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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Naval_Merit_(Brazil)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1885-02-24
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Texas,_United_States
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz_Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1966-02-20
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Yerba_Buena_Island,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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German-American
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Chester_William_Nimitz
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gptkbp:graduationYear
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1905
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Chester W. Nimitz
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gptkbp:knownFor
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leadership in the Pacific Theater during World War II
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
Battle of Iwo Jima
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:naval_officer
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Anna_Henke_Nimitz
gptkb:Chester_Bernard_Nimitz
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gptkbp:portrait
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Chester W. Nimitz 1945 portrait.jpg
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Husband_E._Kimmel
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gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal
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1944-12-19
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Fleet_Admiral
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Methodist
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gptkbp:retired
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1947
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1905–1947
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gptkbp:signature
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Chester W Nimitz signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Catherine_Vance_Freeman
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:ship
gptkb:Nimitz_Museum
gptkb:USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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