Navy Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a highly decorated World War II submarine officer who was the son of the fleet admiral who helped oversee the Allied victory in that war, died Jan. 2 with his ...

It was compiled by a man who was in a position to know that kind of information, the so-called gray book was in possession of Admiral Chester Nimitz the commander of the Pacific feet fleet in the ...

Chester W. Nimitz's naval career included a few bobbles on the way to becoming a fleet admiral and war hero. First, he was denied entry to West Point. Shaking off the rejection, the young Texan ...

Nimitz organized the “island-hopping” campaigns ... but his status as a fleet admiral kept him on active duty. He served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, advising ...

After the war ended, ADM Nimitz served a two-year stint as the tenth Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). He retired on December 15, 1947, with the rank of Fleet Admiral five stars, thus becoming the ...

After World War II, Quarters 1’s most famous occupant moved in: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Nimitz was appointed to take command of the Pacific fleet days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The 1,092-foot-long USS Nimitz named after the legendary World War II naval commander Adm. Chester William Nimitz Sr. was one of the largest ships on earth at the time of its commission and saw ...

The 1,092-foot-long USS Nimitz named after the legendary World War II naval commander Adm. Chester William Nimitz Sr. was one of the largest ships on earth at the time of its commission and saw ...