Chester W. Nimitz (HM6)

Chester William Nimitz (* February 24th, 1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas) is a Rear admiral of the . He not only was born into a family of German stock, they only spoke Texas German at home.
Before the First World War, he served with the new submarines. Under his supervision, his ship Maumee conducted the first-ever underway refuelings.
In April 1913, Nimitz married Catherine Vance Freeman (* March 22nd, 1892) in Wollaston, Massachusetts. They have four Kids, three daughters and a Son: Catherine Vance „Kate“ (* 1914), Chester William „Chet“ (* 1915), Anna Elizabeth „Nancy“ (* 1919), and Mary Manson (* 1931).
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