General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM. NIMITZ READS PRESIDENTIAL CITATION ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM. NIMITZ READS PRESIDENTIAL CITATION ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE

1943

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1) MS Adm. Fitch and group on carrier.2) MS Nimitz board ship salutes, is greeted.3) SCU Nimitz reads citation.4) GV-Pan Nimitz reads citation, officers and crew at quarters.5) CU Capt. O.B. Hardison reads orders.6) SCU Adm. Fitch; Adm Sherman-BG.7) CU Fitch decorates officers and men-SV.8) MS-Pan Several officers with Navy Cross and D.S.F.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...

Fitch, Aubrey Wray, 1883-1978

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Admiral, United States Navy; commander, Air Forces, South Pacific, 1942-1944; deputy, chief of naval operations (air), 1944-1945. From the description of Aubrey Wray Fitch papers, 1900-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871667 Biographical/Historical Note Admiral, United States Navy; commander, Air Forces, South Pacific, 1942-1944; deputy, chief of naval operations (air), 1944-1945. From the guide to the ...