Admiral Chester W Nimitz Midway

Chester william nimitz sr.

Admiral chester w nimitz midway. Pacific fleet during world war ii. In the weeks before the battle of midway admiral chester w. 24 1885 fredericksburg texas u s died feb. Those present are from left to right.

20 1966 near san francisco commander of the u s. The gamble pays off and all four of the japanese carriers are destroyed in the battle of midway. He played a major role in the naval history of world war ii as commander in chief u s. Nimitz was fighting his own battle and it wasn t with the japanese.

For enterprise the battle of midway began in may 1942 with a crucial bit of deception in the south pacific. Chester william 1885 1966 person staff only dates. American admiral chester nimitz plays a desperate gamble by sending his last remaining aircraft carriers to midway before the japanese to set up his own ambush. Vice admiral robert l.

Fleet admiral william frederick halsey jr kbe october 30 1882 august 16 1959 known as bill halsey or bull halsey was an american admiral in the united states navy during world war ii. One of the navy s foremost administrators and strategists he commanded all land and sea forces in the central pacific area. In early may task force 16 centered around enterprise and hornet cv 8 had raced southwest in an attempt to join lexington cv 2 and yorktown cv 5 under rear admiral frank jack fletcher. Nimitz was the leading us navy authority on submarines.

To save port moresby nimitz rushed rear admiral frank jack fletcher to the coral sea with a force including the carriers lexington cv 2 and yorktown cv 5. Army chief of staff to general macarthur. Admiral nimitz estimated that the first operation would be an attempt to capture port moresby. Pacific fleet during world war ii and was later promoted to the new rank of fleet admiral.

Chester henry nimitz february 24 1885 february 20 1966 served as commander in chief of the u s. Instead it was against bureaucrats in washington who were proving to be the bane of nimitz s existence. Pacific fleet and commander in chief pacific ocean areas commanding allied air land and sea forces during world war ii. Scope and contents fleet admiral chester nimitz speaks about the value of the training he recieved at the war college in preparation for wwii.

Qualified in submarines during his early years he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels propulsion from gasoline to diesel and then later was key. The second a move to seize midway. He is one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral of the united states navy. He also addresses the importance of personnel planning logisitics and morale during wartime.

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. Major general richard k.