This page features selected activity and group photographs of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and provides links to other such views.
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Photo #: NH 62013 Rear Admiral Russell Willson, USN, (left) and Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN On board USS Arizona (BB-39) during ceremonies in which Willson relieved Nimitz as Commander Battleship Division ONE, off San Pedro, California, 26 May 1939. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 61KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 62008 Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN (center) Is sworn in as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation by Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, at the Navy Department in June 1939. At left is the outgoing Chief of the Bureau, Rear Admiral James O. Richardson. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 58423 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Confers with south Pacific area officers, possibly on board USS Argonne (AG-31) at Noumea, New Caledonia, on 28 September 1942. Those present are, from left to right: Major General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff to General MacArthur; Admiral Nimitz; Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley, Commander South Pacific Force; and Major General Millard F. Harmon, USAAF, Commanding General U.S. Army Forces South Pacific Area. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-34822 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific and Pacific Ocean Areas (left), and Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, Commander, South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force Confer on board USS Curtiss (AV-4) at "Button" Naval Base, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 20 January 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 84KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-13796 (Color) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Converses with two officers on board a Navy transport at Pearl Harbor, circa October 1943, just prior to the Gilberts operation. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 505 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-213113 Kwajalein Operation, January-February 1944 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Pacific Fleet commander, pays his respects at the Marine Corps cemetary on Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, while inspecting the newly-conquered island, 6 February 1944. In the center, standing next to Adm. Nimitz, is Colonel Franklin A. Hart, USMC, commander of the 24th Regimental Combat Team, which took Namur. Next to Hart, wearing dark glasses, is Major General Harry Schmidt, Commanding General 4th Marine Division. Photographed by Captain John R. Redman, of Adm. Nimitz' staff. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 133KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-307861 Senior Navy officers visit Saipan, 1944 Present are (from left to right): Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, Commander Fifth Fleet; Admiral Ernest J. King, USN, Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet; Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas; and Brigadier General Sanderford Jarman, U.S. Army. Aircraft in the background is a B-24/PB4Y-1 type. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-46221 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (standing) Confers with (from left to right) General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral William D. Leahy concerning future moves in the war against Japan, during the President's visit to Hawaii, 26 July-10 August 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-701293 Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Standing directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN. Many of the other officers present are identified in 80-G-701293 (Complete Caption)". Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-701553 Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN Pose together at the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., on 21 November 1945, as it was announced that FAdm. Nimitz would succeed FAdm. King as Chief of Naval Operations. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 590 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-702511 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, President Harry S. Truman, and Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN On the bridge of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), flagship of the Eighth Fleet, during maneuvers off the Virginia Capes, 24 April 1946. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For more activity and group views of Chester W. Nimitz,
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 9 December 2000
Coding updated 6 May 2009