General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL NIMITZ 75TH BIRTHDAY

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL NIMITZ 75TH BIRTHDAY

1960

1) CU Adm. Chester Nimitz sitting in an easy chair, in his home, at Berkly, California, being interviewed. G2) ECU Fleet Admiral Nimitz. VG3) MCU Nimitz answering question concerning years in the navy; the Adm. is in uniform. G4) ECU Five-starred admiral. VG5) CU Nimitz being interviewed. G6) ECU Fleet Admiral Nimitz. VG7) CU Mrs. Nimitz seated in her home. G8) ECU Mrs. Nimitz telling favorite WWII Nimitz"s story. G9) MS Fleet Adm. and Mrs. Nimitz leaving their home. G10) MCU The two walk through ivy-covered gates. G11) CU Marine orderly standing next to an automobile; Fleet Adm. and Mrs. Nimitz step into the car and the door is closed; orderly steps into the front and drives off. G

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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...