Btry C 6th Msl Bn 62nd Arty

Battery C, 6th Missile Battalion, 62nd Artillery was a unit of the United States Army during the Cold War era. Activated in the late 1950s, the battalion was equipped with the Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile system, designed to provide air defense against potential Soviet bomber attacks. Battery C was stationed at various Nike missile sites, including locations near major U.S. cities and strategic areas. The unit played a key role in continental air defense until the Nike missile program was phased out in the early 1970s, at which point the battalion was inactivated.