Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.

Colonel John C. Nickerson was accused of leaking classified information after expressing anger when the missile and rocket program was transferred from the Army to the Air Force. He was tried by court martial, fined $1,500, and exiled to Panama for two years. A few years later on March 1, 1964, Nick...

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collection Col. John C. Nickerson, Jr., Papers Collection
building University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
publisher University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
topic Documents
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Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States
Defense information, Classified
Intermediate-range ballistic missiles
Jupiter missile
Leaks (Disclosure of information)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
description Colonel John C. Nickerson was accused of leaking classified information after expressing anger when the missile and rocket program was transferred from the Army to the Air Force. He was tried by court martial, fined $1,500, and exiled to Panama for two years. A few years later on March 1, 1964, Nickerson and his wife, Carol, died in a car accident in New Mexico.
spelling Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United StatesDefense information, ClassifiedIntermediate-range ballistic missilesJupiter missileLeaks (Disclosure of information)Huntsville (Ala.)Madison County (Ala.)Colonel John C. Nickerson was accused of leaking classified information after expressing anger when the missile and rocket program was transferred from the Army to the Air Force. He was tried by court martial, fined $1,500, and exiled to Panama for two years. A few years later on March 1, 1964, Nickerson and his wife, Carol, died in a car accident in New Mexico.PhotographsStill Imagespc_nick_000616_000616http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/4292http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/files/original/4/4292/spc_nick_000616_000616.pdfCol. John C. Nickerson, Jr. PapersBox 2, Series 5, Folder 8University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabamaenspc_nick_2021_03This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
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