the confines of the Lorton site, point out their responsibility by the two signs which identify the unit. CPT John B. Van Santen, Jr (Left) is CO of the Active Army unit, and CPT Bernard S. Rhees is in charge of the Army National Guard battery. In the background are the radars in the control area of the Active army unit. 11 Apr 60. Photo by SP4 John B. Kelley, 19th Arty Gp (Air Defense). |
1 |
SC571678 |
W-64 Lorton. National Guard personnel at the Lorton Nike site pressurize the Nike-Ajax guided missile, an important step in the assembly of the weapon. CW) Williard Dean ( Wilson, NC) (Left) missile specialist from HQS, 19th Arty Gp, evaluates the operation. National Guard personnel are (2d from left to right) SFC Vernon Simpson (Manassas, VA); SP4 Thomas Glaze (Fairfax, VA); SP4 Edwin Dumas (Springfield, VA); and SGT Howard Honaker (Alexandria, VA). 11 Apr 60. Photo by SP4 John B. Kelley, 19th Arty Gp (Air Defense). |
1 |
SC571679 |
W-64 Lorton. Inside the battery control van, the Army National Guard battery commander and his crew go through a simulated fire attack exercise. CPT Bernard S. Rhees (center), CO, Btry A, 1st Missile Bn, 280th Arty, monitors the acquisition radar scope. Evaluating the Army National Guard unit is CPT Cyril G. Hess ( Bellingham, WA) (standing) the Guided Missile Officer from the 19th Arty Gp. SFC Robert C. Brooks (right) acquisition radar operator, and SP4 Warren Wilson, computer operator, await instructions. 11 Apr 60. Photo by SP4 John B. Kelley, 19th Arty Gp (Air Defense). |
1 |
SC571680 |
W-64 Lorton. Making sure that the generators in the launching area are operational at all times is the job of both the Army National Guard and active Army. SP4 Theopholis Reynolds (Los Angeles, CA) (left) member of Btry C, 1st Missile Bn, 71st Arty, Active Army, and M/Sgt Edwin Smith (Alexandria, VA) member of Btry A, 1st Missile Bn, 380th Arty, Army National Guard, make an adjustment on the generator pump. 11 Apr 60. Photo by SP4 John B. Kelley, 19th Arty Gp (Air Defense). |
3 |
SC572810-12 |
Aerial view HA-04 Ansonia CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC572813-15 |
Aerial view HA-48 Cromwell CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC572816-18 |
Aerial view HA-25 Manchester CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC572819-21 |
Aerial view BP-17 Milford CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC572822-24 |
Aerial view HA-36 Portland CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC572825-27 |
Aerial view BP-85 Simsbury CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC5782828-30 |
Aerial view BP-73 Westport CT Launcher Area 28 Apr 60 |
3 |
SC573319-21 |
Aerial view IFC Area, PH 99R Eureka, PA 21 Oct 59 |
1 |
SC573322 |
Aerial view, PH 99L, Eureka, PA, Launcher Area 20 Oct 59 |
1 |
SC573324 |
Aerial view, PH 99L, Eureka, PA, Launcher Area 20 Oct 59 |
1 |
SC573325 |
IFC area, PH 15R Newportville, PA, 20 Oct 59; PA Turnpike in background |
2 |
SC573327-8 |
Aerial view PH 49 Newportville, PA Launcher Area 20 Oct 59 |
3 |
SC573329-31 |
Aerial view IFC Area, PH 75R, Edgemont, PA 20 Oct 59 |
|
SC573332-4 |
Aerial view PH 91L Worchester, PA Launcher Area 22 Feb 60 |
2 |
SC573335-6 |
Aerial view PH 91R Worchester, PA IFC Area 22 Feb 60 |
1 |
SC573337 |
Aerial view PH 07R Richboro, PA Launcher Area 22 Feb 60 |
1 |
SC573338 |
Aerial view IFC Area, PH 07R, Richboro, PA 22 Feb 60 |
3 |
SC573339-41 |
Aerial view PH 07L Richboro, PA, Launcher Area 22 Feb 60 |
3 |
SC573342-4 |
Aerial view PH 82L Valley Forge PA Launcher Area 22 Feb 60 |
1 |
SC573345 |
Aerial view of PH 82R radar technician performing maintenance, Valley Forge PA 23 Feb 60 |
2 |
SC573346-7 |
Aerial view IFC Area, PH 67R Village Green, PA 23 Feb 60 |
4 |
SC573348-51 |
Aerial view PH 67L Village Green, PA, Launcher Area 23 Feb 60 |
2 |
SC575381-2 |
Aerial view C41L Jackson Park, IL, C, 2-57 Arty, Launcher Area 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575383-4 |
Aerial view C44L Jackson Park, IL, A, 1-202 Arty, ILARNG, Launcher Area 15 Oct 59 |
1 |
SC575385 |
Aerial view C03R Belmont-Montrose, IL, A, 2-57 Arty, IFC, 30 Oct 59 |
1 |
SC575386 |
Aerial view C03L Belmont-Montrose, IL, A, 2-57 Arty, Launcher Area, 30 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575387-8 |
Aerial view C40L Burnham Park, IL, B, 2-57 Arty, Launcher Area, 30 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575389-90 |
Aerial view C49L Homewood, IL, A, 4-52d Arty, Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575391-2 |
Aerial view C51L Worth, IL, C, 1-202 Arty, ILARNG, Launcher Area 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575393-4 |
Aerial view C61L Lemont, IL, D, 2-60th Arty, Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575395-6 |
Aerial view C54L Orland Park, IL, B, 2-60th Arty, Launcher Area, 30 Oct 59 |
3 |
SC5755397-9 |
Aerial view C32L Porter, IN, B, 1-60th Arty, Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575400-1 |
Aerial view C47L Wheeler, IN, A, 1-60th Arty, Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC575402-3 |
Aerial view C45L Gary, IN, C, 1-60th Arty, Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
1 |
SC575406 |
Aerial view C46L Munster, IN, C, 4-52d Arty, Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
3 |
SC575407-9 |
Aerial view C48L Chesterton, IN, D, 1-60th Arty Launcher Area, 15 Oct 59 |
2 |
SC580864-5 |
Hercules on GOER transport and launcher; three man launch crew can fire in minutes; 18 Apr 61 |
1 |
SC581300 |
Site Apache, semi-mobile Nike-Hercules site, Ft. Bliss, TX, 19 Jan 61; 6th Arty Gp (AD) |
2 |
SC582301,-3 |
A, 2-562D Arty firing Nike-Hercules, Eielson AFB, Alaska; 26 Jan 60 |
8 |
SC585147-9,-50-54 |
loading a Nike-Hercules into a C-124 cargo aircraft at Biggs AFB, TX, 3 Oct 58 |
5 |
SC585493-7 |
Landau , Germany- IFC, 8 Jun 61 |
1 |
SC585498 |
Landau , Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61 |
4 |
SC585499-502 |
Landau , Germany- IFC, 8 Jun 61 |
3 |
SC585503-7 |
Landau , Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61 |
1 |
SC585508 |
Landau , Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61; PVT David W. Clover conducts prefire checks on missile |
1 |
SC585509 |
Landau, Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61; SGT Lee Bradford B, 2-56th Arty gives signal to raise the missile into firing position |
1 |
SC585510 |
Landau, Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61; B, 2-56th Arty, Nike-Hercules ready to fire |
2 |
SC585511-2 |
Landau , Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61; B, 2-56th Arty, Nike-Hercules (L) and Nike-Ajax (R ) in launch posture |
1 |
SC585513 |
Landau, Germany- Launcher Area, 8 Jun 61; B, 2-56th Arty, Nike-Hercules ready to fire |
1 |
SC585514 |
US Army Nike-Zeus missile is successfully launched from Headquarters, Pacific Missile Range, 7 Oct 61, Point Mugu, CA. |
2 |
SC587577-8 |
Redstone Missile 2011 being fueled, 26 Jan 60, White Sands Missile Range |
2 |
SC587579-80 |
US Army Nike-Zeus 106, White Sands Missile Range, 27 Feb 60 |
1 |
SC588944 |
Admin Area looking SW to motor pool, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588948 |
Launcher Area looking NW to generator shed, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588949 |
Launcher Area looking N to assembly bldg, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588950 |
Launcher Area looking W to warhead bldg, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588951 |
Launcher Area looking N to fuel storage bldg, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588953 |
Launcher Area looking S to kennel area and LCT van with Ft. Barry in background, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588954 |
IFC Area looking SW with RC Van, FUIF van and BC \van with connecting corridor and water tank and pump, with power shed in background, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588955 |
IFC Area looking W shows acquisition radar with generator shed, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588956 |
IFC Area looking N shows target tracking radar with generator Building, alternate acquisition radar and shed, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588957 |
IFC Area looking S shows missile tracking radar, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588958 |
Launcher Area, Launcher Sections A and B, B, 2-51st Arty, SF-87, Ft. Cronkhite, CA, 1961 |
1 |
SC588959 |
Aerial view SE from launcher area to IFC, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961. |
1 |
SC588960 |
Admin area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking W shows mess hall and billets |
1 |
SC588961 |
Admin area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking NW shows headquarters and billets |
1 |
SC588962 |
Admin area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking SW shows dayroom |
1 |
SC588963 |
Admin area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking NW shows supply room |
1 |
SC588965 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking W shows ready room bldg |
1 |
SC588966 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking N shows generator bldg |
1 |
SC588967 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking NW shows water pump and water tank |
1 |
SC588968 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking W shows maintenance bldg with Radome in background |
1 |
SC588969 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking NE shows hypar bldg and target tracking tower |
1 |
SC588970 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking N shows Hypar Radome |
1 |
SC588971 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking S shows missile tracking radar |
1 |
SC588972 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking SW shows base for acquisition radar |
1 |
SC588973 |
IFC area, SF-88, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking E shows FUIF van, target ranging radar base, BCT van, interconnecting corridor and RC van |
1 |
SC588974 |
Launcher Area, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking W with Ft. Cronkhite in Background, showing dog kennels |
1 |
SC588975 |
Launcher Area, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking W shows warhead building |
1 |
SC588976 |
Launcher Area, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking SW shows generator shed. |
1 |
SC588977 |
Launcher Area, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking N shows POL building. |
1 |
SC588978 |
Launcher Area, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking SE shows LCT van and antennae and assembly vans. |
1 |
SC588979 |
Launcher Area, Btry A, 2-51st Arty, Ft. Barry, CA, 1961; looking N shows launcher sections A and B. |
1 |
SC588980 |
Aerial view looking S from launcher area to IFC, Btry B, 2-250th Arty, Ft. Scott, CA, SF-89N, 1961 |
1 |
SC588981 |
Aerial view looking NW from IFC to launcher area, Btry B, 2-250th Arty, Ft. Scott, CA, SF-89N, 1961 |
1 |
SC588982 |
Aerial view looking NW from IFC to launcher area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961 |
1 |
SC588983 |
Aerial view looking SC from launcher area to IFC, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961 |
1 |
SC588984 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NW shows overall view of admin area |
1 |
SC588985 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NW shows administration building |
1 |
SC588986 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NW shows administration building |
1 |
SC588987 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking N shows mess hall and barracks |
1 |
SC588988 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking N shows barracks and BOQ. |
1 |
SC588989 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NE shows barracks. |
1 |
SC588991 |
Admin area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NE shows motor pool and paint shed. |
1 |
SC588992 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking E shows ready room. |
1 |
SC588993 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking E shows radar building and acquisition radar antenna. |
1 |
SC588994 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking SE shows generator building and acquisition radar antenna. |
1 |
SC588995 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking SE shows generator building. |
1 |
SC588996 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking SE shows pump house and water tower. |
1 |
SC588997 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking S shows FUIF van, guard shack and paint shed. |
1 |
SC588998 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking N shows battery control van, interconnecting corridor and radar control van. |
1 |
SC588999 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking W shows missile tracking radar. |
1 |
SC589000 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking S shows target tracking radar and target ranging radar antennae. |
1 |
SC589001 |
Launcher area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NW shows assembly building. |
1 |
SC589002 |
Launcher area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking S shows warhead building. |
1 |
SC589003 |
Launcher area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking NW shows generator shed and guard shack. |
1 |
SC589004 |
IFC area, Btry D, 4-67th Arty, San Rafael, CA, SF-93, 1961; looking E shows battery acquisition radar. |
1 |
SC589005 |
From launcher area to IFC aerial view, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking NE. |
1 |
SC589006 |
From IFC to launcher area aerial view, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking SW. |
1 |
SC589007 |
Admin area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking NW shows IFC barracks and BOQ. |
1 |
SC589008 |
Admin area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking NW shows launcher barracks. |
1 |
SC589009 |
Admin area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking E shows mess hall. |
1 |
SC589010 |
Admin area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking E shows motor pool area. |
1 |
SC589011 |
IFC area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking NE shows generator buildings. |
1 |
SC589012 |
IFC area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking NW shows POL sheds. |
1 |
SC589014 |
IFC area, Site T-10, Elmira, CA, A, 1-61st Arty, 1961; looking N shows L to R missile tracking radar, acquisition radar, and tasrget tracking radar. |
1 |
SC589279 |
US Army Nike-Zeus missile first firing with three motors from Headquarters, Pacific Missile Range, 7 Mar 62, Point Mugu, CA. |
1 |
SC589280 |
US Army Nike-Zeus anti-missile prior to launch at Pacific Missile Range, 8 Mar 62, Point Mugu, CA. |
1 |
SC589409 |
1st Btry, 1st Turkish Nike Bn, at ft. Bliss, 25 Sep 61; L to R MSG Hayati Cosan, MSG Sefer Uner, MSG Temel Akin, MSG Atila Bilgen |
1 |
SC589635 |
Aerial view IFC Area, LA 78 Malibu, CA 15 Dec 61 |
1 |
SC589636 |
Aerial view IFC Area, LA 96 VAN Nuys, CA 15 Dec 61 |
1 |
SC592130 |
B Btry 4-43d Arty, Battery Control Van near Ft. Richardson, AK, 10 Nov 60; Ll-R PFC Carl Pries, Gilbert Ville, CPT Erwin Tholl, Jr., Btry Cdr, PFC John Stone; Rear L-R PVT Daniel Isaacs, 1LT George W. Brooks |
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SC592131 |
B Btry 4-43d Arty, near Ft. Richardson, AK, 10 Nov 60;CWO J.P.Caine, Safety Officer, standing by target tracking radar |
1 |
SC592132 |
B Btry 4-43d Arty, near Ft. Richardson, AK, 17 Nov 60; KDB-1 radio controlled target drone resting on launching pad prior to firing, Summit, AK. |
1 |
SC592133 |
Launching of Nike-Hercules missile from Site Summit, SK, 21 Nov 60. |
1 |
SC592134 |
Chief photographer SFC George Woolsley<USARAL Pictorial Branch, Ft. Richardson, AK, dismounts a 35mm motion picture camera with a special mount on a radar tracking unit at Nike Site Summit, 21 Nov 60. |
1 |
SC592135 |
Site Summit Area A with missile on launching pad prior to firing by B 4-43d Arty, Summit, AK, 22 Nov 60 |
1 |
SC592263 |
Launcher Control Unit, 2d Turkish Nike Missile Battalion, prior to firing at Ft. Bliss, TX, 9 Oct 61; L to R CPT Sadi Deminbas, MSG Adem Ozalp, American SFC John Simox, 1st GM Bde |
1 |
SC592264 |
Guidance system test, 8th Btry, 2d Turkish Nike Missile Bn, 8 Oct 61, Ft. Bliss, TX. |
1 |
SC592265 |
Members of 2d Turkish Nike Missile Bn orient a target tracking radar at Ft. Bliss, TX, 9 Oct 61; L to R MSG Murat Uzun, MSG Seyfettin Corga and MSG Yasar Agacbicer, all of Istanbul |
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SC592266 |
Members of 2d Turkish Nike Missile Bn are assisted by US Army NCO at Ft. Bliss, TX, 9 Oct 61; L to R SFC Robert Lauver, MSG Aksit Emin, MSG Okumus Ismail, CPT Tevhit |
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SC596670 |
IFC Area, PH 93, West View, PA n to s, 21 Nov 61 |
1 |
SC599942 |
Missile Master Fort Heath B-18 August 1962 |
1 |
SC599943 |
Aerial view Fort Heath Missile Master August 1962 |
1 |
SC599944 |
Missile Master Fort Heath B-18 August 1962 |
5 |
SC599945-9 |
Missile Master Control Room Fort Heath B-18 August 1962 |
2 |
SC59950-1 |
Aerial view launcher area B-36 Weymouth August 1962 |
1 |
SC59952 |
IFC to Launcher Area B-36 Ft Duvall August 1962 |
2 |
SC59953-4 |
IFC B-36 Ft Duvall August 1962 |
2 |
SC59957-8 |
IFC B-73 Lincoln August 1962 |
2 |
SC59959-60 |
Aerial view launcher area B-73 Lincoln August 1962 |
2 |
SC59960-2 |
IFC PR-19 Rehoboth August 1962 |
1 |
SC599963 |
IFC B-03 Reading August 1962 |
1 |
SC599964 |
IFC to Launcher Area B-03 Reading August 1962 |
1 |
SC599965 |
Aerial view launcher area B-03 Reading August 1962 |
1 |
SC599966 |
IFC B-03 Reading August 1962 |
1 |
SC596667 |
IFC B-05 Danvers September 1962 |
1 |
SC596668 |
Aerial view launcher area B-05 Danvers September 1962 |
4 |
SC596669-72 |
IFC B-05 Danvers September 1962 |
2 |
SC596673-4 |
IFC B-15 Beverly September 1962 |
2 |
SC596675-6 |
Aerial view launcher area B-15 Beverly September 1962 |
2 |
SC599977-8 |
Aerial view launcher area B-55 Blue Hills September 1962 |
1 |
SC599979 |
IFC B-55 Blue Hills September 1962 |
1 |
SC599980 |
IFC to Launcher Area B-55 Blue Hills August 1962 |
1 |
SC599987 |
IFC B- Needham September 1962 |
1 |
SC599988 |
IFC to Launcher Area B- Needham August 1962 |
1 |
SC599989-90 |
Aerial view launcher area B- Needham September 1962 |
1 |
SC599991-3 |
Aerial view Wollaston Nike HQS Site September 1962 |
2 |
SC599994-5 |
Aerial view Fort Banks August 1962 |
4 |
SC599996-9 |
Fort Banks- 93d Sig Det August 1962 |
2 |
SC600000-1 |
Fort Banks- 93d Sig Det August 1962 |
2 |
SC600035-6 |
Launcher area to IFC PR-99 North Smithfield August 1962 |
1 |
SC600037 |
IFC to Launcher Area PR-99 North Smithfield August 1962 |
2 |
SC600038-9 |
IFC PR-99 North Smithfield August 1962 |
1 |
SC600040 |
IFC to Launcher Area PR-38 Bristol August 1962 |
2 |
SC600041-2 |
Aerial view launcher area PR-38 Bristol August 1962 |
1 |
SC600043 |
IFC PR-69 Coventry September 1962 |
1 |
SC600044 |
IFC to Launcher Area PR-69 Coventry September 1962 |
1 |
SC600045 |
Aerial view launcher area PR-69 Coventry September 1962 |
1 |
SC600046 |
Launcher area to IFC PR-69 Coventry September 1962 |
1 |
SC600047 |
IFC PR-69 Coventry September 1962 |
1 |
SC600049 |
Launcher area to IFC PR-79 Foster Center September 1962 |
1 |
SC600050 |
IFC to Launcher Area PR-79 Foster Center September 1962 |
1 |
SC600051 |
IFC PR-79 Foster Center September 1962 |
1 |
SC607124 |
PFC Ronald Tipton, A Btry 2-562d Arty, maintaining microwave antenna, Ft. Wainwright, AK |
1 |
SC607125 |
Maintaining microwave antenna, Ft. Wainwright, AK |
1 |
SC607126 |
Battery Control Van, 2-562d Arty, Ft. Wainwright, AK, CPT Neeley and SP5 Richard Oliver |
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SC607127 |
Alternate AADCP site, Ft. Wainwright, AK, with MAJ Mathiesson, HHB, SGT Rowley, B Btry, sitting L to R and standing PFC Adams, D Btry, PFC Lasley, D Btry, 2-562d Arty |
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SC607128-30 |
Prefire checks prior to firing at Fort Wainwright, AK, by 2-562d Arty |
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SC607131 |
N-H. being checked prior to firing at Fort Wainwright, AK, by 2-562d Arty |
1 |
SC607132 |
N-H. being set up in firing position at Fort Wainwright, AK, by 2-562d Arty |
1 |
SC607399 |
LtGen Duff, ARADCOM, with B 1-202 Arty, ILARNG, Addison, IL, 30 Sep 63 |
1 |
SC609202 |
Mr. O. Bennett, engineer Equipment Mechanic, Government employee with 30 years service, is assembling a 45 KW motor generator unit after completing of an MWO. The 45 KW generator furnishes 400 cycle electrical power for radar and missile equipment at the guided missile sites. Ft. Totten. 28 Jan 1964 |
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