Not until he replaced Admiral Kimmel as Cincus in December, 1941, after Pearl Harbor. The unfortunate acronym "Cincus", meaning "Commander in Chief US" was confusing - the president is THE Commander in Chief - and was probably supposed to reflect the idea that much of the strength of the US Navy was in the Pacific. But with a two ocean war now underway, this dreadful acronym was changed and Nimitz became CincPac - "Commander in Chief Pacific" (only of the Navy and Marine Corps though). Nimitz actually had two jobs - besides commanding the US Pacific Fleet, he also was the commander of the Central Pacific Theater of Operation. (The Pacific was divided into two "Theaters" - mostly to give something to General MacArthur to do - MacArthur was in Australia after escaping from the Philippines, so the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations was carved out to give him an area of responsibility commensurate with his prestige). As CincPac and as Theater Commander in the Central Pacific, Nimitz, who was largely unknow outside the Navy before the war, became world famous. An entire "class" of modern nuclear powered aircraft carriers is the "Nimitz Class", to commemorate him and his great leadership.
Chester W. Nimitz died on 1966-02-20.
Chester Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885.
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Chester W. Nimitz, when he was about 22 (in 1908), served on the USS Decatur (DD-5) when the ship ran aground. This was about near the Phillipines.
Chester W. Nimitz .
Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN
Chester Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885.
Chester Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885.
Chester Nimitz died on February 20, 1966 at the age of 80.
Chester Nimitz died on February 20, 1966 at the age of 80.
Chester W. Nimitz died on 1966-02-20.
Admiral Chester Nimitz was one of the US Navy's most famous figures. During WW2 he was Commander -in-Chief, Pacific Ocean and after the war played a leading role in the development of nuclear submarines
Chester Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885.
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Biography - 1961 Admiral Chester Nimitz was released on: USA:1962
The US issued a Chester W Nimitz stamp.
Chester Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885 and died on February 20, 1966. Chester Nimitz would have been 80 years old at the time of death or 130 years old today.