Chester W. Nimitz

Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (; February 24, 1885February 20, 1966) was an American fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.

Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg, Texas. He studied at the United States Naval Academy. Nimitz died in Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California from pneumonia caused by a stroke, aged 80.

Related pages
 USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
 Guadalcanal Campaign
 Battle of Midway
 Battle of Okinawa

References

Other websites

 National Museum of the Pacific War
 USS Nimitz Association
 Nimitz-class Navy Ships  at Federation of American Scientists
 Nimitz State Historic Site  in Fredericksburg, Texas
 "The Navy‘s Part in the World War," (26 Nov 1945) . A speech by Nimitz from the Commonwealth Club of California Records at the Hoover Institution Archives.

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