Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories at ...

It may be impossible to overstate just how much the introduction of the aircraft carrier changed the face of warfare. From the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942, through the rest of World War II and in ...

Thousands of commuters cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge every day, but few realize that beneath its eastern span lies a piece of military history: the last residence of Admiral Chester ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Individual leadership matters. Would World War II have taken a different course had Admiral Chester W. Nimitz been in charge at Pearl Harbor on ...

For the 30th time in half a century, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is coming home. Home over the decades has been Norfolk, Va.; San Diego; and Everett, Wash. But for the past 10 years, going home ...

BEFORE taking their own lives, Admiral Chester Nimitz Jr and his English-born wife, Joan, wrote a note for the staff at their retirement home in Massachusetts. "Do not resuscitate. Do not dial 911 in ...