General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM. NIMITZ CONGRATULATES AUSTRALIAN SURVIVORS ABOARD USS CAPE DOUGLASS

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM. NIMITZ CONGRATULATES AUSTRALIAN SURVIVORS ABOARD USS CAPE DOUGLASS

1944

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1) HS Band plays on dock.2) MS Ship"s crew & survivors at ship"s rail alongside dock.3) HS Adm. Nimitz aboard ship; he reads citation.4) GV Men cheer.5) GV AP with tugs alongside approaches dock, harbor area BG.6) MS Officers & men aboard AP-SV.7) MS Adm. Nimitz & party aboard ship.8) MS Survivors walk down gangway-SV.9) MS Survivors aboard ship, Navy band FG.QUALITY: GOOD

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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...