| Location
IFC: IFC: Hathaway Hill, South
Great Road (Rte 117)
Launcher/ Admin Area: Oxbow Street
just over Wayland line
Housing:Launcher Way off Oxbow opposite entrance to
Launcher Area.
Present Status
IFC- Drumlin Farm
Launcher Area- MA ARNG Armory. the guard is in
the process of selling the property for reuse, probably as part of the adjoining Oxbow
Wildlife Refuge. See the link below.
Housing: probably in use by the Coast Guard
Links
Drumlin Farm
http://boston.sidewalk.com/link/11030
Reuse of Launcher Site:
http://www.townonline.com/wayland/news/topstories
/general/008878_0_refuge_112199_867c324aa5.html |
Dates
of Operation
1955-1974 History
Nike-Ajax site upgraded to Nike Hercules,
May-Dec 58; operational with Hercules 21 Apr 59.
Active Army: Apr 55- Jan 64.
MA ARNG: Jan 64- Oct 74
Weapons Systems & Missile Load
Nike Ajax / 20 (10 per launcher section)
8 mounted on launchers (4 per launcher section)
Nike Hercules/ 12 (6 per launcher section)
8 mounted on launchers (4 per section)
Missile Magazines/ Launcher Sections
2 Magazines
2
type "B"
Units
Btry A, 514th AAA Missile Battalion
(Nike)
Apr 55- Dec 56
Btry A, 24th AAA Missile Battalion (Nike)
Dec 56-Aug 58
Btry A, 3d Missile Battalion, 5th
Artillery (Nike-Ajax)
Sep 58- Dec 64
redesisignated Nike-Hercules Jun 59.
Defense Acq Radar Section 2 (56th Arty
BDE)
Feb 60- Jan 64
Btry A, 1st Missile Battalion, 241st
Artillery
(Nike-Hercules)
( MA ARNG) Jan 64- Oct 74
redesignated 1st BN (Hercules), 241st ADA 1972
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Pictures
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