Fleet admiral is a five-star flag officer rank in the United States Navy whose rewards uniquely include active duty pay for life. Fleet admiral ranks immediately above admiral and is equivalent to Gen
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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
Fleet admiral (United States)
…no U.S. Navy officer holds it at present. Only four officers have ever held the rank, all in the World War II era: William D. Leahy, Ernest J. King, Chester W. Nimitz, and William Halsey Jr. Leahy, King, and Nimitz were promoted to the rank in December 1944, followed by Halsey in December 1945. While all four men…
Ensign Chester Nimitz
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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (left) pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller in a ceremony onboard USS Enterprise in May 1942