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- Birth nameChester William Nimitz
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Chester William Nimitz (; 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, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseCatherine Vance Freeman(April 9, 1913 - February 20, 1966) (his death)
- Naval officer who retired at 5-star rank (Fleet Admiral). At the time of Operation High Jump (see plot summary for The Secret Land (1948), he was Chief of Naval Operations.
- His only son, Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Jr. (b. 1915), committed double suicide with his wife on January 2, 2002. The couple was reportedly unhappy over the restrictions imposed by their deteriorating health in recent years. He was 86; she was 89.
- Pictured on a 50¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 26 January 1984.
- Father of Mary Aquinas.
- Swords (Dutch: Ridder Grootkruis in DE Orde van Oranje Nassau).
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