Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France) gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(UK) gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
gptkbp:birthDate	1885-02-24
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Anna_Elizabeth_Nimitz gptkb:Catherine_Vance_Nimitz gptkb:Mary_Manson_Nimitz gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate	1966-02-20
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkbp:ethnicity	German-American
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Chester_William_Nimitz
gptkbp:graduationYear	1905
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:namesakeOf	gptkb:ship gptkb:Nimitz_Library_at_the_U.S._Naval_Academy gptkb:Nimitz_Freeway gptkb:USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68)
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notableFor	Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Anna_Henke_Nimitz gptkb:Chester_Bernard_Nimitz
gptkbp:portrait	Chester W. Nimitz 1945 portrait.jpg
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Admiral_Husband_E._Kimmel
gptkbp:publishedWork	gptkb:Sea_Power:_A_Naval_History_(editor)
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Fleet_Admiral
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Berkeley,_California gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:retired	1947
gptkbp:serviceYears	1905–1947
gptkbp:signature	Chester W. Nimitz signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Catherine_Vance_Freeman
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5