Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:award gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_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:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Naval_Merit_(Brazil)
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-02-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anna_Elizabeth_Nimitz
gptkb:Mary_Manson_Nimitz
gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz_Jr.
gptkb:Catherine_Nimitz_Lay
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-02-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Yerba_Buena_Island,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Chester_William_Nimitz
gptkbp:graduationYear 1905
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
gptkbp:knownFor Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II
signing Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the United States
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:ship
gptkb:Nimitz_Museum,_Fredericksburg,_Texas
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Fleet_Admiral
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Nimitz_Hill,_Guam
gptkb:Nimitz_Library_at_the_U.S._Naval_Academy
gptkb:USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68)
gptkb:Nimitz-class_aircraft_carriers
Nimitz Freeway (California State Route 880)
Nimitz Park, Yokosuka, Japan
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableBattle 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
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Pacific_Ocean_Areas
gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Husband_E._Kimmel
gptkbp:serviceYears 1905–1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Vance_Freeman
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nimitz_Operational_Intelligence_Center
gptkb:signing_of_Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7