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Red River Army Depot

Facility · USA

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US Army facility for assembly of Hawk and Chapparal missiles, 1959-on.

Located 18 miles west of Texarkana, this World War II vintage depot became a major Army guided missile assembly and maintenance facility beginning in the late 1950s. In 1959, Red River became an assembly facility for Hawk antiaircraft missiles. In the mid-1960s, Red River became the prime depot for maintenance support for the Chaparral missile.

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