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Navy Hero Admiral Chester Nimitz
CHESTER WILLIAM NIMITZ February 24, 1885–February 20, 1966 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 left the U.S. Navy stunned. With American ships still smoldering in the water, Navy Secretary Frank Knox turned to a Texan, Chester Nimitz, to restore confidence in the Pacific Fleet.Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg in 1885. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1905 and then served in several command and staff positions, including the new Atlantic submarine... Read More