Chester W. Nimitz

Chester W. Nimitz
Fleet Admiral; Chester W. Nimitz
	Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz portrait
Birth name	Chester William Nimitz
Born	24 Februar 1885; Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S.
Dee'd	20 Februar 1966 (aged 80); Yerba Buena Island, Californie, U.S.
Buried at	Gowden Gate Naitional Seemetry; San Bruno, Californie, U.S.
Allegiance	Unitit States o Americae
Service/branch	Unitit States Navy
Years o service	1905–1966
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Service number	5572
Commands held	Chief o Naval Operations; U.S. Paceefic Fleet & Paceefic Ocean Auries See other commands USS Decatur (DD-5); First Submarine Flotilla; USS Plunger (SS-2); USS Snapper (SS-16); USS Narwhal (SS-17); 3rd Submarine Diveesion Atlantic Torpedo Fleet; USS Skipjack (SS-24); Atlantic Submarine Flotilla; USS Chicago (CA-14); USS Rigel (AR-11); USS Augusta (CA-31); Bureau o Navigation
Battles/wars	See battles Warld War I Warld War II Battle o the Coral Sea; Battle o Midway; Solomon Islands campaign; Battle o the Philippine Sea; Battle o Leyte Gulf; Battle o Iwo Jima; Battle o Okinawa;
Awairds	Navy Distinguished Service Medal (4); Airmy Distinguished Service Medal; Knicht Grand Cross o the Order o the Bath (Unitit Kinrick); Legion o Honour (Fraunce); Philippine Medal o Valor
Ither wirk	Regent o the Varsity o Californie
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Chester William Nimitz (Februar 24, 1885 – Februar 20, 1966) wis a fleet admiral o the Unitit States Navy.

References

↑ U.S. officers hauldin five-starn rank never retire; thay draw full active duty pay for life.Spencer C. Tucker (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1685. ISBN 978-1-85109-961-0.