Chester W. Nimitz Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Chester William Nimitz (24 February 1885 – 20 February 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, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac), 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.Nimitz 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.
Pictured on a 50¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 26 January 1984.
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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.
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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.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
John Paul Jones
1959
dedicatee - as Admiral Chester W. Mimitz
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Making of 'Midway'
2001
Video documentary short
Himself (photo)
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
Himself (in prologue) (uncredited)
Person to Person
1957
TV Series documentary
Himself
Navy Log
1956
TV Series
Himself
The Secret Land
1948
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
World War II in Colour
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nova
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself, U.S. Naval Adminiral
Apocalypse - La 2ème guerre mondiale
2009
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
War Stories with Oliver North
2002-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Last Days of World War II
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
X Day: The Invasion of Japan
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Price for Peace
2002
Documentary
Himself
Clash of Warriors
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
American Experience
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
America's Five Star Heroes: Gods of War
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial
1995
TV Special documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Xie rou chang cheng
1995
TV Series
Himself (uncredited)
The World at War
1974
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - C-in-C, U.S. Pacific Fleet
The Big Picture
1958
TV Series documentary
Himself
Victory at Sea
1952-1953
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - C-in-C U.S. Pacific Fleet / Himself - U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral
My Country 'Tis of Thee
1950
Documentary short
Himself (as Admiral Nimitz)
The Stilwell Road
1945
Documentary
Himself - with MacArthur
Appointment in Tokyo
1945
Documentary
Himself
Attack in the Pacific
1944
Documentary
Himself - Decorates Soldier
The Untold History of the United States
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Known for movies
The Secret Land (1948) as Himself
The Making of 'Midway' (2001) as Himself (photo)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957) as Himself (in prologue)
$500,000
