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) AV Plane formation over Admiral Nimitz.2) LS Looking down Pennsylvania Avenue, parade approaches camera.3) CU Admiral Nimitz poses sitting in parade car.4) CU Unidentified Army officers pass in parade.5) MS Navy and WAVE officers pass in parade.6) MS Soldiers merching in camouflaged gear-SV.7) CU Same as above.8) MS Marines marching on Pennsylvania Avenue.9) MS SB2Cs in parade-SV.10) MS Baka bomb hauled in parade.11) MS Japanese carrier fighter passes in perade.12) MS Japanese torpedo bomber.13) MS As various floats pass camera - SV.14) MS Motorcycle brigade.QUALITY: VERY 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...