IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ (FEBRUARY 24, 1885 TO FEBRUARY 20, 1966)

            As one of America’s famous Admiral, Chester William Nimitz died on this date, February 20, 1966. We honor him by presenting one of his quotes. Although it refers to fallen soldiers, we use it to remember both our heroes and the murdered victims.

Detail of a quote by Chester W. Nimitz at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

QUOTE: They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side...To them, we have a solemn obligation — the obligation to ensure that their sacrifice will help make this a better and safer world in which to live. [Of those who died in the war in the Pacific, after ceremonies in Tokyo Bay accepting the official surrender of Japan (2 September 1945).]

AUTHOR: Chester William Nimitz GCB (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.

Nimitz was the leading U.S. Navy authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939. He served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1945 until 1947. He was the United States' last surviving Fleet Admiral.