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Chester W. Nimitz

United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)

Chester William Nimitz (; 24 February 1885 – 20 February 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.^[2]

Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propulsion from gasoline to diesel, and then later was key in acquiring approval to build the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, whose propulsion system later completely superseded diesel-powered submarines in the US. He also, beginning in 1917, was the Navy's leading developer of underway replenishment techniques, the tool which during the Pacific war would allow the US fleet to operate away from port almost indefinitely. The chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939, Nimitz served as Chie

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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

CHESTER W. NIMITZ: A HUMBLE HOMETOWN HERO

Far from the Pacific Ocean and the islands where much of World War II in the Pacific was fought, Fredericksburg, Texas seems an unlikely location for the National Museum of the Pacific War. The story of the Museum’s origin began here on Main Street in February 1885 when Chester William Nimitz was born. Who knew Nimitz would someday lead the Combined U.S. Force to victory over Japan in WWII?

CHESTER NIMITZ – FROM BIRTH TO ANNAPOLIS GRADUATE IN 20 SHORT YEARS

Born February 24, 1885 to a recently widowed mother, Chester Nimitz spent his early years with his mother and paternal grandfather Charles Nimitz at Nimitz’s steamship-shaped hotel on Fredericksburg’s Main Street – where in the 1860s, guests paid fifty cents per night for lodging. Chester Nimitz regarded his grandfather as “the most important man” in his life, and the advice of his grandfather provided a beacon for his life’s journey.

Nimitz as a child with his grandmother, mother, and grandfather

Nimitz as a child

As a teenager, Nimit

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Chester W. Nimitz

Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966) was Fleet Admiral of the US Navy and Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet during World War II.

Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas to parents of German descent. He attended the US Naval Academy from 1901-1905, where he finished 7^th in his class of 114 officers. Before World War I, he studied engines in Germany and Belgium. He conducted experiments in the refueling and energy efficiency of large ships.

WORLD WAR II

When the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, Nimitz had been in the US Navy for 30 years. He was ranked a Rear Admiral and stationed in Washington, DC as chief of the Bureau of Navigation.

10 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt promoted Nimitz to commander-in-chief of the United States Pacific Fleet as an Admiral. The rank of vice admiral was skipped by congressional appointment. Nimitz had operational control over all allied units in the Pacific, including air, land, and sea forces. Under his leadership, the United States stopped the further advance of the J