Crewman swing missile into position for locking onto one of the launchers.(Sunday Bulletin Magazine) Courtesy of Dominic Zinnie.
If the order came for defense against a real air attack, these Nike-Ajax missiles would be sent skyward in moments from their launchers at the Battery B site on Ford Road, Bristol Township. Standing in front of the combat-ready to fire missiles are (from left) Lt. William Lanahan, control officer; SFC Harry Magonigal, Sgt. Walter Soroka and Pvt. William Martin (Courier-Times Photo.) Courtesy of Dominic Zinnie.
Capt. Grellet C. Tochterman (center,) commander of Battery B, looks out over the Ford Road base with Lt. Nicholas DiBello (left) and SP/5 Dominic Zinnie of Croydon Acres. (Courier-Times Photo.) Courtesy of Dominic Zinnie.
Sunday Bulletin Magazine - Sunday, January 5, 1964. Courtesy of Dominic Zinnie.
Siren wails alert-and missile crews race to Ajax launching sites at Bristol Base (Sunday Bulletin Magazine) Courtesy of Dominic Zinnie.
Battery control officer, with radar and computer operators, identifies target. (Sunday Bulletin Magazine) Courtesy of Dominic Zinnie.
New Colors Launched. A new flag pole, donated by the Hunter Manufacturing Co., Emile, was dedicated at the Bristol township NIKE base Saturday in the open house program. Robert W. Bracken American Legion Post 382, of Bristol, donated the flag. Running up the colors are First Lt. Douglas G. Waters, right, commanding officer of Battery D, 506th AAA Missile Battalion; Lt. Charles Steinman, left; Sgt. 1/c Frank Pisanek, next to left, and M/Sgt. William DeShong. (Courier and Times Staff photo) Bristol Daily Courier - Monday, May 21, 1956
Captain Harry Pell, (right), former commander of Bristol's Nike-Ajax site, wishes the new Pennsylvania National Guard commander, Captain Grellet C. Tochterman, good luck during change of command ceremonies at the base Saturday [April 30, 1960] morning. Capt. Pell and his men of "D" Battery, Third Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery, U.S. Army, were replaced by full-tim professional guardsmen of "B" Battery, Second Missile Battalion, 166th Artillery, PNG. Guardsmen will operate the air defense site on the same basis as the regular troops. Bristol Daily Courier - Monday, May 2, 1960
Thousands of people accepted the invitation to visit the Bristol township NIKE base, Ford road, near Route 413, Saturday. An Army bus conveyed the visitors on a tour of both the launcher and the control areas, where they saw the supersonic guided missiles, and equipment never before released to public view. (Courier and Times Staff photo) Bristol Daily Courier - Monday, May 21, 1956
First Lt. Charles A. Steinman, launcher platoon leader of the Bristol NIKE base, directs the view of visitors to a missile set in ready-to-launch position for the occasion. The open house, held Saturday for Armed Forces Day, attracted the biggest crowd of visitors that ever entered the base. They were served lemonade, iced tea and cakes in the base mess hall. (Courier and Times Staff photo) Bristol Daily Courier - Monday, May 21, 1957
Soldiers of Battery D, 506th Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion from the Bristol NIKE base, formed the color guard and firing squad yesterday for the Bristol Memorial Day parade. (Courier and Times Staff photo) Bristol Daily Courier - Monday, May 31, 1957
During the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at the Bristol Township Little League opening ceremonies on Saturday, everyone was at attention including a dog (arrow). The color guard from the Nike Base assisted with the ceremonies. Bristol Daily Courier - Monday, May 1957
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