Nimitz

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Nimitz is a German-origin surname most famously associated with U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, a leading naval commander in the Pacific during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Nimitz canonical 5
Nimitz (anglicized form) 1
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
human
surname
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
burialPlace Golden Gate National Cemetery
child Mary M. Nimitz
surface form: Anne Nimitz

Chester W. Nimitz
surface form: Chester W. Nimitz Jr.

Mary M. Nimitz
Mary M. Nimitz
surface form: Nancy Nimitz
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1885-02-24
dateOfDeath 1966-02-20
educatedAt United States Naval Academy
familyName Nimitz self-linksurface differs
fieldOfWork naval warfare
fullName Chester W. Nimitz
surface form: Chester William Nimitz
givenName Chester
hasLanguageOfOrigin German
hasNamesake Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site
Nimitz Highway
Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
surface form: Nimitz Library

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
hasNotableBearer Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
surface form: Chester W. Nimitz Jr.

Chester W. Nimitz
surface form: Chester William Nimitz

Mary M. Nimitz
Otto Nimitz
hasVariant Nimitz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nimitz (anglicized form)
honorificSuffix Fleet Admiral (United States Navy)
surface form: Fleet Admiral
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Fleet Admiral
notableFor leadership of U.S. naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
occupation military commander
naval officer
placeOfBirth Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
positionHeld Chief of Naval Operations
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
surface form: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
sexOrGender male
spouse Catherine Vance Freeman
usedInCountry Germany
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Chester W. Nimitz hasPartNamedAfter Nimitz
this entity surface form: USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Nimitz hasVariant Nimitz self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nimitz (anglicized form)
Nimitz familyName Nimitz self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Chester W. Nimitz
Chester familyName Nimitz
subject surface form: Chester W. Nimitz
Mary M. Nimitz familyName Nimitz
Otto Nimitz hasSurname Nimitz