Nimitz, Chester William
Nimitz, Chester William (1885–1966) US admiral. After various surface ship commands and shore appointments, he took over command of the Pacific Fleet in 1941 following the Japanese attack on
PEARL HARBOR. From his Hawaii headquarters, he deployed his forces to win the Battle of Midway, and subsequently supervised the moves in the
PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS, leading to successful actions off Guadalcanal and in the
LEYTE GULF. To a large extent he was responsible for making the Pacific Fleet, weakened by Pearl Harbor, the instrument of Japan's defeat. After the war he was briefly chief of naval operations.
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Chester Nimitz Jr. Dies; Navy Officer, Executive
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/7/2002; ; 700+ words
; Navy Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a highly decorated...in Needham, Mass. Adm. Nimitz, 86, and his wife, Joan Labern Nimitz, 89, took their own lives...was the only son of Chester William Nimitz, the legendary officer...
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Chester W. Nimitz Jr. Decorated Navy officer
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/8/2002; 397 words
; Chester W. Nimitz Jr. Decorated Navy officer...Navy Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a highly decorated...Needham, Mass. He was 86. Nimitz and his wife, Joan Labern...the only son of Chester William Nimitz, who took command...
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Nimitz elected to Concurrent board. (Chester W. Nimitz, Jr., Concurrent Computer Corp.)
PR Newswire; 9/28/1988; 641 words
; NIMITZ ELECTED TO CONCURRENT BOARD...PRNewswire/ -- Retired admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Jr., has been elected...the new Concurrent board, Nimitz joins C. Forbes Dewey...Freed, Daniel S. Gregory, William R. Hambrecht and Russell...
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Historic Trees: the Nimitz oak. (preserving the tree named after Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz) (AFA Programs)
Magazine article from: American Forests; 5/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...everywhere, and Navy Adm. Chester W. Nimitz was elevated to commander...battleship Missouri. Nimitz admired the beauty and...Americans. Among them: William H. Taft, Gen. Philip...seeds of the Admiral Nimitz white oak--or any...
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General Dynamics' Turner to Receive 1999 Nimitz Award From Navy League of the United States.
PR Newswire; 3/16/1999; 700+ words
; ...s prestigious Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award. The Nimitz Award honors a leader of industry...Newport News Shipbuilding. The Nimitz Award is named after Fleet Admiral...the Nimitz Award are: Mr. William E. Haggett, Bath Iron Works...
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St. Pe wins League's 1998 Nimitz Award; McCaig tapped for 1998 Michelson Award
Magazine article from: Sea Power; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...s 1998 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award, and that Robert...at the luncheon. The Nimitz Award will be presented...18th recipient of the Nimitz Award, which was established...of General Dynamics, William E. Haggett of Bath Iron...
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Currie Receives Nimitz Award from Navy League
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 4/16/1992; 505 words
; ...Co., was presented the 12th annual Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award by the Navy League of the United States Wednesday...submarine warfare systems. In making the presentation, William C. Kelley Jr., national president of the Navy League...
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Reply to "Maj Gen William 'Billy' Mitchell: A Pyrrhic Promotion"
Magazine article from: Air & Space Power Journal; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; LT COL WILLIAM J. Ott's "Maj Gen William 'Billy' Mitchell: A Pyrrhic...either/or dichotomy. Ensign Chester Nimitz's conviction by general court...the Navy. Like Mitchell's, Nimitz's career probably would not have...
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William E. Viverette, 87, retired Navy officer.(METROPOLITAN)(OBITUARIES)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. William E. Viverette, who died...serving as an aide to Adm. Chester Nimitz in World War II and as...American Heart Association. William H. Burdick, 70, businessman...Church in Bethesda for William Henderson Burdick, who...
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William McDonald, 82 Longtime educator, ex-FBI agent
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/4/1991; 443 words
; William L. McDonald, a longtime educator, died...as a lieutenant on the staff of Admiral Chester Nimitz in the Pacific. He was a member of the...Finnerty of New Boston, N.H.; a son, William F. of Vienna, Va.; and three grandchildren...
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Chester William Nimitz
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Chester William Nimitz Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), American naval officer, commanded the Pacific Fleet during World War II and played a major role in formulating and executing the strategy which led to the defeat of Japan. Chester...
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Nimitz, Chester William
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Nimitz, Chester William (1885–1966) five-star...north, central, and south Pacific, Nimitz directed the American forces in the...virtually eliminated the Japanese fleet. Nimitz then directed the invasions of Iwo Jima...
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Sherman, Forrest
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...to the staff of Adm. Chester Nimitz , Pacific Fleet commander...Sherman functioned as Nimitz's alter ego in helping...defeated Japan. After Nimitz's appointment as chief...Percival Sherman, in Robert William Love, ed., The Chiefs...
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King, Ernest J.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Roosevelt appointed Adm. William Leahy, a trusted friend...between MacArthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz . In the summer of 1943...for a major drive by Nimitz through the Central Pacific...King , 1980; Robert William Lowe, Jr., ed...
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Rank and Hierarchy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Military Customs and Traditions , 1976. William Gardner Bell , Commanding Generals and...1944 and bestowed on only four men: William D. Leahy, Ernest J. King , and Chester Nimitz in 1944, and William F. Halsey in 1945. Until July 1862...
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