Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

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

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal gptkb:Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Honorary_Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal gptkb:Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkbp:birth_date	1885-02-24
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Evelyn_Nimitz gptkb:William_Nimitz gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:U._S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:death_date	1966-02-20
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
gptkbp:influenced	Naval strategy
gptkbp:known_for	World War II leadership
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Chet
gptkbp:notable_awards	gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Navy_Cross gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:notable_command	gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:service_years	1905–1966
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Evelyn_Nimitz
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USS_Nimitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4