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80-G-46221: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (center) confers with General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral William D. Leahy concerning future moves in the war against Japan, circa July-August 1944.

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Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, (1885-1966) --
Activities and Group Photographs


This page features selected activity and group photographs of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and provides links to other such views.

For more activity and group views of Chester W. Nimitz, see:

  • Pacific Fleet Change of Command, 31 December 1941

    For individual views and portraits of Chester W. Nimitz, see:

  • Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    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

     
    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

     
    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

     
    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.

     
    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.

     
    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.

     
    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.

     
    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.

     
    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.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-701553

    Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN,
    Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal,
    and
    Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN
    (left to right)

    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.

     
    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
    (left to right)

    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.

     


    For more activity and group views of Chester W. Nimitz, see:

  • Pacific Fleet Change of Command, 31 December 1941

    For individual views and portraits of Chester W. Nimitz, see:

  • Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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