Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States_of_America
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