Chester W Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Navy | 1905 | 1966 |
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Navy | 1905 | 1966 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1885/00/00 | Chester Nimitz's childhood home, 1885-1890. | Home | National Museum of the Pacific War | Fredericksburg, TX | |||
| 1941/12/31 | Nimitz becomes Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet. | Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet | CINCPAC Headquarters | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam | |||
| 1942/06/04 | Admiral Nimitz oversees the Battle of Midway | Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet | CINCPAC Headquarters | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam | Battle of Midway | ||
| 1944/07/26 | Admiral Chester Nimitz and General Douglas MacArthur meet with President Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor aboard the cruiser USS Baltimore. | Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas | World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument - Hawaii | Pearl Harbor | Honolulu Conference | ||
| 1945/09/02 | Admiral Chester W Nimitz signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the United States. | US Fleet Admiral | USS MISSOURI | World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument - Hawaii | Imperial Japan Surrenders | ||
| 1946/00/00 | Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz serves as Minister of Crown and General A A Vandergrift as Grand Marshal of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival | Minister of Crown | Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival | ||||
| 1966/02/20 | Chester William Nimitz dies at his home at Treasure Island Naval Station, San Francisco. | Quarters 1, Yerba Buena Island, Naval Training Station | San Francisco |
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