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Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.

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spc_nick_000616_000616

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Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.

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.

Source

Col. John C. Nickerson, Jr. Papers
Box 2, Series 5, Folder 8
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama

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Citation

“Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed October 4, 2024, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/4292.

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