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| Site ID or center | Name, family name first (rank & duty optional) | dates at location PR-38 | Bristol -
photos of people and site | . | . | Barry, Robert G,
Private, 16-B, Launcher Crewman - with a mustache that Seargeant Mosher always wanted off.
Went to Germany after this. GREAT at Marshall's Drinking Post, fell for the old line of "get me a bucket of AGs".
Fiercely proud of our site and what we did!! STILL think that Nike should have continued with Nike Hercules
Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile System. Positive that Herc was in Vietnam. - 1911 Hartog Drive, San Jose, CA
| 2/67-11/67 | . | Christian, Todd Michael,
Radar Operator, (16C) Nike Hercules site above Newport Bay,
Bn HQ was in Rehoboth, Mass. New England was fabulous, took a 4 yr enlistment to
go there; then short-term reenlisted for Nuclear weapons electronics (35f2n)
68-3883 Lua Kula St., # 2006, Waikoloa, HI 96738 | 7/68-1/69 | . | Cooper,Lyle E.,
I came to PR-38 as a very naive E-2 who didn't have a clue about an Army book
of schools. If I had know about army schools, I would have enlisted for 24Q, not as a radar operator!
The recruiter did say that he could guarantee to keep me out of
Viet Nam, and that was the only true statement he made. When I discovered that
I could re-up and go the radar school, (one of the longest Army shcools in
existence) I did. This mistake later cost me $10,000 - what all the other 24Q's
were getting for re-up money! I became a 24Q around Dec of 1970. | 4/68-8/68 | . | Daugherty, Jerry J.,
Was Acq. radar Op., Early warning plotter, Computer op.
Enjoyed trips to fire Missles, really a rush when successful.
Met many great guys 3617 Knight Ct. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
6/61-10/62 | . | Deese, Jimmy E,
PFC - worked Navy Civil Service 1965/1997 Lived in Bristol until 1997 -
10256 Hartsell Rd Midland, NC 28107 | 3/60-3/61 | . | DeVall, Jerry,
24Q (SP5) after the Ohio defense I was stationed at, de-activated
| 1/70-7/70 | . | Doan, Rodney R.,
PO Box 26 port haywood VA 23138 | 4/68-12/68 | . | Dow, Gerald "Jerry",
Spec4 LCG/LCT
- 59 Brockbank Place, Sierra Vista AZ 85635 | 4/64-6/65 | . | Duffy, James M.,
SGT Dave Lewis and I switched jobs. He PCSd to the
507th USAAD and I went to Bristol. A year later, we did it again. Army logic.
| 1972-1973 | . | Eldridge, Richard J (Rick)
MOS: 24Q20 Fire Control Maint | /73-74 | . | Gelinas, Ronald,
MTR op Acq Radar op. Underwent Improved/HIPAR 1961.Our Crew was called
the "Magnificent Seven" because of "0 Point loss" SNAP 1962. By 1965 I was IFC crew
chief (still SP5). | 5/61-11/65 | . | Hewitt, Philip,
Launcher Crewman 16C. "Pit Rat", I came to the Site right out of Basic Training
and was not awarded my MOS until a period of OJT. It was here that I saw my first
Warrant Officer and set my goal of becoming one myself. (Received my Warrant in 1977).
I've been back to the site (2002) where the launching area is now a small RI College.
The barracks are still standing and are being used as student dormitory and the missile
assembly building is being used as some kind of laboratory. I reuped here to go to
24U school at Ft. Bliss. 244 Delynn Dr, Hazel Green, AL 35750 | 3/67-6/68 | . | Lemke, Carl W.,
16B Worked in Securtiy and was an LCT operator.Closed up Site
| 10/71-/74 | . | MacDonald, Raymond,
Launcher Section Chief and as Site Security Sergeant | 8/66-9/68 | . | Mandeville, Paul
52B E-4 | 66-68 | . | Martin, Robert O.,
Came as e-6 section chief F.C, Then Plt Sgt | . | Mason, Phillip,
Btry Cmdr | /60-/61 | . | Peters, Edward F. (Pete),
Pit Rat 16B20 SP-4, Whitman, MA | 07/68-08/70 | . | Pritchard, William
IFC Plt Ldr | 69-70 | . | Shaw, William (Bill),
IFC Maint- A FUIF Missile Master computer connected us to the
SAGE system in Massachusetts.The FUIF computer was in another small building
and all the transistors used to turn on when the HIPAR turned on
so Martin Co.(designer of FUIF) had to shield the building really special.
We used to watch the beach below us with the 32 power collimation
telescope mounted to the MTR quite a bit also. I was there when the Cuban Msl
Crisis broke out and had to move onto base and be armed all the time. Lucky
nobody was shot because some local kids used to come to the fence at night
and throw firecrackers over. | 9/56-6/63 | . | Sieron,Stephen Jr.
| 1962 | . | Silva. Bill,
Hi-Par & Acquisition Operator 16C20,
FUIF to BTE conversion team - good-bye Mr. Tubes | 12/66-3/68 | . | Stewart, Ed Jr.,
Buck Sgt. and Section Chief, Launching area MOS 16B40 | 2/68-2/71 | . | Venezia, Charles,
trained as a 16C20 Fire Control Operator,but spent my year+ in Bristol
in the Orderly Room as Training NCO | 3/72-5/73 | . | Woida, Carl J.,
CW2, Launcher Warrant. Closed up the site in 1974. | 7/72-6/74 | . | Woods, Gary,
CW2, Launcher Warrant. Closed up the site in 1974. | /72-/74 | PR-58 | Kingston /Davisville | . | PR-69DC
| 24th ADA Gp Coventry | . | . | Albert, Robert,
Sp/4 Worked in the radar bulding 16C | 7/69-9/71 | . | Barboza, Charles E. Jr.,
Spec4 52D20 Electrical Power Generation | 6/73-/74 | . | De Marco, Peter,
HDQ & HDQ Battery 24th Artillery Group (AD) AADCP Assistant Tactical Director
New England Defense | 10/68-10/69 | . | Fitzgerald, James E.,
CW2 / CW3 Fire Control Maintenance S-3 & S-4 Classified Document Custodian, Assistant S-3, Operational
Readiness Evaluations and CMMI team member. Transfered to Chapparral/Vulcan when site closed.
- 26 Route de Depee, 33590 Grayan et L'Hopital Franc
| 10/72-7/74 | . | Hottel, David,
2nd Lt. S2 and info officer. Hq 751st AAA Msl Bn (Nike).
Spent most of my time visiting local organizations and giving
briefings on the missile system. Did a Sunday supplement on the Bn for the
Providence Paper. Also served as circuit riding chaplain. | 9/56-8/57 | PR-69 | Coventry | . | . | D'Amico, John C.,
senior launcher crewman/section chief for C-section. Always busy doing
maintenance, drills inspections and training the part timers. Great experience.
Do we all remember the activity during the Cuban missile crisis? Thanks for
providing this site. I am proud to show it to my family and friends.-
| 12/60-2/63 | . | Deese, Jimmy E,
PFC - off to Ft Bliss to school 1 year -
10256 Hartsell Rd Midland, NC 28107 | 3/58-8/58 | . | Fulton, Ron,
Went to Nike GMIEQR School at Ft. Belvoir Va. Summer or 59 Generator Operator I.F.C.
- 11896 Black Diamond Rd. Doylestown, Ohio 44230
| 8/59-4/60 | . | Leatherman, David,
MTR and TTR, SP4 Assigned 12/60 to PR 58 until 09/61 when we
deactivated and I was sent TDY to PR 38. At that time some of us received
orders for a 155 mobile howitzer unit at Ft. Sill and I decided I needed a
different career change and left Nike behind in 12/61. Short Nike Career but
some of the most rewarding in my 22 years active duty. I have pictures of
PR 79 in 1960 and 1998 when I returned for a vist.
2017 Oswald St. Honolulu, HI 96816-2009 | 12/60-09/61 | . | Sterner, Joseph,
I were the cook! Long time here Where be DeFoe and Kathy?
and Okey the cook | /72-/72 | PR-79 | Foster | . | . | Disborough, Vince, Event Recorder and Switchboard Operator.
610 Mt. Rainier Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46217 | 5/56-8/57 | . | Hottel, David,
Battery executive Officer. 1st Lt. We fired successfully. | 8/57-5/58 | . | Leatherman, David,
TTR and MTR, PFC, first assignment after basic
2017 Oswald St. Honolulu, HI 96816-2009 | 01/60-04/60 | PR-99 | North Smithfield /Foster | . | . | Barton, Gary,
Section Chief "B" Section, Member of The "Ancient and Honorable Order of The Oozlefinch"
#16295 of June 1957. Loved the duty at PR99. Met my wife of 51 years in Pascoag, RI.
- 3042 Stony Pt Rd., Grand Island, NY 14072 | 3/56-9/57 | . | Deese, Jimmy E,
10256 Hartsell Rd Midland, NC 28107 | 8/59-3/60 | |
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