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Signature. 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 World War II.
- 1905–1966
- United States Navy
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....
Feb 24, 2024 · February 24, 2024. Margaret Dudley. 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.
Jun 6, 2013 · Chester Nimitz Jr., at age 86, was a bonafide military hero and the son of the legendary World War II Pacific fleet admiral—Chester Nimitz Sr.—who was responsible for defeating the...
Jul 3, 2019 · Died: February 20, 1966 in Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California. Education: U.S. Naval Academy. Published Works: Sea Power, a Naval History (co-editor with E.B. Potter)
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Jan 1, 2022 · February 2022. Naval History Magazine. Volume 36, Number 1. Featured Article. View Issue. Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Share. Comments. The day after Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet, the press asked what he was going to do with his battleships underwater.
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.
