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Chester William "Chet" Nimitz Jr. (February 17, 1915 – January 2, 2002) was an American submarine commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and a businessman. He was awarded the Navy Cross and three Silver Stars for valor in battle.
Chester Jr. (1915-2002), su único hijo varón se graduó de la Academia Naval de los Estados Unidos en 1936 y sirvió en el arma de submarinos en la Marina hasta su retiro en 1957, alcanzando después el rango de almirante superior. También fue presidente de la compañía PerkinElmer entre 1969-1980.
Chester Nimitz Jr. graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1936 and served as a submariner in the Navy until his retirement in 1957, reaching the (post-retirement) rank of rear admiral; he served as chairman of PerkinElmer from 1969 to 1980.
Chester Nimitz Jr. se graduó de la Academia Naval de EE. UU. en 1936 y se desempeñó como submarinista en la Marina hasta su jubilación en 1957, alcanzando el rango (posterior a la jubilación) de contraalmirante; se desempeñó como presidente de PerkinElmer de 1969 a 1980.
The only son and namesake of the legendary World War I military commander who was in charge of the nation’s land, sea and air forces in the Pacific during World War II, Chester Nimitz, Jr., made his own name in the Navy in World War II and the Korean War.
7 de ene. de 2002 · Navy Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a highly decorated World War II submarine officer who was the son of the fleet admiral who helped oversee the Allied victory in that war, died Jan. 2...
At the height of the Pacific War, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commanded more than two million men and women, 5,000 ships and 20,000 planes, but one would not have predicted that distinguished future judging by Nimitz’s first command.
