Nimitz Chester William

Nim·itz

 (nĭm′ĭts), Chester William 1885-1966.
American admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who halted Japanese expansion and ultimately destroyed the Japanese fleet with a strategy based largely on the use of aircraft carriers.
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