Chester W. Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was an American fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.[1]
Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg, Texas. He studied at the United States Naval Academy. Nimitz died in Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California from pneumonia caused by a stroke, aged 80.[2][3][4]
Chester W. Nimitz Media
Chester W Nimitz by Buffham, c1905
Ensign Chester Nimitz
USS Decatur, 1902
Inspection visit to Naval ROTC Unit at U.C. Berkeley (1927). ADM Louis R. de Steiguer, Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet; William Wallace Campbell, President, U.C. Berkeley; RADM Harris Laning, Chief of Staff, Battle Fleet; COL Robert O. Van Horn, Army ROTC Unit; CAPT William D. Puleston, Asst Chief of Staff, Battle Fleet; CAPT Chester Nimitz, Naval ROTC Unit.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller at ceremony on board USS Enterprise, Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942.
The surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945: Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, representing the United States, signs the instrument of surrender.
President Harry Truman decorating Admiral Nimitz with a Gold Star on October 5, 1945
Troops marching at ceremonies honoring Nimitz
Nimitz in Washington, D.C. in 1945
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References
- ↑ Potter, E. B. (1976). Nimitz. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. pp. 45. ISBN 0-87021-492-6.
- ↑ NIMITZ'S FUNERAL IS HELD ON COAST; Admiral Declined Arlington Burial to Lie With Men. February 25, 1966.
- ↑ Lembke, Daryl E. (February 25, 1966). Adm. Nimitz Buried in Simple Rites. p. 4. https://archive.org/details/sim_los-angeles-times_los-angeles-times_1966-02-25_85/page/4.
- ↑ Chester W. Nimitz at Find a Grave
Other websites
- National Museum of the Pacific War
- USS Nimitz Association
- Nimitz-class Navy Ships at Federation of American Scientists
- Nimitz State Historic Site Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine in Fredericksburg, Texas
- "The Navy‘s Part in the World War," (26 Nov 1945) Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. A speech by Nimitz from the Commonwealth Club of California Records at the Hoover Institution Archives.
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