United States Army
PANAMA CANAL
4th Bn HAWK-AW 517th Artillery
Panama Canal Zone
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These two 1967 pictures are from Hank Heckel.
These Flamenco pictures are from Allen Hawkins. According to Hank Heckel, it's the old Panamanian prison used by the US Army for the soldiers that worked at the Hawk missile site on the west side of the isthmus. He lived there while serving in the army during 1967-1968. There was two men to a room and Hank's roommate had a monkey for a pet.
These pictures are from Rick Doninelli, 134th Ord Detachment (Hawk) GS/DS attached to the 517th at Fort Clayton from 1964-1965.
The 4th Missile Battalion (Hawk-AW) 517th Artillery provided air defense for the Panama Canal Zone until the battalion's deactivation in 1970. For more information, visit these 517th web sites:
Bill Cole's 517th Web Page
CZBrats's 517th Web Page