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Many good photographs here. If you have some of your own you would like to be displayed here please let me know and we get them posted. 11 Photos 13 Photos Pictures from our reunion held August 2008 54 Photos These photos were supplied by Leonard Snavely 13 Photos Photos from Don Wellman 16 Photos Some of these photos are from a fly-over Harry made in 2004. 15 Photos 22 Photos 38 Photos 37 Photos 11 Photos 4 Photos 23 Photos 5 Photos 7 Photos 41 Photos "These photos by Russ Hueber were taken at PI-92, North Park Nike site, and Ft. Bliss, in 1955. The first Ajax Package assigned to PI-92 was B Btry 1st AAA Msl Bn. They lived in quonset huts at a nearby Gun Btry site until the barracks were completed around November, 1955. B Btry 74th AAA Msl Bn took command of PI-92 in September, 1956.
In the Fall of 1957, newly assigned personnel of B Btry 1st AAA Msl Bn, activated the Nike site, PI-37, at Herminie".
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Very nice pictures. Are there any from the Btry A 1st AAA Msl BN? If anyone have some with the name could you please post them. I feel that this will help me to bring closure to finding out more about by dad.
Wanted to make the reunion this year but my wife’s health condition prohibited it. We are hoping for the next one. Great site!
Bob… I am glad you enjoyed the pics. I never dreamed that those photos could be seen by the whole world. I just got finished 27 1/2 years in a Pennsylvania State Prison…. I worked there…grin. I retired this past March.
God Bless
Tom
Tom Zangla–Thanks for the pictures. You really took me back to a most memorable time. Hope you are well.
Don,
I am sorry I did not attend this recent reunion. Too many circumstances made it difficult to attend.
I still must congratulate you on your efforts to make so many people feel good about their time in the service.
I was saddened to hear about Sgt. Jim Eicher passing so close to the time of the reunion.
I was surprised and pleased recently to get a phone call from CWO Joe Hosick. He waanted a copy of a photo of him that was posted on the Web site. It was nice talking to him, even though he did not remember me.
Best of luck in everything you do.
I’m sorry you couldn’t come to the Reunion, Bob. I hope you are doing better. We’ll start adding Reunion items to the website soon.
Thanks for writing.
Don
Don–I wanted to make this years reunion but due to health and surgery problems I was unable to travel. Cant wait to see pictures of this 2011 B Battery Reunion.
Thanks for your comments, Marc. Many of us that served there have fond memories of Herminie and the surrounding area.
Don
Thank you gentlemen for serving our country and protecting us. This site serves as a great historical record of the air defense provided to Pittsburgh. I grew up in Herminie (3 years after the Nike base was closed), and my family always called it the nike site. In my teenage years a buddy of mine and me would wonder around the IFC area. It is amazing what you can find that was in your own back yard.
Thanks again Gentlemen!
These pictures have me rolling on the floor laughing. Thanks Don. Great memories.
Hi, Brandon.
My suggestion for possibly finding pictures of the Elrama site, would be to go to Ed Thelen’s website. There, if you are a veteran of Elrama, you can add your name and request. Ed has instructions on his site for doing that. Good Luck!
Don
Copy and paste the link below into your browser to go to Ed’s Elrama thread.
http://www.ed-thelen.org/ppl-p.html#PI-43
does anyone have pictures of the Elrama site back in the day???
IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO BE AND I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT I STILL STAY IN CONTACT WITH. I WAS THERE IN 67 AND 68.
SORRY I DIDN’T GET TO MAKE THE REUNION BUT MABE NEXT TIME. I WOULD LOVE TO.
NIKE FRIEND
ARLIE