Printed page 325 lists Bridgeport and Hartford defense-area batteries and distinguishes their municipalities; it identifies BR-15 as West Haven.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public-domain U.S. federal government report text; extracted pages contain no separately credited third-party photograph. PDF index 326 (viewer page 327), printed page 325. Statewide context, not a site photograph or municipal survey. Full original report retained.
Source: John C. Lonnquest and David F. Winkler; U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, To Defend and Deter, Special Report 97/01 (November 1996).
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CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Defense Area Designations and locations of the Nike sites defending the Bridgeport area are: (BR- 04) Ansonia, (BR-15) Westhaven, (BR-17) Milford, (BR-65) Fairfield, (BR-73) Westport, and (BR-94) Shelton. Headquarters facilities were located in Bridgeport. Regular Army units manned these sites after initial activation during 1956 and 1957 with the Guard assuming duties in the waning years. Only site BR-04 was converted from Nike Ajax to Hercules. This battery would become integrated into the New England Defense Area before being deactivated in 1971. The missilemen received recognition on April 19, 1958, when Bridgeport Mayor Samuel Tedesco declared “Nike Day” in his city. Festivities honoring the men of the 741st AAA missile battalion included a parade and ball. In addition, the missile sites were dedicated to local citizens who died in earlier wars. References Nike Quick Look, pp. 31-33; Argus, (1 June 1958), p. 8. Hartford Defense Area The designations and locations of Nike sites guarding the state capital region are as follows: 0X4-08) East Windsor, (HA-25) Manchester, (HA-36) Portland, (HA-48) Cromwell, (HA-67) Plainville, and (HA-%) AvonSimsbury. Operational in 1956, these sites were first manned by Regular Army and later by Guard Units. Units from the Bridgeport Defense Area assisted in operating the Plainville site. Sites HA-48 and HA-08 were converted to fire the Nike Hercules missi]< and remained operational until 1968 and 1971, respectively. Reference Nike Quick Look, pp. 65-67. 325
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Silent Grounds Collective, Nike BR-15: West Haven launcher and Orange control site, SGC-NIKE-027, NIKE-002, “Federal overview of Connecticut Nike defense areas.” Source: John C. Lonnquest and David F. Winkler; U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, To Defend and Deter, Special Report 97/01 (November 1996).. https://ed-thelen.org/ToDefendAndDeterTheLegacyColdWar.pdf#page=327. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.