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  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, Nickerson and his wife, Carol, died in a car accident in New Mexico.
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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris.

  Medaris assumed command of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in 1955 under which Dr. Wernher von Braun and the German Rocket Team developed the Jupiter missile in 1958.
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  Photo of Ray H. Jenkins surrounded by press.

  Ray H. Jenkins (center) was a lawyer that, along with Robert K. Bell, Lt. Col. Charles Zimmer, and Lt. Lewis G. Cole, would make up Nickerson's defense counsel for his court martial trial. Jenkins was considered the best lawyer in East Tennessee and appeared on the cover of Time magazine on May 17, 1954 during the Army-McCarthy hearings.
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  Photo of Dr. Wernher von Braun.

  Dr. Wernher von Braun was a part of the German Rocket Team that developed the Jupiter missile in 1958 under General John Bruce Medaris.
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  Photo of Robert K. Bell and Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.

  Robert K. Bell (left) was an attorney based in Huntsville, Alabama. He would form a part of Nickerson's (right) defense counsel in 1957 along with Ray H. Jenkins, Lt. Col. Charles Zimmer, and Lt. Lewis G. Cole.
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  Two copies of a photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Robert K. Bell, and Ray H. Jenkins.

  Pictured in this photo is Colonel Nickerson (left), Robert K. Bell (middle, standing), and Ray H. Jenkins (right).
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  Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. with his family.

  Colonel John C. Nickerson married Carol Nickerson (right). Together, they had four children. Two of his children are pictured here.
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  Photos of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. with press.

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  Photo of Ernst Stuhlinger speaking to the press.

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  Photo of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. with his family.

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  Photo of Dr. Wernher von Braun.

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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and associates.

  On back: "Key associates of vonBraun.Dr., pose with Maj. General. Medaris, J.B., immediately prior to the latters retirement from the Army in the fall of 1959.
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  Photo of Dr. Wernher von Braun.

  On back written in pencil: "Dr. Wernher von Braun".
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  Front page of The Huntsville Times from February 1, 1958.

  Topics included on the front page of this newspaper include the Jupiter missile developed by the German Rocket Team and the announcement that it had circled the globe, and other various space topics.
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  Photo of Carol Nickerson.

  Carol Nickerson was the wife of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.
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  Photo of the court room from the Nickerson case.

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  Photo of Jupiter pre-launch activities.

  This photo shows the Jupiter missile as it is prepared for launch. On the back there is a sticky note that reads: "JUPITER Pre-Launch Activities".
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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris.

  Medaris assumed command of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in 1955 under which Dr. Wernher von Braun and the German Rocket Team developed the Jupiter missile in 1958. On the back of the photo is written: "Medaris".
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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris and another man in an Army uniform.

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  Letter to the Chief of Manpower Office from Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.

  Nickerson writes to the Chief of Manpower requesting a re-assignment on a temporary basis following his recent trial by court-martial at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Nickerson reported back to duty on July 11, 1957 and writes that his newly assigned duties are "of relatively no importance to the Army of to ABMA." Nickerson requests a new assignment that allows him back at Redstone Arsenal.