Chester W. Nimitz
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Chester William Nimitz was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacif
Official portrait, c. 1945–47
Ensign Chester Nimitz
USS Decatur, 1902
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (left) pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller in a ceremony onboard USS Enterprise in May 1942
Doris Miller
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Doris "Dorie" Miller was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship USS West Vi
Chester W. Nimitz
…1941, he served as president of the Army Navy Country Club, in Arlington, Virginia. World War II Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (left) pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller in a ceremony onboard USS Enterprise in May 1942 Nimitz with officers at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 30 September 1942 The surrender of Japan aboard…
Miller wearing his Navy Cross in May 1942
Unveiling of the design concept for the future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) during the ship's naming ceremony in 2020.
Illustration of Miller defending the fleet at Pearl Harbor (Charles Alston, Office of War Information and Public Relations)