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Chester W. Nimitz

United Statesb. 24 February 1885 · d. 20 February 1966Add to favourites

Selected about ten days after Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, to lead the US Pacific Fleet. He defended Midway in 1942 and then drove the central Pacific campaign that bypassed strong Japanese positions. He became Fleet Admiral in December 1944 and signed Japan's surrender aboard USS Missouri on 2 September 1945.

Roles and commands

31 Dec 1941 – 2 Sept 1945Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet

Events

4 June 1942Battle of Midway
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte Gulf
15 August 1945Surrender of Japan

Sources

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