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Chester William "Chet" Nimitz Jr. (February 17, 1915 – January 2, 2002) was an American submarine commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and a businessman. He was awarded the Navy Cross and three Silver Stars for valor in battle. He was the son of U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Chester Jr. (1915-2002), su único hijo varón se graduó de la Academia Naval de los Estados Unidos en 1936 y sirvió en el arma de submarinos en la Marina hasta su retiro en 1957, alcanzando después el rango de almirante superior. También fue presidente de la compañía PerkinElmer entre 1969-1980.
Chester Nimitz Jr. graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1936 and served as a submariner in the Navy until his retirement in 1957, reaching the (post-retirement) rank of rear admiral; he served as chairman of PerkinElmer from 1969 to 1980.
13 de ene. de 2002 · Chester W. Nimitz Jr. y su mujer Joan en una foto reciente. Ap. 13/01/2002 a las 00:29h. Chester Nimes, de 86 años y almirante como su famoso padre, que dio nombre a un portaaviones,...
Chester William Nimitz, Jr., was born February 17, 1915, in Brooklyn, NY, and received a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1936. The only son and namesake of the legendary World War I military commander who was in charge of the nation’s land, sea and air forces in the Pacific during World War II, Chester Nimitz, Jr., made his own ...
12 de ene. de 2002 · Chester W. Nimitz Jr., the son of the World War II Pacific fleet admiral, was 86. His wife, Joan, was 89. His intelligence, decisiveness, confidence and organizational and planning skills...
A LEADER EMERGES. At the height of the Pacific War, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commanded more than two million men and women, 5,000 ships and 20,000 planes, but one would not have predicted that distinguished future judging by Nimitz’s first command. In 1906, Ensign Nimitz commanded the USS Decatur, an old destroyer which he ran aground.
