Sergeant Missile Crewman

Crewed the first solid-fuel surface-to-surface ballistic missile fielded by the US Army, designed to deliver a W52 nuclear warhead at medium tactical ranges.

The Story

Sergeant's real legacy isn't the missile — it's the propellant. The shift from cryogenic and hypergolic liquids to solid fuel meant the field crews stopped fearing their own missiles as much as the enemy did.