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Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, GCB, USN (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet ("CinCPac" pronounced "sink-pack"), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. He was the leading U.S. Navy authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939. He served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1945 until 1947. He was the United States' last surviving Fleet Admiral. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  www-tc.pbs.org 563px x 485px | 53.80kB [source page] autoconf http www tc pbs org weta carrier large jpg next From Yahoo Image Search: "Chester Nimitz"  saladeguerra.blogspot.com Julio ue, 10 Jul 2007 00:42:00 GM Chester. William . Nimitz. nasceu em Fredericksburg, Texas, em 24 de fevereiro de 1885. Apos sua primeira tentativa de entrar em West Point, . Nimitz. decidiu ingressar na Academia Naval quando tinha 15 anos, graduando-se em 1905. ... From Google Blog Search: "Chester Nimitz"  youtube.com Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:19:03 PDT Legend Ebby Halliday is inducted into the Texas Navy by the Adm. Chester Nimitz Squadron in Dallas, Texas ... Ebby1 ... youtube.com.  youtube.com Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:26:38 PDT the capture of Okinawa, then an attack on the Japanese mainland. Admiral Chester Nimitz favored a more direct strategy of bypassing the ... youtube.com.  youtube.com Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:59:17 PDT Nimitz Junior High unveils a new mascot ... odessa american texas midland nimitz junior high mascot west oa chester admiral ... youtube.com. From Google Video Search: "Chester Nimitz"  carrollcountytimes.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:14:10 GMT+00:00 Carroll County Times Admiral Chester W. Nimitz asked for B-24 Bombers to be sent in but advised that they must be extremely accurate. Staff Sgt. Buford Davis was in the lead ...  fayettedailynews.com Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:58:53 GMT+00:00 Fayette Daily News Bob Balfour was a veteran of the US Navy and had served in the Pacific with Admiral Chester W. Nimitz . Balfour was an officer aboard the USS Missouri and ...  news-leader.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:59:59 GMT+00:00 News-Leader.com ... a legendary battleship, saw action in World War II, the Korean War, the Persian Gulf War and was also the site where Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz , Gen. ... From Google News Search: "Chester Nimitz" WORLD WAR II homework help!!! please? Q. i have to do a paper on this guy named chester nimitz.everyone in our class has to do a different topic and some topics our teacher has talked about and others he has not. there is tons of info about him and i don't know what is important and what is not because our teacher has not taught about him yet. i need important facts to the answers who what when where and WHY pertaining to world war ii. thanks so much for all your help!!! Asked by ilovesnow - Tue Mar 30 16:39:15 2010 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Next time instead of saying homework help!!! try using... My friend and I were talking about WWII and Chester Nimitz, does anyone have the basic run down on this guy? Those crazy adults think you should put the time and effort in to find the answer and it going to magically "teach" you. I say "If you ain't cheatin, then you ain't tryin." Better luck next time kid. Answered by bunndogg - Tue Mar 30 18:00:36 2010 Why USA dropped the nuclear bomb to Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945, even though Japan would've surrended anyway? Q. The 1946 US Strategic Bombing Survey, written by Paul Nitze, concluded that the atomic bombs had been unnecessary to the winning of the war. After reviewing numerous documents, and interviewing hundreds of Japanese civilian and military leaders after Japan surrendered, Nitze reported: Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts, and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945, and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated. "The Japanese had, in fact, already sued… [cont.] Asked by Tyler - Sat Jul 24 17:40:14 2010 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. This proves itself wrong, I don't even have to try... "Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated." Russia entered the war against Japan only AFTER the first bomb was dropped. NO invasion of Japan was planned. In fact, the bomb was dropped in order to avoid an invasion of Japan, in Okinawa we got a whiff of what to expect Casualties and losses 12,513 killed 38,916 wounded, 33,096 non-combat losses 110,000 killed 7,400 10,755 captured Estimated 42,000 150,000 civilians killed It was estimated that a conventional invasion of Japan would cost us about 700,000 soldiers and likely 1.5 million Japanese lives. That… [cont.] Answered by r1b1c* - Sat Jul 24 17:47:21 2010 Who else were admirals in the U.S.N. during World War II besides these men?
Q. King, Fleet Admiral Ernest J. (1878-1956) Nimitz, Fleet Admiral Chester W. (1885-1966) Halsey, Fleet Admiral William F. Jr. (1882-1959) Spruance, Admiral Raymond Ames (1886-1969) Stark, Admiral Harold R. (1880-1972) Hall, Admiral John L. Jr. (1891-1978) Kimmel, Rear Admiral Husband Edward (1882-1958) I am a huge history buff and especially a World War II fan. Asked by David - Wed Oct 8 20:15:19 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. McCain, Admiral John S, Sr. (1884-1945) Kinkaid, Admiral Thomas C. (1888-1972) Fletcher, Admiral Frank Jack (1885 -1973) Mitscher, Admiral Marc (1887-1947) Turner, Adimral Richmond K. (1885-1961) Ghormley, Vice Admiral Robert L. (1883-1958) Sprague, Rear Admiral Clifton "Ziggy" (1896-1955) Sprague, Rear Admiral Thomas L. (1894-1972) Oldendorf, Rear Admiral Jesse B. (1887-1974) Cunningham, Rear Admiral Winfield S. (1900-1986) Answered by Havoc - Wed Oct 8 20:20:59 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Chester Nimitz" Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a US Navy officer who was Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces (CINCPAC) for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. ContentsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
