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Chester W. Nimitz. Chester William Nimitz ( / ˈnɪmɪts /; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral in 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 ...
- 1905–1966
- United States Navy
Mar 29, 2024 · Chester W. Nimitz (born Feb. 24, 1885, Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S.—died Feb. 20, 1966, near San Francisco) was the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II. One of the navy’s foremost administrators and strategists, he commanded all land and sea forces in the central Pacific area.
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Feb 23, 2024 · Admiral Chester W. Nimitz began life in the small German town of Fredericksburg, Texas. Few could have guessed that the young boy would grow up to be Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet and one of the great American heroes of World War Two.
Apr 2, 2014 · He died in 1966 on Yerba Buena Island, California. QUICK FACTS. Name: Chester William Nimitz. Birth Year: 1885. Birth date: February 24, 1885. Birth State: Texas. Birth City: Fredericksburg....
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20--Admiral of the Fleet Chester W. Nimitz died today in his home here. He would have been 81 years old on Thursday. During World War II, he was in charge of assembling...
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A LEADER EMERGES. At the height of the Pacific War, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commanded more than two million men and women, 5,000 ships and 20,000 planes, but one would not have predicted that distinguished future judging by Nimitz’s first command. In 1906, Ensign Nimitz commanded the USS Decatur, an old destroyer which he ran aground.
Jan 7, 2002 · Navy Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a highly decorated World War II submarine officer who was the son of the fleet admiral who helped oversee the Allied victory in that war, died Jan. 2...
