D BTRY, 4th BN (HERC), 44th ARTY

D Battery, 4th Battalion (HERC), 44th Artillery was a U.S. Army air defense unit activated during the Cold War. Equipped with the MIM-14 Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile system, the battery was tasked with the defense of key strategic locations against potential Soviet bomber attacks. As part of the 44th Artillery Regiment, D Battery operated at various Nike missile sites, providing a critical component of continental air defense. The unit remained active until advances in missile technology and changing strategic needs led to the deactivation of many Nike Hercules units in the 1970s.