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

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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 - REVIEW ON MONUMENT GROUNDS

1945

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1) MS Review stand in Washington Monument Grounds as navy color guard and band pass stand colors dipped in salute to ADM NIMITZ.2) MS Detachment of Seamen under arms.3) MS Members of nursing corps.4) MS Marine women"s auxiliary corps.5) MS Waves.6) MS USCG leading watch dogs pass reviewing stand (SV).7) MS Jeeps carrying veterans of various Pacific campaigns drive past camera huge crowd watching ceremonies in BG.8) MS Marine 155 mm Howitzer detachmets drive past in trucks towing howitzers.

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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...