| LC control no. | n 86125368 |
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| Personal name heading | Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 |
| Variant(s) | Nimitz, Chester William, 1885-1966 Nimitz, C. W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 |
| Birth date | 18850224 |
| Death date | 19660220 |
| Place of birth | Fredericksburg, Tex. |
| Place of death | Treasure Island, San Francisco County, Calif. |
| Profession or occupation | naval officer |
| Found in | NUCMC data from LOC, Mss. Div. for Grosvenor family. Papers, 1827-1968 (Chester Nimitz) LC data base, 10-23-86 (hdg.: Nimitz, Chester William, 1885-1966; usage: Chester W. Nimitz) Texas handbk., 1976 (Nimitz, Chester William, 1885-1966; s. Chester Bernard & Anna (Henke) Nimitz; submarine comdr.; admiral; comdr. in chief, Pacific Fleet; spec. ass't to Sec. Navy after 1947) Guam. Governor. Proclamation, no. 1 (1944): signed at end (C.W. Nimitz, Admiral, United States Navy, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Militiary Governor of Guam) Encyclopedia Americana, 1986 (Nimitz, Chester W.; U.S. naval officer; Chester William Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on Feb. 24, 1885; died at naval quarters on Treasure Island in San Francisco By on Feb. 20, 1966) |
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