UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • spc_nick_000235_000235.pdf

    "Present prospective list of other witnesses to be called by the government on the merits in the case of United States vs. Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr."
  • spc_nick_000415_000416.pdf

    These three reports on Nickerson by various military officers testify to his character and military service.
  • spc_nick_000236_000236.pdf

    The request of March 28, 1957 asks for top secret clearance for the members of the General Court-Martial, the Court Reporter, and the Civil Counsel as classified information is vital to the defense of Colonel Nickerson. This letter from Lt. Col. John S. Tyler states that the request was forwarded to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and that the request would be cleared for the "highest clearance necessary for the proper disposition of the case".
  • spc_nick_000315_000315.pdf

    This is an extract from Special Orders Number 135 regarding Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.
  • spc_nick_000220_000221.pdf

    The order calls to convene a General Court-Martial at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama for the trial of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. of the Army Ballistic Missle Agency. The document lists the names of the members of the members and counsel.
  • spc_nick_000571_000574.pdf

    This statement insists the charges and specifications against Colonel Nickerson "greatly enlarge on any activities or indiscretion that the Colonel might possibly have committed." The counsel states the Nickerson was simply acting out of enthusiasm to serve the Army. It states that Colonel Charles Zimmer and 1st Lt. Lewis Cole have been assigned to Nickerson's defense.
  • spc_nick_000057_000060.pdf

    These voluntary statements were made in the office of Robert K. Bell. The first by Mrs. John C. Nickerson and the second by Dr. Wernher von Braun.
  • spc_nick_000192_000193.pdf

    Written testimony of Brigadier General A. J. Kinney, Director of the Office of information Services, Department of the Air Force, as presented if he were "present in court". No signatures of the defense counsel, accused, or trial counsel are on the document.
  • spc_nick_000198_000199.pdf

    Written testimony of William C. Pritchard, Colonel with the Army Physical Evaluation Board at Walter Reed Hospital, as presented if he were "present in court". Page two missing. Handwritten note at the bottom says, "2d page only had signatures."
  • spc_nick_000184_000185_000287_000288.pdf

    Written testimony of Edward Hull, assistant editor of Missiles and Rockets Magazine, as presented if he were "present in court". Signed by the defense counsel, the accused, and the trial counsel.