Chester Nimitz



Admiral Chester William Nimitz (1885–1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States during World War II. He was the United States' leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939.

Nimitz oversaw the initial aborted June, 1942 American invasion to take Hawaii back from the Empire of Japan, which had taken the U.S. territory in February. The invasion fleet was engaged by the Japanese. Two aircraft carriers were sunk, and one was badly damaged. The remaining force retreated.

Nimitz publically accepted all responsibility for the embarrassing situation.