Who was Chester Nimitz?
While Fredericksburg may seem like an unlikely location for a museum about a war that took place thousands of miles away, the National Museum of the Pacific War is in Fredericksburg because of Chester W. Nimitz. Nimitz, who was born in Fredericksburg in 1885, served as the Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces, Pacific Ocean Area during World War II and rose to the rank of Fleet Admiral. Trace the story of Nimitz’s life in the Admiral Nimitz Gallery.