Chester William Nimitz

Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz (24 February, 1885 – 20 February, 1966) served in the United States Navy. Although he achieved his greatest fame directing the Pacific Fleet and its carrier task forces during the Second World War, during the early years of the century he was a junior officer cutting his teeth in submarines.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Papers

• Papers in possession of Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.
• Papers in possession of the United States Naval Academy

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Lloyd H. Chandler	Captain of U.S.S. Decatur before Jul, 1908[Citation needed]	Succeeded by Carroll S. Graves
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Snapper 2 Feb, 1910	Succeeded by John W. Rankin as Captain of U.S.S. C-5
Preceded by ?	Captain of U.S.S. Skipjack 14 Feb, 1912	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Robert A. Abernathy	Captain of U.S.S. Chicago 6 May, 1919	Succeeded by ?