General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. NIMITZ DAY IN WASHINGTON

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. NIMITZ DAY IN WASHINGTON

1945

1) LS Penn. Ave Adm"s. parade Archives in BG parade in FG.2) MS PAN Crowd at Adm"s. parade on Penn. Ave.3) LS Planes fly in formation over Adm"s. parade.4) MS Sign "Well Done Admilal" American flag hanging over arch V shaped on Penn. Ave.5) MS Adm"s. car moving under sign.6) CU Yellow car containing four undt. army personnel7) CU Five sailors in car.8) LS Middies march up Penn. Ave.9) CU Same as above10) LS Looking down Penn. Ave. treasury in BG Middies in FG PAN of crowd on 15th street Treasury in BG.11) LS Looking north on 15th street Guadalcanal Marines parading.12) LS Looking north 15th St. as sailors pass by.13) MS Women marines passing parade.14) MS Waves pass in parade.15) MS Navy color guard passes.16) MS Canine corps pass in parade.17) MS Jeep with sign reading "Guadalcanal".18) MS Jeep reading "Saipan".19) MS Jeep reading "Tarawa".20) MS Jeep reading "Two Jima, Tarawa, Midway".21) MS LVT, tanks, aircraft, passing in parade (SV).QUALITY: FAIR

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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...