
U.S. Army•1 members
Relive and share the memories of your service-time with your brothers and sisters in arms today. VetFriends.com can help you reconnect.
Did you proudly serve in the D Bty 1st Missle Btn 517th Arty?
Are you looking for someone who is or was in the D Bty 1st Missle Btn 517th Arty?
Do you have D Bty 1st Missle Btn 517th Arty photos you'd like to share?
Then join a community with your brothers and sisters of the D Bty 1st Missle Btn 517th Arty.
Branch
U.S. Army
Members
1
D Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery was a U.S. Army unit active during the Cold War era. The battalion was part of the Army's Air Defense Artillery branch, equipped with the Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile system designed to defend against high-altitude bombers and, later, tactical ballistic missiles. D Battery, along with its parent unit, was stationed in West Germany as part of the United States' commitment to NATO, serving as a key element of the forward air defense network in Europe. The unit played a significant role in deterring Soviet air threats during its period of active service before being inactivated as air defense technology and strategies evolved in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Company C 1st Bn. 38th Inf. Regt. • U.S. Army • 1989

101st airborne division • U.S. Army

U.S. Army

82nd Airborne • U.S. Army • 2018