Walter B. Snook collection, ca. 1914-1945.

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Walter B. Snook collection, ca. 1914-1945.

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Photographs of military operations in France during World War I, and reports, surrender instructions, and military newspaper issues, relating to military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Includes a copy of a telegram from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz on the capture of Iwo Jima, and a proclamation to the people of the Volcano Islands.

1 ms. box.

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8133477

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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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...

Snook, Walter B.,

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