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About 10 pages (2,941 words) in 4 products |
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| Name: |
Chester William Nimitz | | Birth Date: |
February 24, 1885 | | Death Date: |
February 20, 1966 | | Place of Birth: |
Fredricksburg, Texas, United States | | Place of Death: |
San Francisco, California, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
naval officer |
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 Biography of Chester William Nimitz
679 words, approx. 2 pages
 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 Nimitz was born on Feb. 24, 1885, in... 
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 Chester Nimitz Quotes
2,097 words, approx. 7 pages
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz ( 24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966 ) US Navy officer who was Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces ( CINCPAC ) for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Employment of... summary from source:
Chester Nimitz Quotes
37 words, approx. 1 pages
That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in...
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 AP News Veterans gather to commemorate Midway
6/4/2007: 407 words, approx. 1 pagesJohn Besson readied himself Monday to return to the remote Pacific atoll where 65 years ago, as a 29-year-old assistant engineer on the USS Pensacola, he took part in a turning point in World War II.As part of a wounded U.S. Navy _ this was... summary from source:
AP News Veterans commemorate Battle of Midway
6/5/2007: 537 words, approx. 2 pagesHolding their hands over their hearts, six veterans of the Battle of Midway stood as a Navy band played the national anthem to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the fight that marked a turning point in World War II.About 1,800 people ventured to this remote... summary from source:
AP Features WWII Museum opens Battle of Midway show
6/5/2007: 739 words, approx. 3 pagesThe National World War II Museum continues to press its emphasis on the war in the Pacific, with a new exhibit on the Battle of Midway.The battle, in which U.S. naval forces crushed a Japanese attempt to seize the strategic island 65 years ago this... summary from source:
AP News Midway: Vital in WWII, now for the birds
6/3/2007: 799 words, approx. 3 pagesSix months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a weakened and outnumbered U.S. fleet limped north to confront a flotilla of Japanese ships advancing on the remote Pacific atoll of Midway.A Japanese victory would have cost the U.S. a strategically critical scrap of land between...
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