Nimitz, Chester William, born 24-02-1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas, attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated in 1905 and joined the United States Navy. Raymond Spruance a Maryland állambeli Baltimore-ban született 1886. július 3-án Alexander P. Spruance és Annie Ames Spruance gyermekeként.Iskoláit New Jersey-ben végezte, majd 1903 és 1906 között az Annapolisban lévő US Naval Academy tengerészeti tisztképzőben tanult.. Végzése után 1906-ban a USS Iowa, majd 1907-től USS Minnesota hajókon szolgált.
He refused to leave because “This was his commander, [and] he was going to be there come hell or high water.”While this circumstance would likely have annoyed many, this type of admiration from those who served under him embodied the leadership style of Nimitz.
Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). He served in the Philippines and in 1909 was assigned to underwater service. Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsFleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the World War II Commander of the Pacific Fleet, delivered remarks at Golden Gate National Cemetery on the 10Over the next decade, Admiral Nimitz decided that, in death, he wanted to join his men at Golden Gate with a standard military funeral and regulation headstone. All were entitled to a state funeral and three accepted.Fleet Admiral Nimitz’s family standing outside of Golden Gate National Cemetery’s chapel, February 24, 1966.
Their competency as warfighters and leaders contributed greatly to victory in the Pacific. Please try again later.To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site.We’ve updated the security on the site. The first ship of the Spruance class of destroyers and later, the 61st ship of the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers were both named in his honor. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their requestYou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.The email does not appear to be a valid email address.
)When the Kennedy administration approached Nimitz—the last of the surviving Fleet Admirals—about planning his own state funeral and burial in Arlington, Nimitz balked. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1906. He commanded U.S. naval forces during two of the most significant naval battles that took place in the Pacific Theatre: the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. © 2020 BillionGraves Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved / He commanded U.S. naval forces during two of the most significant naval battles that took place in the Pacific Theatre: the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
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Lockwood agreed with the plan as well.Nimitz died February 20, 1966, with his wife Catherine at his side. (U.S. Navy Photo 1115072-B, NARA II, College Park, Md. We want you to know exactly how our service works and why we need your registration in order to allow full access to our records. L’homme est compétent et apte à prendre la tête de la Task Force 16.
(L-R): Rear Admiral Charles Lockwood, Mrs. Roosevelt, Admiral Nimitz, Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance. His career spanned more than 40 years (1906 to 1948).
Verify and try again.The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Thanks for registering with BillionGraves.com! His naval career included command of multiple ships of various classes including destroyers, cruisers, and battleships. Nach dem Abschluss seines Studiums an der US Naval Academy in Annapolis 1906 absolvierte er eine Ausbildung als Marineelektriker.
You may opt-out at any time. We’d like to send you special offers and deals exclusive to BillionGraves users to help your family history research. Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral during World War II.