Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E ... Spruance and the ebullient, aggressive William F. Halsey, Jr. into an effective team." Of course, these same qualities helped ease Nimitz's ...

Through clever planning and fearless determination, Nimitz led naval forces in the Pacific to victory in World War II. Chester William Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg in 1885 and had a ...

Chester W. Nimitz's naval career included a few bobbles on the way to becoming a fleet admiral and war hero. First, he was denied entry to West Point. Shaking off the rejection, the young Texan ...

Today, the USS Nimitz is the oldest aircraft carrier in the Navy, having begun its operational life 50 years ago in 1975. The flattop is named after the legendary Admiral Chester William Nimitz ...

All ten ships in this class were named to honor the World War II Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. These massive warships measure more than 1,000 feet in length with full-load ...

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now operating ... condemning a Wednesday Taiwan Strait transit by destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110), with the command’s spokesperson, Snr.