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Jan 1, 2022 · The wardroom was initially empty. Suddenly Nimitz and Admiral William “Bull” Halsey entered from the starboard doorway, and MacArthur came from the port side. “MacArthur, with his rich voice, went up to Chester, clasped his hand, and said, ‘Chester.’. He took his other hand and put it on Halsey’s and said, ‘Bill. Chester.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz looms large in the story of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He passed away in 1966 — sadly, just three years before the launching of the U.S. Naval Institute Oral History Program. Having missed the opportunity to secure the oral history of this giant of naval history, the Institute did the next best thing: gathered and compiled the oral histories of numerous officers ...
Chester W. Nimitz. Self: The Secret Land. Chester William Nimitz (; February 24, 1885 - February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
Jan 25, 2017 · Nimitz, Chester William (1885–1966). Chester William Nimitz, who guided Allied forces to victory in the Pacific in World War II, was born in Fredericksburg, Texas, on February 24, 1885, the son of Chester Bernard and Anna (Henke) Nimitz. His father died before he was born.
Chester Nimitz Jr. Chester William " Chet " Nimitz Jr. (February 17, 1915 – January 2, 2002) was an American submarine commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and a businessman. He was awarded the Navy Cross and three Silver Stars for valor in battle. He was the son of U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W ...
Apr 7, 2022 · Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz died on February 20, 1966, at age 80. His boyhood home in Fredericksburg, Texas, is now incorporated into the National Museum of the Pacific War. His story, along with others from the most dramatic days of World War II, is told in the 2019 film Midway, with Woody Harrelson playing Chester Nimitz.
Dec 12, 2022 · On the morning of 16 December 1941, nine days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was working at his desk in the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Navigation when he was summoned to the office of Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. Exhausted from working more than a week with little sleep, Nimitz trudged over to Knox ...
