Thousands of commuters cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge every day, but few realize that beneath its eastern span lies a piece of military history: the last residence of Admiral Chester ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KWTX) - On September 2, 1945, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from Fredericksburg signed the surrender with Japan that ended World War II. He was named commander in chief of the ...

The flattop, which operated from North Island for 11 years, is heading for Bremerton at the end of its final deployment.

The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Fleet Admiral Nimitz served as CinCPAC, Commander in Chief, United ...

Brian Cuccias, the retired president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, accepted the Navy League of the United States’ Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award ...

After decades of faithful service to the United States Navy, it is time for the USS Nimitz to return to its homeport.

“The Japs are going to get plenty,” said Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, in a press interview last week. “The tempo of the air war will be stepped up very, very much. They will be hit by carrier as ...

With victory in sight at Okinawa, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz made a routine switch in his command team last week. Cold, calculating Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance and his Fifth Fleet staff were ...