Nickerson akarayirwa kuenda kuMiddle East muna January 1949 uye akashanda somutariri wemauto eU.S. neUnited Nations Mission muPalestine pashure peHondo yeArab-Israeli
. Akabva kuMiddle East muna August wegore iroro ndokunyoresa paArmed Forces Staff College paNorfolk, Virginia. Nickerson akapedza chikoro muna July 1950 uye akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru mukuru.