Nike People (original) (raw)
| C-41 | Jackson Park - web site,C-41 - Early Life | . |
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| . | Bays, Ralph, Launcher crewman, Sgt.E4, 16-B20,30,40. - I did a lot of 24 hour duty Brownsville, In. 47325 | 6/65-3/68 |
| . | Farndell, Kent, Launcher Crewman / Security / TDY - Bn Pistol Team MOS 177.00 AD Msl Crmn (NH) 6724 NW 29th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 | 1/64-6/65 |
| . | Ferraro, James, abar mechanic sp4 I and only 26J on site with only 1 23G on site worked to learn tracking radars - 866 sun wood drive smith station al 36877 | 3/67-7/67 |
| . | Forys, David, Spc.4 target tracking radar | 1962-6/65 |
| . | Gambino, Richard, SP5 16C20 TRR Oper. Great parties in IFC area while we where closing down the site. Still keep it touch with Duncan | 5/70-3/71 |
| . | Kern, Raymond W., 24U40 Nike Herc Electronic Mech, Can't remember a whole lot of peoples names, First wife burned all my keep sakes, Pictures, names, Uniforms etc. | 11/66-12/67 |
| . | Krisko, Bruce, SP5, MOS-22F, Launch Area Missile Electronics/Hydrolics Tech. 10728 Trenton Lane N, Maple Grove, MN 55369 | 1/67-5/68 |
| . | Lindemann, Louis T., IFC Lopar operator and PLL Clerk - 10841 Loma Del Norte El Paso, Tx 79934 | 5/70-6/71 |
| . | Martensen, James, Computer operator/ IFC area | 1/68-3/69 |
| . | Miller, Richard W., Spec 5, MOS 24Q20 Fire Control System Maint DCEs were training missions for B52 pilots and Nike crews. One time the Air Force "graders" monitoring the Nike crew told us exactly where to look at a specific azimuth, elevation, and range with the Hi Power radar. We only saw a very faint target outline for only 2 sweeps of the scope and our fire control officer couldn't believe how far the target moved between sweeps (i.e. it was moving incredibly fast), and then it was gone (we couldn't find it anymore). The Air Force didn't tell us what it was, but I believe that it was an SR-71 and they wanted to see if we could track it (we couldn't). Friends included Len Jarka (from Chicago), Rick Gambino (I think Philidelpha), and Duncan (or crew chief). - 68 Amerige Pk, Rochester NY 14617 | 9/70-4/71 |
| . | Nigro, Rocco, | /55-/56 |
| . | Owen, Reginald B., Ord Parts Stec. SPC/4/E4. Ten the little one room PX. Was in production of Nike Missile Show at Ft. Sherican, Ill - 3230 15th. Street NE., Hickory, NC 28601 | 8/61-3/62 |
| . | Pepper, Thomas, I was a 1st Lt Platoon Leader was Battery Commander for a short time. Also, I was designated as an "Expert Missileman. I was stationed at C-41 from 1961-63 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Was watching President Kennedy on TV in the "ready room" when we were called up to "Hot Battery" Status. Really memorable times. | /61-/63 |
| . | Rawlins, Richard, Transfered To Chicago C 41 for 1 year, then to Fairbanks AK. Retired as W3 at Norfolk Va N 25 - 6900 Coffeeport Rd Lot 162 Brownsville Tx 78521 | 11/66-11/67 |
| . | Regan, Mick, | 6/55-2/57 |
| . | Ritt, Frank, Sp-5. TTR azimuth operator. Enjoyed serving there. | 6/68-6/71 |
| . | Rogers, John, Initially I was the Lchr Platoon Leader and was named the Commander following a relief for cause of my predecessor. Served as Commander for 14 months leaving May 1967 enroute to Nam. | 3/66-5/67 |
| . | Thelen, Ed - IFC Maint. Helped install the IFC. I run the web site that you are looking at now. Almost re-enlisted. (Lived on site for several weeks after being mustered out.) - Fremont, CA At our site, we three IFC maintenance guys were commonly called "knob dickers" because we were "always" tweeking something. A screwdriver was the symbol of our trade ;-))I could throw and stick a screwdriver like some throw and stick a knife. | 4/55-1/57 |
| . | Wesley, Robert, SP/4 when I arrived ,made SSg E6 while there as a section chief over a launcher section - 2000 N. Walker Dr. Amarillo Tx. 79107 | 6/67-6/70 |
| SL-90 | Alton /Pere Marquette /Grafton | . |
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| . | Aldridge, Ronald, SP4, In the LCT. Was assinged to Grafton after basic.Worked in the LCT and ran errands for the motor pool to Scott. After one year, was given orders for Germany. | 5/62-6/63 |
| . | Bloom, Doug, E-4 LCT operator, would like to see if anyone on here was at Grafton during this time. - 1721 wesley chapel Farmington,mo.636 | 8/65-/67 |
| . | Bundy, Vernon, sp4 launcher crewman #2, firing panel operator 208 berry st Washington Il 61571 | 12/63-2/657/65-11/65 |
| . | Caraker, Emmett R., Since I could type I was initiall assigned to work in orderly room as clerk but a couple of days later when the Ordinace supply specialist in the launcher area got orders for Germany I was moved to that job, I was promoted to SP/5 and later I worked as Asst. Supply Sgt. finally worked as switchboard/permanent CQ until seperation in Sept. 1966 | 02/65-09/66 |
| . | Casanover, Steve, Be good to hear from anybody from nearly 40 years ago. | 10/65-6/68 |
| . | Cengel, John, 16C20 | 64-65 |
| . | Coles, Lawrence, LCT operator, grass cutter all summer Came in SLAM operation . we opened the site and had some of the best men to work with. I served as Eng. Support and ran the PX. Left as a SP4. Would love to here from the men we served with. 319.470.3096, on FB as http://www.facebook.com/dbculp- PO Box 24, Brighton, IL 62012 | 5/68-12/68 |
| . | Culp, Don, Came in SLAM operation . we opened the site and had some of the best men to work with. (SLAM = St Louis Area Missleman) I served as Eng. Support and ran the PX. Left as a SP4. Would love to here from the men we served with. 319.470.3096, on FB as http://www.facebook.com/dbculp - 1115 Ave. F, Fort Madison, IA 52627 | 9/59-6/62 |
| . | Gilligan, Philip E., Sp/4 95 B (MP) - 274 Sandras Lockport, Louisiana 70374 | 7/68-2/69 |
| . | Holley, Larry P., SP-4 acquisition operator Signed up for Operation SLAM out of High school in 1959 (SLAM = St Louis Area Missleman)after basic training at Fort Leonard Wood I served entire time at Grafton.I was in first group to open the new sites around St Louis.I attained rank SP-4.I worked in IFC area as acquisition operator.Was great duty SAC found out we could score their high altitude bombers, sure was fun tracking B-58 Hustler bombers flying supersonic runs into St Louis defense.They flew 1400 mph at 46,000'.I'm 66 and retired From Exxon Co USA after 37 years. I have not heard from any of the group since leaving,would be great to hear from some. - 2652 East Ashford Park Foley,Ala 35635 | 9/59-6/62 |
| . | Hutchins, Fred, Sgt Mos-22F20 | 6/67-12/67 |
| . | Jordan, Michael G. 2LT, Launcher Platoon Leader | 1/68-10/68 |
| . | Josey, Randall, would like to hear from any of the old crew | /65-/68 |
| . | Mc Clure, Harry K., E-3,ACQ OP. Great site! Located in a state park,next to the Mississippi river. | 9/68-11/68 |
| . | Newton, Steele, Fire Control Operator E-5, Cutting grass, cleaning, CQ, KP, Guard | 9/65-6/68 |
| . | Pappas, Basillis (Bill), Panel Operator, Launcher Area re-enlisted; sent to 38th Arty Bde in Korea 4-65-5-66. Went to MacGregor Range, Oro Grande, NM, at RCAT Btry Range Command, right next to White Sands Missile Range, Alamagordo, NM, Near Where Else? Roswell. | 6/63-6/65 |
| . | Wogoman, Phil E, Sp-4, MTR Operator - arrived at site from basic training as an e-2, made pfc and then sp4 several months later. worked in ifc as radar operator and ended up on the mtr. remember larry holley well. remember the cuban missle crisis and how we reacted that day not knowing what was going on at the time and wondering if we were at war or not. found out that night with the presidents speech. was transfered to thule greenland, but after an auto accident while on leave was sent to walter reed for several months and then to ft bliss as an instructor on "the hill" training national guard troops. made sp5 while there. drove through grafton about 1970 and the site was then a weather service station. understand the only thing left is chain link fence and a building at the ifc area. want to visit in near future. - 130 w pinehurst sidney, oh 45365 | 11/61-12/62 |
| C-32 | Porter/ChestertonB battery 1st Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery. | . |
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| . | Bardowski, Stephen Z. Both IFC & Launcher Platoon Leader. Lived at home 18 miles away. I grew up in Gary Indiana, so I saw first hand the rise and fall of the Chicago-Gary Air Defense Area. My Father was Civil Defense Director of Gary, and took over the former IFC Area of the Gary South site. The launcher and admin area were deeded to Lake County Indiana. | 9/72-7/74 |
| . | Baxter, James, Was Parts Man in IFC Area. Left for Germany 2/69 finished tour there. | 9/68-2/69 |
| . | Bielucki, Alan, SP5, 24Q20, After serving in a front line unit in Korea, couldn't wait to ETS. | 5/70-12/70 |
| . | Black, Perry P., [PTLOMA@AOL.COM is bad e-mail address] HIPAR Operator, PX Operator, SPC 5 | 9/68-5/72 |
| . | Bruett. Jim, I was stationed at B-1-60 in 1962/63. At that time we were all Herc, and with all Nuke warheads (18 of them). | /62-/63 |
| . | Caughlin, Francis "Dale", LCT Went from E-2 to E-4, Worked several months in the sections then went to the LCT, also assisted on Assembly and Warhead Teams. | 8/64-5/66 |
| . | Feehan, Steven, E-4 lived in Michigan City. Was a crewman. Drove a Green 69 Road Runner - Olahoma City | /72-/73 |
| . | Frost, Michael, E2-E5, Launcher Crewman and Prescribed Loadlist Clerk Transfered to 4th Ordnance Co, Miesau, West Germany | 11/69-8/71 |
| . | Hamann, Robert H, E-4 Draftee, Launcher Crewman, Recration NCO, Bus Driver. 1603 W. York Ln. Wheaton, Ill | 1/71-1/72 |
| . | Hensley, Dick, Launcher Crewman | 5/71-1/72 |
| . | Hogue, Michael, 25 grove st. plymouth wi. 53073 | /73-/74 |
| . | Huber, Gary L., Generator Supervisor / HiPAR Supervisor and NBC NCO. With the closing of many Nike sites, I was a buck sergeant with several Staff Sergeants wanting my TO&E slots. Rather than take an involuntary lateral reassignment to Sp5, I chose to volunteer for VietNam in my secondary MOS of 11E40 (Tank Commander). | 10/68-7/69 |
| . | Lautzenheiser, Ken, Lch Plat Ldr and XO. I never believed there was a threat, but I would have fired without hesitation. I knew the effect of nuclear bomb over Chicago however. Love to read the stories on the N-H site. - Tarboro, NC | /63-/65 |
| . | Leyda, Frank Drew, E5 - Computer operator on crew that went to Fort Bliss and "fired out". | 1/73-9/73 |
| . | Logan, Donald N., IFC - Computer Operator,Acquisition Radar,PX. Rank at time PFC to Specialist. - Not a bad site, but long work hours with little relief. Climbed a lot of towers when icy and cold. Personnel pretty overall good guys and very competant at their assigned task! Captains were Lindaman (sp) and Lawrence. As a nuke site we were always busy with Tech Reps and upgrading. Interesting people include CWO Dabney Schobe, Sgt. Doll, CWO Watson, Fat Daddy, Evan Bell, Glen Moton, and many others. We all did our duty and some visited Tremont Inn a couple of time, HA! - Long Beach, MS | /58-/60 |
| . | Myers, Steve, Then went to Germany 3 years. | 5/71-2/72 |
| . | Mc Clure, Harry K., Acq. op. SP-5,Section Chief, BCO Qualified, ECM/ECCM school, a lot of RBS. 4 SNAPS, ECM School - Ran a lot of R.B.S. | 11/68-12/71 |
| . | Miller, Richard W., Spec 5, MOS 24Q20 Fire Control System Maint and 24Q30 T1 Simulator Maint - 68 Amerige Pk, Rochester NY 14617 | 4/71-2/72 |
| . | Mitchell, Richard L (Dick), Left because of promotion to WO1 | 1964-1965 |
| . | Reidy, William (Bill), LCG operator, served with SFC Bobby Curtis | 9/69-12/70 |
| . | Searls, James, IFC Section Chief PX Operator. Came to this site after closing Wheeler, IN site | 9/69-6/71 |
| . | Sprager, Dave, Pfc/Sp4 Started as IFC generator operator. Ended up being the HIPAR operator until closing the site in 74. Remember the huge burgers at Randler's. | 1/73-8/74 |
| . | Stafford, Stephen, Launcher Crewman and Security Clerk Spent a year at the Porter Indiana site and was shipped out to Germany. Served thirty months at Dexheim (Anderson Barracks) from 12/69 to 3/72. | 11/68-11/69 |
| . | Stapleton, Ron, - 4819 native dancer lane Orlando, fl 32826 | /71-/72 |
| . | Steimel, Larry (no e-mail address provided) - 173 N Lake Sherwood Dr 1491, Lake Sherwood, Missouri 63357 | 8/68-8/69 |
| . | Wilbanks, Jerry M., TTR, HIPAR, (TDY- Public Information Specialist), switchboard communications. Spec4 1280 W. 86TH Ave. Merrillville, In. 46410 | 3/68-12/69 |
| . | Williams, Jeffrey, Started as Radar Operator and went on to become Company Clerk | 5/67-8/68 |
| C-46 | Munster | . |
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| . | Adams, Doug, mtr opr. Searching for friends. (606)633-1126 | /65-/68 |
| . | Allen, Dixon W., Made E-4 before re-enlisting and going from Ajax to Hercules. Left many good friends here. P.O. Box 941 Chesterton, IN 46304 | 6/58-6/60 |
| . | Braun, John, MOS 24Q20, IFC technician, E-5. great bunch of soldiers, Munster was deactivated 8/68 | 1/67-11/68 |
| . | Brooks, Davis K., SP/4 Acq Operator | 11/65- |
| . | Craig, Herbert, mos's 177.1,351.1,179.1 ist 6 months lanucher crewman, 1 year generator operator mainly IFC area last 1 1/2 years as acq and plotting board operator | 6/62-3/65 |
| . | Croswell, Kenneth, SP/4 Supply Clerk @ battery Hq.Site. Also ran small PX store on site. Served on the Battery's and 1st Missile Battalion's (Gary In.)rifle team for 6 months. My home was on the south side of Chicago, so I did get to go home on some weekends. | 7/64-4/66 |
| . | Drobny, Paul Joseph, I was a SP. 5 and had a 16c mos, mostly I was a computer operator cross trained on both Hi power and low power Acq radars. Sent here when St. Bonnifacus, MN closed, then off to Korea | 6/71-3/72 |
| . | Ellis, William, Sp/4, medical corpsman - During my time C46 was a Nike Ajax site,later became a Hercules site. My detachment CO was Lt Jim Nelson,senior NCO was Sgt Jim Cash. 10002 Columbia Ave. Apt 121,Munster,IN 46321 | 9/57-12/57 |
| . | Flake, Gary, Sentry dog handler | 1966 |
| . | Hill, Arie E, PFC Company Cook - 60487 | 5/67-1/68 |
| . | Huber, Gary L., Was OJT Generator supervisor/ ECM-ECCM Tracking Supervisor and NBC NCO HELPED CLOSE C-46 as Firing Battery | 3/68-10/68 |
| . | Hughes, Dan P., M.P. 95B20 SP-4 | 2/67-7/68 |
| . | Kitchens, Lester, IFC PSG TDY to BN HQ at Garry last 6 months | 4/66-5/68 |
| . | Rigney, Roger SP-5 | 68-69 |
| . | Rodriguez, Ron, SP-4 MTR and TTR operator. was there to close down site and roll up the cables. Fond memories except for the cold. | 7/67-8/68 |
| . | Roy, Jon W., Made SP/5 in Munster. This area was a big change, coming back from Korea (C-4-44). Munster closed and some of us went to another site east of there until going to Germany on New Years Eve of '69. | 4/68-8/68 |
| . | Souhrada, Frank, IFC Technician 226.1 E4. | 5/64-2/65 |
| . | Zander, Ken, SP-5 IFC Tech | 1965-1966 |
| . | Zaragoza, Stephen, combat medic from r.v.n. (11 ACR}, with 6 more months to serve. nothing but harassment, K.P.6am-6pm, guard duty 6pm-6am. tried to sleep when had the chance.The first sargent was such an a** that the XO gave me an early out on april fools day, that I handed Top as yelled till he was red in face. I guess the site was only open for admin. purposes. ALLONS [from Ed Thelen - "Rings of Supersonic Steel" indicates that the site was used only as headquarters 1/46th from 11/68-9/74 ] | 1/70-4/70 |
| BovoloneTm 3 31st USAAD | 20 Km SouthSouthEast of Verona, 80 Km WSW Venice | . |
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| . | Blanchard, Louis, 24U10 Nike Hercules Electronics Mechanic - 2/47th USAAD 559th | 11/83-4/88 |
| . | Camp, Bob, SFC US Army (Ret) - I retired from the US Army in March 1988 and one of my favorite places that I served was in Bovolone. Is any of the missile site still there and can it be visited. My wife and I often talk about going to Italy on a vacation and if I?m in the Bovolone area I will surely come by to see if any of the sit and the town of Bovolone has changes much. | 11/66-9/69 |
| . | Cole, Stephen, Berlie, I sure had a great time while pulling guard duty in Bovolone. I sure would love to hear from any of the guys who served with me. Bill Turpin, Carlton Ogletree, Dale Powers, Dennis Butler. - 329 walker st. Villa Rica Ga. 30180 | 3/71-4/74 |
| . | Corwin Dave, I was the company clerk | 8/70-12/71 |
| . | Croslin, Mike, I was a 24U20 Nike Hercules Electronics Maintenance Tech. Great duty in Bovolone, great friends, great times. - P.O. 6071 Van Buren, AR 72956 | 3/71-1/72 |
| . | Doyon, Leo. G jr., SSG, Duties - most everything PO Box 804 Clint,TX 9836 | 7/77-7/80 |
| . | Garza, Jose Jr., I came to Bovolone Italy. to reinf. some soldiers that were being released. I was promoted to Sgt.5 and was in charge of the platoon. worked in the capacity of Sgt. of the guard. I only remember a few names now. Like the cook. sgt. Ortiz, A guy name Sgt Flag., my bunk mate Real Nice dude.Kneneth L. Lively from Chatsworth, Georgia, a Guy by the name of Paul Young. My Capt.Biondi. Had a real good time while serving overseas. I wanted to transfer to the the 101st Airborne Unit, but I had an accident and was let go. I am 63 years old, and am the Commander of a Veterans Organization, help the vets making claims vs the gov. and assist their families to get and education. I have a AA, a BA, and a Masters Degree. Other than that I'm retired. My wife passed, and my children are grown. I love life. Please e-mail me back i'd sure like to hear from some of the guys. God bless you ED, great job you're doing. Regards, Most respectfully Joe Garza - 5511 East Saunders St. Laredo, Tx. 78041 | /66-5/68 |
| . | Gustasfon, Frank, 24U20 After training I got shipped to Italy and hung around waiting for security clearance, a great three months. As we were over staffed I got shipped to Germany, way understaffed for the next two years. Gus | 3/71-7/71 |
| . | Mabeus, Richard, Myrtle Beach, SC | /75-/77 |
| . | Kuzio, Nicholas,, E-4 | /65-/67 |
| . | Meuti, Alessio, NCO IFC Radar Maintenance 222B - Via balzani 11a 37051 Bovolone Italy | 6/75-4/95 |
| . | Myers, Terry, I was a 16B custodial agent (in other words a guard), (E-mail address bounced) I loved my assignment at Bovolone. I have fond memories of Remon, he and his wife treated us like family. I spent many more year's in Italy as a 29V microwave maintenance chief at Mt.Calvarina, Conselve, Ceggia, Oderzo, and Coltano. I retired from the army in 1990. I was with the 54th Signal Co. in Vicenza. Miss Italy, still call friends and alumi in Italy. Arrivederci. - 4220 e. airport rd., stillwater, okla. 74075 | 3/71-12/73 |
| . | Ogletree, Carlton R., Crazy times, but crazier friends. - 300 Country Club Lane, Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 3/74-7/74 |
| . | Olson, Rod, Another blast and great people. Got sent to S2 559th for my remaining time in service. Enjoyed it but certianly made the right decision to move on in 1977. | 8/74- /76 |
| . | Previdi, Gianluca, | /86-/87 |
| . | Scaglione, Edward J. (Ed), Spec. 4 / E-4, MOS 225.5 - 726 Bradley Ave, Novato, CA 94947 | 10/63-12/65 |
| . | Stiert, David, Security Duty | 7/76- 10/82 |
| . | Vatalaro, Ralph (no e-mail address given) Was Team clerk/Horseshoe-BBQ coordinator/Armorer-mail clerk/Movie clerk/Guitar player/Beer, wine and pizza lover. - 3 Meadow Lane, Apt.10, Bridgewater, Ma. 02324 | 12/71-12/72 |
| Ceggia also Team 3, 34th USAAD | 35 Km NorthEast of Venice | . |
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| . | Abbondanza, Alfred, Served as a 2LT and 1 LT at Ceggia. First at the 1/34th, then last 8 months at the HHD as the XO. Good times, but long days. Left Ceggia for 15 months at Site Pluto, 69th OD CO. I am a retired USAR LTC. | 4/83-11/84 |
| . | Brizendine, Thomas Michael, Radio operator in the Cemetery Net. Some I remember there @ same time SABATO, OUTLAW, ADKINS, REEVES, MCMILLAN, BERRY, CASAREZ, ALDERMAn and several I can't recall the names... | 11/86-11/88 |
| . | Butler, Tom, Still got in plenty of trouble at the bars, but it was the time of my life! Then it was back to Ft.Bliss & the patriot,Yee Hah!!! | 7/81-6/82 |
| . | Caswell, Rick C, Senior Cusdodial Agent Rank SP4 MP Site was de-activated. | /87-8/88 |
| . | Depew, Winston, First group to deploy to this site. It was great duty since we did not have nukes. - 1000 Stone Mountain DR, Marble Falls, Texas 78654 | ?3/64-3/65 |
| . | Duffy, James M., Ops Sgt, Comsec Custodian. Spent many an hour in the Circolo, at the beach and Venice. I couldn't understand it, nobody ever said we couldn't go to Yugoslavia. (no sense of humor) | 1979-1982 |
| . | FitzGibbon, Michael, noticed Dale Kordes listed,,,great comrads,,and social warriors | 11/67-11/70 |
| . | Hardy, Timothy, Moved to Cordovado (3rd 34th Group) to assit with NWTI and demating of Nukes for shippment to states. | 12/85-08/86 |
| . | Kimble, Donald R, : Arrived in Vacenza, Italy 1/63. was part of TM 3 as it was being assembled. Deployed on new site 3/64. Was a tool man on assembly warhead team. Team consisted of 21 us army personal. Great duty station. Everything was just built . We continued to train on mock models the launchers were on site but the rockets had not arrived . released overseas duty as PFC 9/64 - 5 Thompson St, Newton NJ 07860 | 3/64-9/64 |
| . | Kordes, Dale, E-5 24F20 (later 24U) electronic maintenance technician HQ Group of 34th USAAD, of the 559th Arty Group. Italian Airforce actually ran the base with Americans as nuclear weapons custodians. We provided air defense for the Aviano (NATO) AFB. | 1/69-3/72 |
| . | Miller, Brian, used to love hanging out in Jesolo...... Finished: appox apr 88....when we all left the site | 3/84-4/88 |
| . | O'Neill, Steve, Started off as the tech officer, then security officer, finally team commander. I have a great memories and think about those days a lot - would give anything to go back in time. Just reconnected with MSG Mike Brost, who almost 30 years later, is completing a tour in Iraq!! Would love to hear from anyone stationed on the Italian sites. | 3/74-9/77 |
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| . | Sabato, John, (SFC) Commo Site Chief, 54th Signal Co, Cemetery Net Operations in support of 34th USAAD. Great times and good friends... If you remember me from that time, drop me an email. Best wishes to all. - Winchester, VA | 4/86-1/88 |
| . | Stairhime, Richard, Was Security Officer and Technical Officer. | 6/74-8/77 |
| . | Waller, Johnny W. , Team 3 | /64-/66 |
| Conselve | HQ?- 40 Km SW Venice, 25 Km south of Padova (80 SQ Bagnoli di Sopra) | . |
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| . | Allen, John, PVT-SSG 16B, Assembly - Security - DET SGT | 2/79-1/82 |
| . | Ball, Bill, Team Clerk, (movie clerk, supply clerk at times, Armorer, file clerk) I wore many hats - Italy was a great place for me to be at that time in my life. I gripped about the service but didn't we all. Was in about 10 car wreaks but I was always the passenger. Luckily I never got seriously hurt. Drank, Loved and was a tourist for 3 years. - 6601 S. First St., Broken Arrow, OK 74011 | 2/71-9/73 |
| . | Cattrall, Bill, | 9/69-12/71 |
| . | Earnest, Clay, Det Commander, 12445 Woodlake Road, Elbert, Co 80106 | 1/80-3/82 |
| . | Ehrman, Russell W. E-4. Guard duty only. Never got to touch missile. Some crew training in generators etc. Shipped to repo depot in germany then off to Italy. Stayed in vicenza till site needed people. In HQ company Italians did most of work. | 6/67-11/68 |
| . | Griffin, Rob, Lt., XO. Lt DeCarlo/CPT Perry were C.O.s | 2/80- 9/81 |
| . | Harris, Marc, Custodial Agent - Section Chief, Bravo Section - was the last class to receive the full 24U AIT | 4/85-5/87 |
| . | Haven, Dwane, There was great time there. Lost alot of good friends, that I wished I could find them. | /75-/78 |
| . | Jones, Kermit, 2LT - CPT. Worked for commanders Bob Bestian, Brian Bolt,and AD Greenlee. Fellow LT was Gerald McIntyre. Worked with a great group of NCOs and soldiers Cassidy, Logan, Stoneking, Reynoso, Kibble, Scott, Nelson, Angeli, Cline, Kelly and many others. Great support for our in-country hosts. Site was Commanded by Major Pilat | 10/83-12/86 |
| . | LeGendre, Michael, 16C though I worked in the warhead section. | 2/70-9/72 |
| . | Pekula, Walter E., Security Officer -Pulled lots of duty but wouldn't have missed it. A fantastic experience. Learned a lot. Served with some great people. - 20 Bala Ct, Turnersville, NJ 08012 | -11/74 |
| . | Penn, Jerry W, SSG E-6, Warhead Crew. Co-host with Italian group. | 1/69-9/71 |
| . | Pilat, Giorgio, C.O., L.Col. from may 1982 to october 1987 | /79-/87 |
| . | Radtke, Jeff, Custodial Agent, Senior Custodial Agent,SP/4, - first M.P. assigned to the site. I lived off site in San Siro de Sopra one street from Franco's. Jolly Bar in Conselve was a frequent hang out next to Little America.I worked with some of the finest people I've known particularily S.S.G. Richard Bell (RIP). Remember others; SFC Paige, Marc Harris, Lt. Macintire, Capt. Greenly, Capt. Bolt, Esmond, Ski, Sommerset, Frank Kepes, Cassidy, Sgt. Johnson, Anderson, Glenn Reed, Elliot Mead just to name a few. | 5/85-2/87 |
| . | Senik, Vincent A., 24F20 Elect/Maint/Tech. Team 1, 31st USAAD, 559th Artillery Group. TM 1 w/HQ Det on Italian AF base with 30 US pers. 1970 year of flag football with Capt. Harris, Great times w/great Guys | 1/69-10/70 |
| . | Stockwell, Jim, Headquarters Detachment Clerk-SP4. - had an intruder in the downrange area just before I left. Spent hours laying in the mud and fog while the search for the intruder was fruitless | 6/72-12/74 |
| RoncaMt CalvarinaTeam 4, 47th USAAD HQHHD 47th USAAD. MONTE CALVARINA ITALY(67? Gruppo I.T.). | 20 Km ENE Verona, 70 Km West of Venice - 20 Km WSW of Vicenza | . |
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| . | Bannan, Tom, security team 3 | /76-/77 |
| . | Campbell, Alan, Sp/5 Senior Custodial Agent 16B10 Looking for those I served with at THE ROCK | 5/73-3/75 |
| . | Carvajal, Joseph, I served as the Site Security Officer under CPT James E. Bright (Team Commander). 2LT James C. Ransick was the Special Weapons Technical Officer at the time. SP4 Richard Mabeus and SP5 LoPiccolo were already there when I arrived. CPT David Storey was the 47th USAAD Commander & 1LT David Purcell was the 47th USAAD XO at the time. His NCOIC was SP5 John Aultman. CW4 John Feeley was the Special Weapons Warrant Officer. SFC George Alsheimer and SFC John Scharf were two of the Team's senior NCOs at the time. SFC John Pizzulo & SSG John Bellflower were the Dining Facility NCOs. Team 4 was co-located with the 47th Detachment HQs. This may have caused a few anxious moments. I earned every nickel of my pay at the Rock! - P.O. Box 3225, Alexandria, VA 22302 | 7/77-5/79 |
| . | Dosher, Art, I was HHD clerk at the 47th and took care of the office for the entire location.. It was great duty. I loved it there I was a sp4 when I arrived and sp5 when I left. I think I'd still be there if they would have let me stay!! - 1723 n hickory st. Crest hill Illinois 60403 | 5/70-9/71 |
| . | Edgren, David, Served as HQ Executive Officer under MAJ James Shipley then CPT Jim (?) Penhallegon. Technical Officers were CW? Rick Caron, then WO Ioannis Seretis. Lived in Monte Calvarina right next to the church (bells! bells!). The site was on the flank of the mountainside to the east of town about 4k by road, 2k of which was almost straight up. Ronca was a little town nobody paid any attention to. The cherry blossoms in the valley were beautiful, and Soave (Bolla wine, buy it by the bottiglione) was just over the mountain to the west. Best. Duty. Station. Ever. 1150 S. Grantham Rd. Wasilla, Alaska 99654 | 5/81-3/82 |
| . | Faresin, Marco, The last youg Italian lieutenant, TCO of "The Rock" Monte Calvarina. The 65? I.T. Group was close[d] in September 1995. | 4/94-4/95 |
| . | Farmer, Bruce, McCarthy, Shorty, Keller, Pinero, Feaster, Foster, Richardson, Davis, Davis, and Davis , amongest many, many others. I remember, the dogs, too much alcohol, Bright Ransick Altman. I can be reached in Knoxville at bed447@msn.com | 10/77-4/80 |
| . | Fitzgerald, Terrence, 24U40 Herc Elec Main Spec; We trained a lot for the next TPI, decoded messages endlessly and generally had a great time. We lived off site in Alte Ceccato, closer to Vicenza. | 6/70- 2/72 |
| . | Haskell, Ralph T, I wound up as the CO of this site as a 1st Lt. Many fond memories. I can still speak Italian. Visited Italy in April of 2004. The launch area is chained up and vacant. Noticed some newer towers Tower 5 was replaced. The American barracks have been ransacked with windows broken and plumbing and electrical ripped up. The road to the IFC was impassable. Molto triste. - Gold River, Ca | 4/70-10/71 |
| . | Hinkle, Mike, I was a transfer from TM3, 31st USAAD in Bovolone, Italy who served hard time on "The ROCK" as E5/16B/COR-Security Guard Crew. We all worked hard and played even harder! The 559th USAAG was my 1st assignment as a 16B (1971-74) and following OCS Class 4-78, my 1st assignment as a 35A MI officer (1979-80). In retrospect, I had a fantasy career consisting of incredibly interesting assignments as Aide to BG James Dozier at HQ, LANDSOUTH in Verona, Italy (1980-81); BDE S2, 1st & 3rd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division (1983-87); Military Advisor in El Salvador (1983 & 1986); Associate Professor of Spanish, USMA at West Point (1988-92); C2/J2/G2 Plans Officer at HQ, UNC/JFK/8th US Army in Seoul, Korea (1992-95); US Army Attache in La Paz, Bolivia (1996-98). I finally retired after 29 years of active duty service on January 1, 1999 and became a High School Spanish Language Teacher in Georgia. - 96033 Out Creek Way, Yulee, FL 32097 | 01/73-10/74 |
| . | Johnson, Ronnie, I thought I'd be spending the rest of my time there but was levied for Viet Nam, was pissed, but I survived. postal - richmond, Indiana | 6/69-12/69 |
| . | Lauerman, John, Commanding Officer 5050 SW Laurelwood Avenue, Portland OR 97225 | 12/70-12/71 |
| . | LoPiccolo, Vince, 76Y-Supply. Got to meet some great guys (and gals). Had a lot of good times. Would like to hear how everyones doing.. Ciao for now | 9/72-9/77 |
| . | Mabeus, Richard, Remember all the times trying to get to work up the mountain with the fog and rain - Myrtle Beach, SC | /77-/79 |
| . | Martinez, Michael A., 24U Nike Hercules: I wasn't there that long, but I will never forget my short time there at the Rock. Had a great time, I remember that I got there just in time for the Wine Festival... I was shortly transferred back to Vicenza, HHD 559th Group where I worked in the Supply Room / Unit Armorer. Take care guys! | /78-/78 |
| . | Minter, Steven W., ( sent bad e-mail address ) FNG to E-4, Hope that some of the men and women I served with see this and give me a "wake-up call". 3 yrs. of my life I'll never forget. | 1/80-1/83 |
| . | Moeller, Rick, Served with Ralph H and spent many days down at our KP's house Julio and Palladay. Julio's oldest daughter married a US soldier who was stationed on Calverina. Sp 4, played on the headquarters fast pitch ball team and we had our own basketball team that played in the headquarters league down in Verona. - Columbus, Ohio | 8/70-4/72 |
| . | Olson, Rod, Private to Sp 4 Clerk Many fond memories. The people who wer there with me know who you are and all I can say is that it was really great!!! | 7/73-8/74 |
| . | Pekula, Walter E., Security Officer - 20 Bala Ct, Turnersville, NJ 08012 | 11/71- |
| . | Pratt, Ed, 24U40 Herc Elec Main Spec; E5 Spent lots of time running around all over Italy and Germany. Had a great time. Never did know where the "Real" army was located. | 8/83-10/76 |
| . | Ransick, Jim, Served at the 'Rock' as a 2/1LT Air Defender as the Tech Officer and Security Plt Leader. Met many great folks (SFC Teddy Godwin, Lt 'Smokin' Joe Carvajal, COL Larry Honsinger, etc). Enjoyed the beautiful country, kind folks and history. Special Weapons duty was stressful for all as there was never real 'down' time... everyone pulled their weight and made it happen. We tragically lost some along the way... a lesson in life for all. Retired in '03 and just relocated to Florida. My best to all my fellow Italian 559th Nike Folks. GBA! - St Johns FL | 11/77-4/80 |
| . | Ream, Randy, SP4 16B10 Launcher Crewman, | 6/74-7/78 |
| . | Richerson, Scottie, | 3/78-4/80 |
| . | Sommaggio, Stefano, Security guard - Looking for old photos of Italian Nike sites] for Nike web site Guardiano Silenzioso. | /88-/89 |
| . | Willis, Doug, As a 24U time was spent shooting pool, etc., except for when warhead maintenance exercises were called for. Great Duty, beautiful countryside, crazy place. We lived in an apt. ouside of Vicenza & carpooled to work each day. I never knew I had it so good! Now in Portland, Oregon. | 3/71-11/71 |
| . | Winningstad, Dennis, 24U40 Herc Elec Main Spec; E5 played lots of chess w/Italian Airforce and US Airforce who were co-located; Great people/good times! | 08/73-08/76 |
| Zelo31 Atry Det. 3/47th USAAD | 70 Km SouthWest of Venice | . |
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| . | Clark, Steve, Custodial Agent and Senior Custodial Agent. Served at the same time as Glenn Gillis, Casey Hubble, Fred Hein, John Bonanno and many others. Detachment was commanded by CPT. William DeLauro. - Coralville, Iowa | /83-/86 |
| . | Edgren, David, Assigned as Executive Officer. Site Commander was Captain Louie Porter. Security Officer was 2LT Dennis Hines. Live in Badia Polesine about 7k north of the site (I rode my bicycle most days unless the weather was dreadful). BP was on the south bank of the Po. Shared an apartment with Hines right on the main street- it was a great tour. Left to become the Executive Officer for the HQ det in Monte Calvarina. 1150 S. Grantham Rd. Wasilla, Alaska 99654 | 8/80-5/81 |
| . | Ergott, Dave, After Zelo, I was stationed in Ft. Tilden NY as a MP till my discharge 9/71 | 5/69-9/70 |
| . | Gillis, Glenn, 11B10- Custodial Agent, mail clerk/distro driver. The base is now closed as a normal site, but is still used for training (according to an Italian friend who served there with me). The people were very kind there. I married an Italian girl and was more than just a son-in-law. A great place to be stationed although it was very rural. With the trains we were able to go anywhere. This was a great duty station and I would have never left, but they changed over to M.P.s as the guards from us 11B infantry, so when my time came up, I had to leave. Still married to Marilena (23 years now). One son, 20, Robert. BA in history, minor in Italian (yeah, cheating , I know). - Colorado Springs, CO area | 6/83-10/86 |
| . | Hanford, Hanford, Had great time in Zelo and Badia.Nothing much to do but party and listen to music.Met lot of interesting folks Italian and Americans.Spent lot of time running and riding bike.Remember Mitchell, Verde, Estep, Shim, Lively ,Bailey.Munoz,Stoddard.Gonzalez,Robles.Most memorable Italian was a beautiful young Italian girl her dad owned the local bar in Zelo. Her name is Carla. Havent had a pizza as good as the ones i ate at the pizzarea in Badia i think it was called Johnnys think the waitress was named Anna.Im back in Myrtle Beach S.C. Resort property supv for maint.Also own a small pool svc co. - Drop a letter to 5730 hwy 707 riverbankslot 50 myrtle beach s.c. 29588 | 10/76-4/79 |
| . | Hubble, Casey, Custodial Agent and friend of Glen Gillis and Stacie Trueheart. MA in Political Science and College Instructor. Left Zelo as a Sergeant E-5 - 249 Sunrise Lane McGregor, Texas 76657 | 6/82-6/84 |
| . | Kendall, Kip M., Was an SP4 on perimeter, as I watched the chinooks fly away with the last "NIKE". Miss Zelo. | 12/87-5/88 |
| . | Kizer, Roger, Custodial Agent. I was there when we moved from the old guard shack to the new guard house. Many fond memories of Italy. | 3/84-7/86 |
| . | Lackey, James, SSG E-6 at ETS. MOS was 24U40. Custodial Team--Team 4 out of Vicenza 3811 Mark Rd Cambridge, Oh 43725 | 7/70-2/71) |
| . | Mitchell, Wallace, 16B We did not have to do much but watch the Italians work . about the only place to go was badia to a disco. sunday was the big night. I had heard that a bomb was by the bridge at zelo, it was dropped by the germans in world war II ,they say it never detonated. In the spring a lot of americans took part in town races almost every town had one. | 8/78-/81 |
| . | O'keefe, Edward W., Custodial agent, Transfer Command to Italian Military | /86-/89 |
| . | Scott, Joseph A, po box 115 glen alpine nc 28628 - Great location and even greater people I still have a great love of Italy | 8/66-10/67 |
| . | Trueheart, Stacie Lee, 2LT & 1LT - Phys Security Off, Tech Off & XO. With of course additional duties of Pay Off, Courier Off, Mess Hall Off, etc. I'm not sure when the unit changed to the 3/47th ADA Det, but was that until a few years later when it was dismantled. | 5/84-5/86 |
| . | Vetre, Mike, 11B, Security Guard, SP/4, pulling Guard Duty almost all the time and eating out of Mermite Cans. No Potable Water other than outside in the Water Buffalo. Vicenza was a good hour's drive away. This was my 1st assignment and I give much credit to my Leaders who set the foundation for my success and 22 years in the US Army. A tough but very rewarding assignment, makes you appreciate the simple things in life!Mike also says "... not only was it a short tour for Communist activity, The water was undrinkable there and we had to go downtown to take showers. We were given 5 coupons a week for the downtown public showers. Washing clothes had to be done at Vicenza, about an hour drive away. We had a Pet duck, Named "Raul," I think LT. Barney got him for us. The duck would wake us up in the mornings. The Italian Hosts were the best, and the Cleaning lady was the best also. " | 8/75-12/76 |
| . | Wiersema, Robert J., Good times in the cornfield. Also watched the specials fly out, then sat at SETAF in Vicenza for several months. Love Google Earth. Officer who also played with the crane on a Sunday afternoon. Built a new mess hall, then we left it about a year later for the Italians. | 6/86-6/88 |
| . | Wilson, Patrick, PFC Warhead Custodian | 64-65 |
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