Admiral Nimitz
Chester W.
Nimitz (1885–1966), American fleet admiral who commanded U.S.
Pacific forces during World War II.
After Pearl Harbor, Nimitz rebuilt Pacific naval power and directed the island-hopping campaign that defeated Japan.
He accepted Japan's surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz bears his name.
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- navyMaritime military force
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
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