Hyman G. Rickover
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Hyman George Rickover was an admiral in the United States Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S.
Official portrait, 1955
Admiral Rickover aboard USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. "I did not recruit extraordinary people. I recruited people who had extraordinary potential—and then I trained them"
President Kennedy and Rickover, White House, 11 February 1963 "...in addition to the multilateral POLARIS force, we discussed education and how he and I were brought up as boys"
Headstone of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Arlington National Cemetery
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
Hyman G. Rickover
…1982), ending his career as a four-star admiral. His years of service exceeded that of each of the U.S. Navy's five-star fleet admirals—Leahy, King, Nimitz and Halsey—all of whom served on active duty for life after their appointments. Rickover's total of 63 years of active duty service makes him the…
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