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Biography

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
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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
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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...
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Chester Nimitz Quotes
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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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Veterans gather to commemorate Midway
6/4/2007: 407 words, approx. 1 pages
John 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...
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Veterans commemorate Battle of Midway
6/5/2007: 537 words, approx. 2 pages
Holding 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...
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WWII Museum opens Battle of Midway show
6/5/2007: 739 words, approx. 3 pages
The 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...
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Midway: Vital in WWII, now for the birds
6/3/2007: 799 words, approx. 3 pages
Six 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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