Chester Nimitz

Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. He was the nation's leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation (now called the Bureau of Personnel) in 1939.

External links

• Nimitz biographies at the official Naval Historical Center and California State Military Museum
• National Museum of the Pacific War
• USS Nimitz Association
• Nimitz-class Navy Ships at Federation of American Scientists
• Nimitz State Historic Site in Fredericksburg, Texas