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Good idea to use your browser's search function, units seemed to get formed and disbanded frequently - . | Site ID or | center Name, family name first | (rank & duty optional) dates at | location Ft. Bliss | . | . | . | Acord, William L.,
507th Arty Detachment (NATO Cust.Team) - Unit disbanded. Transferred to 509th Arty Detachment @ Ft. Bliss. Unit disbanded.
Served in D-1-333 at Ft. Bliss in 1969. - 222 2nd St.; Beaver, WV 25813 | 9/68-12/69 | . | Birmingham, Harry, Missile Master.
I was one of the seven enlisted Cadre of instructors from Ft. Bliss
who went to the Martin-Orlando facility to attend the first AN/TSQ-8 Fire Unit
Integration Facility equipment maintenance course in April 1958. I was chosen as
the honor student at the end of a four-week course. We returned to Bliss and
prepared the training course for the Nike Fire Control Chief training.. The
equipment used point contact transistors and was installed in a training building
that was completely copper screened to prevent any radar beams from blowing the
transistors. We learned about logic circuits, digital data transfer, and I used
that knowledge to get a good job with Convair Astronautics as an Atlas Checkout
Equipment instructor when my enlistment was over in September 1958. I have some
black/white photos of our class receiving instruction.. | /56-/58 | . | Bolin, Jeffrey L.,
maint.at ait 1 year | 6/79-6/81 | . | Brown, Odis A.,
FUIF Instructor - PO Box 914, Silver Creek, GA. 30173 | /64-/65 | . | Ehlers, Robert "Bob",
Instructor, SP5 - Trained in 63-attended instructor training fall of 63-taught
at park-mostly NATO troops-excess
in MOS-departed in the spring 64 along with about 6 of my close friends all-226's Ended up
in the Field Arty working on Counter Battery radar, MPQ 10 at Fort Chaffee Ark. and Fort Sill OK.
Out in Oct of 1965. | /63-10/65 | . | Evanoff, Robert E. (Bob),
Nike Hercules Launcher Area Fire Control Instructor.
... training US Army and NATO troops on the Nike Hercules Missile assembly
and checkout procedures. I tried for two years from 1959 to 1960 to get
stationed at the Nike Site located at Monroe, Michigan which was only
30 miles north of my home town in Toledo, Ohio. - Now at 8 Oak Knoll Way,
Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Phone: 386-676-0313 | 6/58-12/60 | . | Gunderson, Robert
3 years at Bliss. I was part of the training group. Last served as system maintenance.
Discharged Feb. 61. Went to work for GE Computer Division in Phoenix, Az. | 2/58-2/61 | . | Hardy, Timothy,
Worked in the warhead building A Battery Staff and Faculty
| 06/85-12/85 | . | Hazelwood, Tom,
Worked on training systems. | 1/65-12/67 | . | Howard, John,
Assigned to RCAT Battery. I tested target engines before sending them to
Oscura or Mc Gregor camps. | 6/58-4/60 | . | Jones, Frank R.,
I was a troop pusher/IFC instructor on all systems.
I made E-5 (Spc.5)in Sep. 1967 and made a Buck SGT. E-5 in early Oct.67.
I loved my job> I got married and ETSed back to my hometown of Fort Worth, Tx. in Jan. 1969.
Instead of shooting down A/C with a NIKE Missle, I started building F-111 aircraft at General
Dymanics. I now work for the federal Goverment, Dept of Defense.
- 109 Ashley Lane Weatherford, Tx. 76086 | 8/67-01/69 | . | Macdonald, Bruce,
Completed 16B mos stayed on a permanent cadre.
1st training brigade Fort Bliss Texas | 3/66-3/67 | . | McKinney, John B.,
Initially assigned as Dep Dir, PATRIOT Trng Dept and retired as Dir. Nike Hercules was under the department.
It closed out in '87 and we stopped Herc trng. Started with Herc as a 2LT and ended active Herc as an LTC.
| 7/83-11/88 | . | Michael, Tom,
24P instructor | 3/78-5/80 | . | Noe, Richard,
Instructor - I taught both US and NATO troops on the Nike
Ajax Missile System including
missile assembly through launch and supported troop training at the range
(don't recall its name). It was a good duty station and even liked the El
Paso climate after three years. The knowledge I acquired on Nike lead me
into a career in aerospace most of which I have enjoyed except for the
lay-offs associated with government contracts.
My nick name is Bill. | 3/58-8/60 | . | Poulos (Simmons), Gail,
24U Instructor - One of the first females to enter field. | /76-/78 | . | Rose, Robert T.,
Nike Hercules School, I served as an instructor for 3 years.
4526 Rivermist Drive Melbourne Florida 32935 | 3/83-3/86 | . | Rothe, Peter,
With the German Airforce as interpeter for Ajax and Hercules courses | 8/60-11/61 | . | Steele, Richard,
SP5 A Btry School Support Command MOS 225.10 (22F20)
Nike Herc. Electronic Maint. at Missle and Launch Area
Training Center, Ft. Bliss | 10/63-2/66 | . | Tracy, Rodger,
After going through 24Q20 Nike Herc Fire Control Technician school for 40 weeks,
then maintained the equipment at the Air Defense School until being shipped to Pforzheim , Germany.
I learned to fly and became a private pilot in my off duty time in El Paso.
I put over 5,000 mile on my 15 speed bike as I did not own a car. I used to ride to
Las Cruzes, NM to eat at La Posta resturant and return. - 2396 Herndon Dr., East Wenatchee, WA 98802
| 4/66-2/68 | . | Trentlage, Keith A.,
Could't begin to compare to Fort Brown Deer. -
1235 Wisteria La. Waukesha, WI | 05/71-2/72 | . | Trinkle, Charles A.,
D Btry 1st Bn 1st Gp- Performed Maintenance @ Launcher Training Site located at intersection of Fred Wilson Dr.
& Airport Rd.(across the road from BIGGS AFB) : rank:PFC F Btry. 2nd Bn 1st Gp: duties same as above : rank:Spec4
B Btry Sch Spt Comd USARADSCH: duties; maintain and set up electronic training labs and electronic test equipment:
rank(Spec5, E5)
I still remember watching the B36 bombers taking off from BIGGS(a SAC base) and hoping they gained enough altitude
to clear the Franklin Mts. Sometimes they barely cleared our barracks(located off HAHN Rd.) see comments second site
A lot of the guys that I attended AAA & GM school with were later transferred to Fts. Sill, Ok & Huachuca, Az.
The Army had more Nike men than they needed. However, the training classes continued.
| 11/58-8/61 | . | Wallters, Michael,
| 60-62 | . | Walston, Richard E.,
99 Waterside Rd. Northport, New York 11768, assigned Ft. Bliss -
After graduating from msl+launching area as a Hercules
Electronic Maintanence tech.=assigned as an instructor in HAM dept.
| 10/68-3/70 | . | Williams, John,
Worked in the school support command. C Bat | 4/65-1/68 | . | Wogoman, Phil E,
Sp-5, training National Guard troops - arrived as sp4 and made sp5 several months later. right place at right time.
spent time training national guard troops on the radar consols as well as supervising the troops in cleanup details.
nothing was allowed to grow within 50 feet of the roadway as i recall so everything needed to be policed.
was there when president kennedy was assassinated and remember how the border was closed down with some
of our guys across the border. separated from service in 8-64.
- 130 w pinehurst sidney, oh 45365 | 6/63-8/64 | . | Witt, Charles T. (Jr.),
I attended the first Internal Guidance course at Ft. Bliss (1954), then transferred to site installation
team out of Chicago, then back to Ft. Bliss as an instructor until 1957 - 421 East Fourth St., Grandfield, OK 73546
| /54-/57 | ---AirDefenseBoard | CONARC Air Defense Board (Board 4) Site 1, Ft Bliss Texas | . | . | Nielsen, Niels,
Spec4, MOS 224; left to go to Army Security Agency. | 7/58-7/60 | --D/1/333 later @ McGregor | . | . | McLaughlin, Patrick,
The Battalion was apparently activated in May 1966. Our barracks were at the old
Army hospital at Fred Wilson Ave. and Dyer St. Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas before being moved to the
main base near Fred Wilson Ave. and Airport Rd., where our equipment was kept.
| 5/66-9/68 | ---495th AAA Msl Bn. | 1st GM Gp(SAM) Ft Bliss Texas | . | . | Loftis, Homer J.,
(1) Bn-S-2 (2)Bn Adj(3) (3) PersOff(Concur) Ist Lt
We made it happened. Forever First -
6135 Bellefontaine Rd Lima, Ohio 45804 | 8/54-10/55 | . | Mullin, Bartley "Moon",
Sp2, on-board guidance tech. discharged 9/57 helped develop
first mobile Ajax battery at McGregor Range, worked on team that shot 16
missiles in competition with Air Forcr (1956) to determine federal funding
allocations--We won! Fired first Ajax missiles with fragmentation boosters
(at Mcgregor) it was a disaster-all of them on the ready rack blew up plus
the one on the elevated launcher that was fired. Lotsa; red fuming nitric
acid and noise. 4687Glengate Drive, Columbus, Ohio43232 | 10/56-9/57 | . | Williams, George,
Helped build the launch sites. My first job was ro run the camp generator while
part of the training battery. After training with package 20
that was sent to Detroit, I was assigned to the Battery D, 495th and spent
every other month at RCRC. | /54-2/56 | . | Zajac, James,
SP2 Guided Msl Mech Maint, PO BOX 41 PULASKI WI 54162 -
I believe this was the first Nike Msl Bn. We provided the training personel
and support equip for the batteries on site. The batteries spent 1 or 2 wks at
Red Canyon Range Camp located in the Carrizozo & Oscuro New Mexico.
I was a G.M.M. man | 6/54-10/56 | ---3./GAFADS | German Air Force Air Defense School | . | . | Erich W. Iller,
Interpretor, SFC | 1/74-3/79 | ---USAADSCH | US Army Air Defense School - Fort Bliss | . | . | Amren, Greg,
Started as 22f20 Nike Hercules Electronic Tech class 4-69, ended as 24U40.
instructor at SWTC. Also worked at missle supply | 11/68-7/71 | . | Braden, Frank (Buck) R., III,
BLDG #2, I attended OBC from July-Sept and then joined the
Air Defense School's Basic Electronics Department of the Electronics Division.
. I left the Enlisted Inst Branch in October, 1962 for a three month vacation
at Homestead AFB, Fl in twin-40s (Dusters)during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
| 7/60-10/62 | . | Christensen, Larry P.,
Spec 5 and SSGT, 24U4H, basic electronics, missile electronics and missile
fire distribution system instructor. Primarily a NATO troop
instructor. Snap evaluator at McGregor Range. Great bunch of guys at the
school and hanging around Juarez in the late 60's was pretty good duty also. -
7002 Buttermilk Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78413 | 3/68-7/70 | . | Curry, Larry,
Spec-5 High Altitude Missle Dept. Assembly and Launch Area - Instructor
| 68-70 | . | Gilliland, Richard M.,
Worked in Bldg 769 Basic Officer Orientation Course -
where we showed in-flight mechanic on a Hawk Missile making in-flight
adjustments; some believd it. Later transferred to the High Altitude
Missile (HAM) Dept, Bldg 60, Plans & Operations (P&O) where I controlled and
maintained all tests/written exams related to the Nike Herc. Also maintained
same for the Allied Students. PCS to 3/71, 02/68. | 10/66-02/68 | . | Jegelewicz, James ,
Maintained AN/MPQ T-1's for school.
| 1/73-1/74 | . | Johnson, Kenneth D.
CW2 RET., DSP Missile & Launcher Repair | 83-87 | . | Lessely, Roger,
Nike Universal Fire and Control System Maintenance.
Trained US, Seato and Nato troops at Robert Abernathy Radar Park. Use to love
meeting my German students in Juarez. Great guys and kept the beer flowing
| '61-'64 | . | Marcella, Thomas,
Worked in the radar park doing maintenance on ajax fire control
systems after graduating from SAM 28. | 11/55-8/57 | . | McCarthy, Robert,
Tracking Radar Instructional Branch,
Guided Missile Fire Control Instructor, E-4, wangled a job teaching after
graduation and loved it. Worked with some great people.
1535 Burns Street, West Linn, OR 97068 | 2/67-2/68 | . | Murrell, Gerald B. ,
MOS 223.1 Nike Ajax Electronic Material Maint. Upon graduation was sent to Ft. Sill, OK to
Corporal Msl. Bn. doing guidance testing. Moved to Orogrande, NM for month of June, 1959 for annual
practice firing. Fired 2 missiles. Pretty neat. Transferred back to Bliss in August,1959.
| Came back to the school and taught Basic Electronics for short time. Then one of 3 Enlisted men assigned to Missile Science Division, an advanced course for field grade officers intended to be site commanders. Stayed there until I was separated from active duty, 1/20/61, co-incidentally JFK's inauguration day. Loved Bliss and El Paso. - 12606 Rifleman Trail, Cypress, TX 77429 6/58-12/58 | 8/59-1/61 . | Page, Buddy,
Taught Launch Area Military Personnel in Launch Area maintenance and operations
as a Lieutenant in Anti-Air Craft.
117 South Shore Dr., Holden Beach, NC 28462 | 9/56-9/58 | . | Ramsay, Colin B,
Abernathy Park, 24Q on A-team and T-1 simulator. | 75-78 | . | Reeser, Darrell E.,
Instructor and served on the Firing Squad of the Funeral Detail from 7/70 to 1/71
| 5/70-1/71 | . | Robbins, Robert G (Bob).,
SP-5. 223.68 mos, Attended SAM Electronic Material Maintance
Course No.10. Instructed after graduation in the launcher and warhead section on Ajax.
Mat Mtc Sch FtBliss - 16 Donner Pl. Ponca City, Ok. 74604 | 04/57-8/59 | . | Ruth, Dennis R.,
Missile Electronics & Control Systems Dept. 2LT -
Instructor & Chief, Officer Instruction Branch. Taught/supervised basic
electricity & electronics instruction & IFF, then Operations Officer
| '69-'71 | . | Shaw, William (Bill),
maintained Nike radars and computers for the
various classes coming through. | 11/55-9/56 | . | Smith, Donald E,
Instructor -Nike Hercules, 2624 Oak Haven, San Marcos, TX 78666
| 6/57-6/63 | . | Strain, Bobby C.,
Bliss Instructor | 7/56-9/57 | . | Sullivan, Paul R. ,
Spec 5 24U20C, Staff and Faculty Battalion | 68-71 | . | Urban, Charles,
24U Instructor then moved to PATRIOT 24T Instructor until ETS in 8/85
332 East Haven Dr,Bham AL | 2/82-3/83 | . | Vaughn, Tom ,
HHB SSC (School Support Command) | 68-71 | . | Zimmerman, W. Dean (Z-Man),
Worked night maintenance SSG - worked with Sp6 Larry Bishop, SFC Johnny Mcgee
and many more colorful characters. | 8/69-5/75 | --DPT Center Test and Evaluation
| . | . | . | Dandeneau, James,
Started with allied ASP T-1 section worked with Japanese, Dutch and Spanish. Worked on center Cert team for Patriot
and then moved to Abernathey Park Patriot Maintenence section till I retired.
Now work with Raytheon on Patriot. Will never be as much fun as Herc. | 12/81-3/85 | --South Park | . | . | . | Morgan, Ron
Instructor, SP4. D battery of the Enlisted Staff and Faculty.
Specialized in teaching the analog computer. for 2000 hrs I also fought the War of Wazoo.or Juazoo
| 7/57-5/59 | --HHB 2/5 ADA | . | . | . | Poff, James A.,
worked in Range Support as Missile Assembly Sergeant. Had to learn the Nike Ajax from ground up to
support 4/62nd officer training firings. Supported Japanese Self-Defense Force with Ajax and Hercules. CW3 Calhoun
was in charge. Rough man but good supervisor. CW1/CW2 Carvell applied for warrant because he knew he would never make E-5.
| 11/74-6/76 | . | Wolfmeyer, Jim
T-1 Operator | '70-'71 | HQ Btry,6Th Gp ADA | . | . | . | Sloan, Don
sp5 trained national guard at mcgregor range in the good old days, many fond memories.
| 8/62-11/64 | --HQ 4/62 (McGregor Range) | . | . | . | Bishop, Houston,
SP4-SP6 Production control - 3733 winderwood memphis,tn38128
| 4/68-9/69 | . | Evans, Vincent,
LCT, sang at the Sugar Shack in El Paso
| 7/65-7/66 | . | Gadbois, James,
SP/5 23N20 (Nike Radar and Computer Repair)
When I arrived at Ft. Bliss, I was a PFC. I was told that only E-6 and above worked
on radars and that I better "find a hole and jump in it"! ... Have lots of old
"war" stories that get funnier and funnier, the older I get. We had some
great times there and in Juarez. | 70-71 | . | Lingo, Charles R.,
we fired the herc. as a target for the new patriot sys. we scored tech. kill on patriot.
- 1730 leoti dr. colo.springs, co 80915
| 6/79-6/80 | . | Liveoak, Brenda
(E5), Nike Test equipment repair.
I was with the first batch of women that came through the Nike
courses. Uncle Sam had just retired the Womens Army Corp and
I had to convert over to regular army right after basic. | 75-76 | --A/4/62 | . | . | . | Brown, Carl S. (Steve),
A&S | 2/77-12/78 | . | Valles, John L.,
IFC Plt Ldr, XO & BC | 7/67-1/70 | --B/4/62 | . | . | . | Coles, John R,
worked down range in the launcher section. Part of bn when they experimented with making the nike
herc. airmobile by sling loading under a chinook. Some of the names I recalled SPC Cornish, spc mc cord aka bubba,
spc williams aka jw ,spc williams aka chil wil, spc wieker aka tiny,sgt newton sgt rudolph -
41Highland Blvd Apt B New Castle, De 19720 | 1/77-6/79 | --D/4/62 Mobile (N-H) | . | . | . | Bishop, Houston,
school support SP4 missile repairman - 3733 winderwood memphis,tn38128
| 10/67-4/68 | . | Breton, Frederick,
Mos 225. Missile/ launch area tech.spent most of time at
McGregor range maintaining for School Support (training 2 looies)
- 11 Crain Rd, Surry NH 03431 | 9/62-6/63 | . | Rhodes, John,
SP5 Fire Control Operator(Acq/Computer) | 1963-65 | --13th Ordnance | . | . | . | Puls, Anthony R.,
unit disbanded | /75-/76 | FtChurchill | . | . | McGregorRange | . | . | . | Allgor, Clarence B. (Ben),
Fire control maintenance,
- R.S. Battery, McGregor Range Bn
- When Red Canyon closed (6/59), I went to McGregor where I did the same
work on a site there for about a year. McGregor Range was way
overstaffed, as was my MOS so in early 1960, I was in a group that was
given orders to go to Europe and Korea. We spent 3 months TDY at Fort
Gordon, GA for school, and then I went on to France for three years.
- 39898 35 1/2 Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079
| 6/59-3/60 | . | My father (CW4 William J. Auell – deceased),
was also known as the “mayor” of McGregor”, having more time
there than any others at the time.
Here is his Army Autobiography
| ?-9/72 | . | Benedict, Michael,
McGregor Range Site #2, Fire Control Maintenance Chief (226/23G/24Q)for one of
the two NATO Officers' firing sites. | 1/72-12/74 | . | Brassell, Wayne G.,
Nike Surveillance Radar | 8/71-2/72 | . | Briant, James A.,
HHB 4/62 ADA DSP, Nike Track Radar Repairman 23N20 SP/5 | 7/76-4/78 | . | Carlson, Ronald,
ARADCOM SVC Practice Unit I was a missile tape analyst, company clerk, US Army, spec 4,
assigned permanent party out at the range. I was there when the NATO FRENCH UNIT came over,
and missile had to be command burst/exploded, if I remember right it killed 3 on the ground at one of the firing ranges.
My officers were Lt Col Ness,Major Iannamico,SMAJ Collins, several CWO. The units arrived over the weekend,
assinged assembly areas for missile prep,checks performed and some units starting firing on Wed PM,
all way thru Friday a.m. Obviously, drones were carried aloft via planes at Biggs AFB, released down range, and the party was on....
I would type up all the data and the units were critiqued with their scoring. Left there to go to Vietnam
| 8/62-2/63 | . | Carnright, Stan,
senior radar tech for range search during firing of the Hawk,
Nike & nike hurc. Also we had firing on N. Megergor for the Red Eye and the
vulcan and chaperal. I was in charge of three sites to keep the range clear.
These were Mike , Oscar & Elephant Mountian which was really on White Sands.
| late '60s | . | Cornett, Timothy C.,
Sp4 IFC computer operator , D battery 2/52 | 1980-1983 | . | Dyrud, Philip M,
SP/4 Fire control maintenance - 10084 310th St. NE Newfolden, MN 56738
| 6/59-6/60 | . | Ellis, Marion E.,
Missile and Tracking
Radar Repairman MOS 253.10. E2 and left as Sp5-E5.
Ordinance Detachment of the 61st Ord. Gp. Ft. Bliss.
Hercules and Ajax Fire Control sites. I would like to hear from anyone
that was in McGregor Ord. Det. 1959-1962 and /or remembers me.
| 6/59-2/62 | . | Fey, Russell,
built ajax for foreign troop training. 2 per week during the year
I was there | 4/66-5/67 | . | Hardesty, Thomas G.,
Special Police and Fire Control Tech on IFC 26 | 5/59-2/61 | . | Hickman, Harry L,
16B Crewman (Mc Gregor Range) C - 1 -333 | 9/67-10/68 | . | Hines, Mark,
16B, helped dismantal, by hand, the launch site as we de-activated
C 2/52 in the middle of summer. Was detailed out to work at the Ft. Bliss Replica
museum after that. Best duty I ever had in my 20+ years of service. 9-5 in
civies and half a day on Fridays. | 11/81-?/82 | . | Jegelewicz, James ,
Maintained T-1's at site 1&2, helped with Firings at 24,25 & 26 for
Germans and Japanese. Got involved with the Herc Air Mobility & Earth Penetrater
Warhead Program, then retired!
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!!!!!
| 1/74-4/79 | . | Johnson, Joseph M. Jr,
CW3 251B Ground Guidance. Stuck at McGregor until retirement
| ??/83-02/87 | . | Krieser, Curtis R.,
DSB, 2/52 ADA | 4/80-7/82 | . | Lichtman, Jeffrey M.,
23N20 Nike Radar and Computer Repair. -
Schooling at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, then assigned to 333rd
Artilery at Ft. Bliss. 333rd was deactivated and wound up in the 2nd
Bat. 52nd Art. at MacGregor Missle Range, NM. | 68-70 | . | Locke, Rick,
I was sent directly to site 12 from AIT as a 24Q. We were thr Range Commanders. We all wore our mustaches
"wound up" Main post hated us with our arm bands and would roust us if they found us on post with them.
I was Spec 5 Locke. Really liked the job and the people. I am now an ADA in El Paso.
- 5109 memory El Paso Texas 79912 | 11/79-3/81 | . | Lopez, Delfin,
MP at McGregor with an MOS 95-B and the Rank E-6. | /78-/80 | . | Marshall, John M.,
I was a Military Police, rank E-4, Unit A/2/52
PLEASE NOTE: I worked with Mike Reffitt (listed in this site) and was un-able
to make contact. Can you help??? Mike and I are old Army Buddies - 1101 W. Lynwood St. Phoenix Az. 85007
| /79-/81 | . | Morgan, Dennis T.,
Tracked live fires through a telescope and manual postioning
using remote box. Tried to optically catch the first Patriot firing at White Sands
| 1/81 | . | Neal, Michial C,
l | 6/79- 5/80 | . | OWENS, R (scott),
E-4 4/62 McGregor range Alaska to Texas Bad motorcycle crash HWY 54 retired me! LOVED IT ALL! thank you
1611 Cook Ave. cleve. OH 44109 | 11/77-12/78 | . | Pohan, Adi M.,
Sp4, MOS 24U, supporting Annual Service Practice at McGregor Range. First housed at McGregor Range for
a few months, then moved to Ft. Bliss to be with the rest of the 2/52 HHB. Worked with US, Chinese,
Japanese, Greek, and Turkish Herc units. - 2020 Fostoria Circle, Danville, CA 94526 USA | 10/71-09/73 | . | Ruff, David,
SITE 26 - No slot in MOS. Left at Mc Gregor to take up space.
Swept sand and got ready for NATO troops to fire out every week. Good group of
soldiers - . Remember the Col. He had us march to the scratchy records.
| 10/64-5/65 | . | Pittman, Joe
Spec 4, 22G20 Launcher control repairman | 2/68-9/68 | . | Smith, Donald E,
NCOIC Site 26 the in 1965 & 66 2624 Oak Haven, San Marcos, TX 78666
| 6/64-6/66 | . | Rufo, Gerard J,
Started as PFC with an MOS as a radar repairman. Worked as a missle tracker at range conrol
on the hill while missiles were being fired. Repair work to radar was performed by civilians,
after sending me to school for 33 weeks @Ft.Monmouth in N.J. Left as sp/5 in 4/65.
- 18 porter st woburn ma.01801 | 4/63-4/65 | . | Stiles, Daniel,
Platoon Leader - IFC and Launcher - sites 1 & 2, Btry Cdr - A Btry,
still a 2lt when I took command. We became the Nike target det for
the Patriot OT2 and fired from WSMR (Hardin Ranch and a site just south of Stallion
Base Camp and west of Trinity Site. We closed down and turned in 4/62 and finished
up the Patriot OT2 under 2/52. Then I left for SHORAD in Korea | 11/76-6/80 | . | Stocke, Richard,
SP6 24Q Fire Control Mechanic. D Btry 2nd BN 52nd ADA McGregor Range IFC Site #23
Site was used by Alaska, Florida and Japanese units for Live Fire
8801 NW 116th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73162 | 2/77-9/78 | . | Thurman. William,
MOS: 24Q20 Fire Control Maint, SP4,First duty after schooling, worked at Site 12 Tracking Site.
To all the Beach Boy - FOREVER MCGREGOR. My adress is 3580 East Rainier Ave, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84109 | 7/76-7/78 | . | Ward, Amanda J.,
Electronic Maint. Specialist 24U - Firing site 23 | 75-77 | . | Whitworth, Richard (Dick),
P.O.Box 2193, Newport Beach, CA 92650
| /59-/60 | . | Wood, James,
SP4 16C - SP5 24P - 2/52nd Site 23 | 6/74-12/78 | . | Young, Nolan,
I was sent to Mc Gregor range from Signal School (honor graduate)
in Nov. 1958.
The army had tents set up. There was nothing there except the
Nike sites. At first I stayed at Fort Fliss and were taken by bus
to the range. We ate breakfast there.
| 11/58-5/60 | --HHB 2/52 ADA | Ft. Bliss/MacGregor Range ? | . | . | Byrne, Timothy H.,
from Korea, Supported Fla units coming to desert for ASP eval. And support Japanese for the ASP missile firings.
Practice night convoys on sand and rock. Strip D btry equipment to ensure tactical readiness for other three battery's.
Biggest event was to stand two Herc on parade field for Omar Bradley's new home of retirement in 77.
Then went to Germany A 2/56 Geinseim
- 10327 Premia Pl Las Vegas, NV 89135 | 3/76-1/78 | . | Castro, Stephen,
22n20. msl and launcher repair. supported many firings by florida
and japanese batteries. pulled over nite gaurd duty of live rouds at mc gregor
and played agressor for desert exercises. - 1936 e tam o'shanter calif 91761
| 9/77-11/79 | . | Hester, Patrick,
23N20 E4/E5 | 1/79-7/80 | . | Johnson, Joseph M. Jr,
CW2/CW3 251B Ground Guidance. Shop Officer, DSP Pl Ldr
and everything else they couldn't find a Lt. for after Cpt Krieser left
| 6/79-??/83 | . | Johnson, Kenneth D.
CW2 RET., DSP Missile & Launcher Repair | 69-73 | . | Smith, Timothy H. (Byrne)
launch area Was assigned but attached to Fla units to support
in Texas for ASP. The desert is my friend. Made E-5 under 3 years, extended for
the stripe, liked it and re-upped. They wouldn't send me back to Korea, I tried
like hell. We turned over sites to ROK in 78. | 5/76-1278 | . | Ryerson, Charles A,
16C Nike Hercules Fire Control Crew Member Long range Radar E-3 An intresting detail I can recall was when i was on
guard duty and seen what I truly beleive was a ufo I was in the BC van Tracking planes coming in and out of elpaso airport well
it was slow and I went to leave the BC Van and just overhead of the van about 30 feet was a large glowing object it was silent
and glowed a bright orange I closed and held the door latch for about twenty minutes because you could not lock it and then I
went to the radar scope and there was nothing there so i looked outside again and it was gone Just a tidbit of what went on. -
22 1/2 Reynshanhurst St Carbondale P.A 18407 | 10/79-3/81 | . | Wagner, Steven,
24U Missle/Warhead Repair | 10/76-3/77 | --A/2/52 | Ft. Bliss/MacGregor Range | . | . | Brown, Carl S. (Steve),
A&S, Wrecker. From there I went on to Patriot FOE2.
That's a whole nother story. | 1/81-9/82 | . | Chase, Timothy,
16B Launch Panel Operator,SP4, Also did a live fire for Omar Bradley
and our crew meet him after the exercise. | 1/80-7/80 | . | Marcelle, Stephen,
ACQ. Radar Mech. 24P20 - Spent rest of my tour here until discharged in 1980. Loved
EL Paso ! | 6/79-12/80 | . | Reffitt, Mike, SPC-4
M.P. assigned to physical security. | 6/79-4/81 | --B/2?/52? | Ft. Bliss/MacGregor Range (apparently went to Johnston Island for Nuke shots) | . | . | Davis, Michael R.,
Fire Control IFC. I was part of the team to Johnston Island in 62,
firing Nukes for the first time, as part of Project Dominic. | /62 | . | Sparkman, Ralph,
ets 64,came back 66 to fort bliss to vietnam 67 68 to germany 68 69 ets 69 as e5 | -5/64 | . | Woodham, Tim,
16B,Nike Hercules Missle Crewman, just wanted to say hi to
anyone at unit during this time. | 1/80-2/82 | --C/2/52 Arty
| (Mobile) Ft. Bliss/MacGregor Range -> Opa Locka, Florida during Cuban Missile business October 1962 | . | . | Davis, Michael R.,
Fire Control IFC. Bliss was ok, tons of time firing at McGregor [some for VIPs], White Sands as experimental
and show Bn..
Joined B Btry for Nuke shots on Johnston Island in .
Started 8/60 then longest troop train (troops plus equipment, to cross Southern Pacific Rail lines, to South Florida,
for the Cuban crisis. - left 5/63 from Miami
Miami was great after stand-down
from Crisis. Mom & Dad managed hotel on Miami Bch. Need I say more.
Site was in Carol City Fla. in N. Miami area. - 801 Buccaneer lane, Manahawkin NJ. 08050
| 8/60-5/63 | . | Durling, Carl,
We deployed to the desert every 3 months for practice. Were on call to
anywhere in the world (had our own air transport). Was deployed to south
Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis. And were we mobile. | /61-/62 | --D/2/52 Arty
| (Mobile) Ft. Bliss/MacGregor Range | . | . | Ridlon, Ridlon,
| 11/81-11/82 | . | Sandoval, Tommy,
| 5/79-3/81 | . | Seay, Billy S.,
A section,spc. 4, emergency firepanel operator.
October 62 Cuban Crisis, Moved to Florida. I was down range when Kennedy was killed.
759 Harris Henrietta Rd., Forest City, NC 28043 | /62-10/62 | --Nike Tng BN (McGregor Range) | . | . | . | Durffee, Ed,
S-4 / IFC Warrant | 69-73 | . | Houston, Tommi ,
16C, I was referred to as a scope dope. | /72-/75 | . | Valdez, Roberto,
MOS 25D20; BIRDIE (Battery Integrated Radar Display Eqluipment) technician
system used to test Fire Unit personnel with live missile firings..
| 1/70-12/70 | --ARADCOM at
McGregor range | about 20 people ... reported to ARADCOM in Colorado Springs ...
evaluate the readiness of batterys that came to
the range to conduct their annual firing of missiles. | . | . | Huddleston, Chuck,
T-1 simulator repairman | 11/68-8/70 | . | Mills, Rogers G.,
IFC Tech/T1 tech | 3/70 to 9/70 | Oro Grande Camp | on MacGregor Range,
| Launched RCAT targets for Hercules missiles launched from MacGregor Range, troops commuted from Ft. Bliss by bus . | . | Fraser, Ken,
Launched RCAT target drones as Nike targets - Ken's & Friend's RCAT Korner (stories)
| 7/58-11/59 | . | Schliessman, Allan (e-mail address??) spec 4 In charge of launch rotary and catapult.
- We were moved to open up McGregor Range.
My asst was Daniel Tagliente. - 23-24 123 st NYC NY 11356 | 9/58-4/60 | --Nike / Hawk live fire | tracking site 2 . | . | . | Adams, Ken
SP4 24Q IFC Maint "GUT TRUCK RAIDERS" | 83-ETS 10mos | . | Johnson, Kenneth D.
CW2 RET., DSP Missile & Launcher Repair | 76-78 | --Abernathy Park | . | . | . | Duffy, James M.,
Did the McGreggor Range ASP site host thing.
Later I went to teach 16B at Abernathey Park.
| 1972-1973 | . | Hartwig, James,
SFC Hipar maintenance at the school. BLDG 5800 abernathy park | 4/68-12/76 | . | Hurlburt, Frank R.,
22F10 Class 4-69, mantained launchers for training purposes. Left Army in 71 for College
left and went to Vidor Tex and then joined up again and stayed for my 20 retired 1 Jan 1990 at
Ft. Gordon Ga as an instructor for Fixed Station Communications 72G3H. Also spent 5 years as
an recruiter in Tacaoma and Oakanogan Wa. Now Work for the USPS. - 7406 S Cushman Ave Tacoma Wa 98408
| /69-2/71 | . | Ley, Dwayne M.,
24Q - Imp Nike Herc Fire Control Mechanic. Served at Abernathy Park 6th School Brigade up til closing. (1985)
Went on to serve as 24W - SGT YORK Radar Mech til 1985.
Final destination until ETS, 2nd enlistment, 6th Brigade, 1/43rd PATRIOT Battalon FT Bliss 86'-88'.
| 01/81-03/85 | . | Lockwood, David,
School from May 67 to Jun 68. Assigned to Abernaty Park.
ETS in May 80 but came back in 3 months later for 20 years. - 11520 Tom Ulozas Dr., El Paso, TX 79936
| 6/68-2/72 | . | Mosmeyer, Gary V.,
I was a 23G20 and a spc5. Maintenance and repair to the Nike Hercules ground guidance control systems
at the MISSILE PARK for the Army Air Defense school at Ft. Bliss. I was in co. B, 4th btn., 1st AD GM GP.
- 19019 Cochran rd. Hempstead, Tx. 77445 | /66-4/68 | . | Wisdom, Stanley,
Wisdom, Stanley, E-5, 26H20. Worked on AN/TPS-1D & 1G, ABAR and AN/TPX-26 & 46 (Mark X & Mark XII IFF).
No Propay, no re-up bonus, no re-up! Attended UTEP. FCC 1st Class License w/Radar endorsement. Nike Herc Acq & Track
at US Navy AUTEC in Bahamas 08/79 - 03/82. Current: USAF Contractor at JDMTA, KSC, CCAFS, & PAFB. Still tracking missiles!
| 11/74-01/78 | --MissileMaster | . | . | . | Barr, Robert,
First Missile Master Repair class. Stayed as instructor until separation.
Taught TDDl subsystem. P.O. Box 437, Hingham, MA 2043
| The TDDL subsystem was the Target Designation - Data Link subsystem. 9/61-1/64 | NAMFI - Chania (Crete)
NATO Missile Firing Installation | . | . | . | Bourantanis, Vasilis,
SFC, I.F.C. technician | 8/84-8/87 | . | Dubbelman, Aart Marinus,
Sergeant Major, Nike evaluator for Dutch, German, American , Greek en Belgium crews,
Most beautiful time in my career | 1982-1985 | . | Kalderis, George, Commander of the NIKE-Hercules radar and guidance systems
in NAMFI Postal address : G. Kalderis Mitropolitou Kyrillou
19-21 P.C. 73131 Chania, Crete, Greece. | '91-'94 | . | Lloyd, Joseph E.,
NATO fire Control Evaluator,
| 2nd tour at NAMFI was NATO Evaluator 2/68-5/69 | 6/76-10/77 . | Tsigaris, Kostas
W.O. IFC | 8/87 - now | . | Vermeulen, Hugo,
Member of EVAL TEAM for ASP units. Rank ADJT | 7/77-9/85 | RedCanyon Range Camp | (closed 6/59) | . | . | Allgor, Clarence B. (Ben),
Fire control maintenance, 39898 35 1/2 Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079
- I was permanent party at Red Canyon.
R.O. Battery, Red Canyon Range Bn - I worked at one of the Fire Control
Sites for about a year. We were responsible for checking out our system
(acquisition radar, missile tracking radar, target tracking radar and
analog computer) , and repairing it, if required. We did repairs at the
module or component level, depending on the failure. We did this each
week after the ASP unit had finished with the system. When we finished,
usually Wednesday or Thursday, we started our weekend. On Monday we
would turn our system over to an ASP unit and standby until they fired
out their three missiles. Once in a great while, they would have a
problem they couldn't fix and they would turn the system back to us to
fix. | 8/58-6/59 | . | Campbell, Duncan,
I was [on site CL-48] only there about 5 months, I had hay fever so bad that I got
sent to school at Ft. Bliss. That cured the hay fever. While I was in Ohio I loaned out
some money then left for Texas. What surprised me was that when my old Garfield Hts.
unit came for their annual service practice firings I was paid back all the money that
I had loaned out.....great guys! When Red Canyon closed, went to R/S Btry McGregor Rng. -
PO Box 1726 Waldport, Oregon 97394 | 10/58-3/61 | . | Coretto, Charles J.,
Booster Joining section chief. Sfc | 8/54-8/55 | . | DAmico. Charles,
assigned to the Motor pool in the parts room.
El Dorado Hills Ca. | 1/57-10/58 | . | Love, Jack,
SGM, Retired,
I was one of the many who built Red Canyon Range Camp in 1953. Though I
was a school trained Nike assembly and repairman I drove a 5 ton dump
truck while building the main road though the camp, I also worked on
construction of the camp. Originally it was a tent city, we built wooden
frames and floors, then threw squad tents over the frames, the troops
slept on folding cots. Because we had problems with pack rats stealing
our gear we tried to keep bull snakes from the lava beds under the tents,
they also kept the rattlers out of the area. The larger guys on the
building teams got to drill pits with jackhammers so that we would have
drainage sumps for the showers. Prior to that time we would drive into
Carrizozo to the hotel where we paid 50 cents to rent a towel and take
a shower. | 1953 | . | McCurdy, Benjamin Clayton,
Sp 4 Down range Gen. Mech. - Would ride around down range with Col. McCarthy
at night sometimes. Help build the Chapel - 660Augusta Rd. Winter Haven Fl. 33884
| 10/56-4/59 | . | MOORE, J P,
Spec3 With CONARC Board Number 4, OCAFF, Nike Ajax Test Division,
Book.
WELCOME TO ~ RED CANYON RANGE CAMP ~ website.
There is a mistaken idea that RCATS were used strictly by Red Canyon and
McGregor Ranges. Several other Units at WSPG/WSMR utilized RCAT drones,
including Continental Army Command's (CONARC) Board Number 4.
During my one year tour with Board # 4 we fired
one hundred Nike Ajax, 99 of them at RCATS and only one at a remote controlled
F-80 out of Holloman AFB, with what some thought were disastrous results.
You can read about that incident in my book, The Malpais Missiles, beginning on
page 75 under the heading, "RCATS HELL, SEND UP A REAL TARGET!" | 11/54-3/55 | . | Orr, Donald,
Mail clerk and also ran the library. The other mail clerk was Leo Fitterer
(unable to find locate) - 1008 Old Homestead Ln. | 8/55-5/57 | . | Radisch, William,
Western Electric engineer at Engineer User site, Instrumentation Van,
Headed up an Ajax instrumentation program
| 9/56-5/57 | . | Tipton, Jerry,
Served as S-4 supply clerk. | /55-5/57 | . | Whitworth, Richard (Dick),
P.O.Box 2193, Newport Beach, CA 92650
| /57-/59 | -- Site 7 | Dyrud, Philip M,
SP/4 Fire control maintenance - 10084 310th St. NE Newfolden, MN 56738
| 8/58-6/59 | Oscura | RCAT Duty near Oscura, On White Sands Missile Range
| Targets for Nike Ajax fired from Red Canyon . | . | Fraser, Ken,
Launched RCATs | 7/57-7/58 | . | Hatzenbeler, Ralph,
We flew thousands of RCATs, very good duty. | 1/57-11/58 | . | Howard, John,
Spent about six months at Oscura on the launch pads, rotary and rail launcher.
Was there for the closeing and came back on weekends for the recovery of old targets. | 1/59-6/59 | Redstone Arsenal | ("RSA"?) Huntsville, Alabama | . | . | Biggs, Tom,
| /54-/65 | . | Brimhall, Roderick,
Instructor 23N | 5/77-7/78 | . | Bryant, James A.,
USAMMCS, Instructor - Transistor Team 23N30 SSG | 10/83-8/84 | . | Gealt, Leonard,
R & D Nike Hercules, for Douglas, Field rep @ RSA training American and Nato troops on the NIke Hercles system.
currently retired - It was a fun time of my life and I have goof memories of those days the best, except for my honeymoon.
I worked on the original wooden mock up of the Nike Hercles and sent to WSPG The NIke Hercles was a great missle,
it was a great experience I have fond memories of the Douglas R&D project. - 414 Monaco I Delray Beach Florida,
phone 561-496-3193/cell 561-251-8999
| - | . | Hood, John,
I attended the 22N course and afterwards stayed on to maintain the missile system for students.
| 9/82-4/86 | . | Jeffers, Larry,
Instructor Sp 5 - Hampton TN | /82-/83 | . | Laudeman, Bill,
I was first a student and later an instructor in the Ordnance Guided Missile
School at Redstone,
We were in the 22 class through the school (if memory is correct) and I
transferred as an instructor into the 9352 TSU Hq & Hq Detachment.
I was one of the gang who put together the first OGMS "Yearbook" a copy of
which I probably have somewhere around here. Redstone was, as you know,
home to some interesting characters . . . Von Braun autographed a copy of
"The Mars Project" for me, and one of my friends married the daughter of
another German scientist from Penemunde.
| I have a nose fin from a Nike-Ajax, and part of a chassis assembly from a V-2 guidance system, recovered from the Restone scrap heap just before everything was dumped into the quarry. /54-/56 | . | Leszczynski, Bill,
SP-5 - I attended the Herc school in late 68 into 69. After completing the school (22M20) I was
attached to the school HQ and HQ company for a few months before transfering to MICOM to work in direct support
of the school. After some months I worked in the modifications section co-ordinating the installtion of modifications
to sites around the world. In my last few monthes at the Arsenal I helped install a Herc site at Redstone (inert).
- 1917 NE Adams St, Camas, WA 98607 | 6/69-6/71 | . | Liveoak, Brenda
(E5), Nike Test equipment repair
trained then instructor at Redstone Arsenal | 73-75 | . | Morgan, Ron
taught Spectrum Analyzers in the Ordinance school as a
RCA service Co. Engineer. | 1959 | . | O'Boyle, Charles V.,
E2...US...Assigned to OGMS after graduation from Ft.Monmouth/Redstone schools
as FMTE Repairman (MOS Internal Guidance Repairman...Worked for MSGT.
Carl Franquet(WWII Darby's Ranger). | 9/59-2/61 | --OGMS | . | . | . | Hendricks, John E.,
I attended Nike Ajax mechanical repair class and stayed on as an instructor for the duration(mos433.60)
and attained the rank of Spec3, taught many classes, even one composed of Italian officers. My CO was
Capt. Tarantula O. Purvis, not a name to forget. Duty was good, like an 8-5 job, I also served as Asst.
Scout Master to the base troop and got some extra leave time(administrative it was called) to go to
camp with the scouts. I met Werner Von Braun twice at non military functions and that was awesome.
All in all a good life experience. | 05/56-12/57 | . | Nate, Patrick,
lab instructor at OGMS. was there when Kennedy was killed...
PO Box 312185, New Braunfels, Texas, 78131 | 1/63-12/63 | . | Shiffman, David M.,
Nike Missile guidance package instructor. Promoted to E5 in 03/64
| 01/64-01/65 | --OMMCS | Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center & School | . | . | Morton, Dwayne ,
wrote FM9-84, "Nuclear Weapons Deployment and Operations"
and was a combat developer for nuclear weapons concepts and material systems.
| . | --USAMMCS | (United States Army Munitions and Missile Center and School) | . | . | Mead, Gifford
Instructor Nike Missile and Launcher Repair MOS 22N SP5 | 75-79 | . | Grace, David D.,
Instructor, Acq. Rdr Cmpt Br, Nike Div,
My rank was from Lt to Capt. - Ad Dept Tng Supervisor,
Acq Rdr. Cmpt Br. Nike Div, Ad Dept Admin Officer, Admin-Op Div., Ad Dept
MOS 4516 - 1110 Sheffield Ct. Altamonte Springs, FL 32714-722 | 6/67-4/70 | . | Wagner, Steven,
Nike Track Radar Instructor - 9/69 - 2/71,
Baby Radar Instructor - 2/71 - 7/71 | 9/68-7/71 | "Sea Range" | see Bravo Btry, Korea
| . | Sardinia, Italy | firing range (used by Italy and Turkey | . | . | Radisch, William,
WECO manager of R&D test firing program at Sardina Italy to verfy Nike UpGrade
| 3/81-9/81 | White Sands | Proving Ground (NM) later (and now) called White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Just east of Los Cruces, NM | . | . | Chandler, Ronald "Ron",
Guided Missile mechanic. Basic at Aberdeen PG, 8/53, Redstone Arsenal 11/53-5/54.
Transferred to White Sands PG. 5/54 to 8/56. Assigned to Nike Assembly area the to Nike Field Maintenance Unit.
A new unit to test equip. going to sites. Worked in hydraulic and propulsion shop. Interesting assignment.
Always something going on. Test firings of something almost daily. Worked closely with Douglas and Western
Electric field reps. | 5/54-8/56 | . | Cooper, Lyle E,
While there, I spent some time working on R & D of the Patriot system.
I would go to Holloman AFB, and put a jamming pod on a plane, and the plane would fly
and jam the Patriot radar. The radar would crash as soon as I turned on the jamming.
The code writers would write new code all night long, and the next day we did the same thing.
I never got to see it work. If anyone likes to hike in mountains, I highly suggest the Organ
mountains behind the golf course at the White Sands base. I had a bob-cat jump at some birds,
and land litterally at my feet. We had eye contact for a few seconds, and he growled at me and ran off!
I had caused him to miss his breakfast, and he was not happy.
It was very typical to see 50 deer in a short hike there.
I was always amazed at the technology at White Sands. Pilots would fly a plane off the runway at
Holloman AFB by remote control, while sitting beside me at a console in a building at White Sands!
They would then fly the plane towards the Patriot radar, and at their signal, I would turn on the jammer.
| /73?- | . | Coretto, Charles J.,
Booster Joining section chief. Sfc | 3/53-8/54 | . | Duvall, Donald,
Worked on thr Sprint and Sparten. Made W.O. and went to Alaska
| /65-/67 | . | Gealt, Leonard,
R & D Nike Hercules, for Douglas, Field rep @ RSA training American and Nato troops on the NIke Hercles system.
currently retired - 414 Monaco I Delray Beach Florida, phone 561-496-3193/cell 561-251-8999
| - | . | Isaacson, Loren D,
"C" Station as part of the guidance control unit.
Went to Guided Missile School - Redstone Arsenal. Unit area used civilian personnel
with Army personel as backup. Became acquainted with Mesquite and Sand dunes or "Boondocks".
Discharged from Ft.Bliss in Dec 1954. Taught Agriculture and farmed later. Looking for several
classmates I graduated with at Redstone. Located all of original class but not located some
of the second. If you would know of Thomas A Griffin Jr, William J Morgan, John F Miller or
Gilbert H Gleason I would like to hear about them. Some OGMS grads from Redstone and other
friends located started having reunions every 2 years in 1992 and this year at Alamogordo,
N Mex in October and would like to invite them to attend - Postal, Scandia, Kansas
| 2/54-12/54 | . | Lukehart, David,
MOS 23U20, High power radar and T1 Simulator support. SP4 | /77-/79 | . | Moore, Charles,
I was I believe one of the first to go through the Red Stone
Arsenal school for the Army Ordinence in 1953, After the school I went on to
WS missile range and worked in the Nike Ajax program. | 1953-? | . | MOORE, J.P.,
Spec3, Nike Set# X-SAM-A-2. TTR Range Operator | 4/55-4/56 | . | Page, Buddy,
Went to work for WECo in 1958 in Tech Pubs org. Transferred to Bell Labs
Whippany in 1959. Worked Herc and Improved Herc.
117 South Shore Dr., Holden Beach, NC 28462 | 9/58-8/59 | . | Puls, Anthony R.,
4th of the 62 School brigade, 22N20 NIKE Missile Repair | /76-/77 | . | Radisch, William,
Western Electric engineer at Engineer User site | 10/53-9/56 | . | Tafalla, Richard,
Nike Assembly section. Assembled, pre-flight checkout, telemetry
modifications, booster/launch rail assembly, transporting, fueled, test
firings, recovery, and tried to keep cool. 130 deg in the shade. Had to run
the front of my truck up on a sand dune and crawl underneath for shade at
break time. Great duty and spent much time in Las Cruces.
- - Trained at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville,AL
12/53-5/54 In the earliest class of mechanics. Trained on V2 rocket engines
and assembled section of Hermes missile as each class did.
When it rained the red mud got into everything. Had grad party at Guntersville Dam.
- 10002 Athenia Circle, Cypress,CA 90630
| 6/54-8/56 | |
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