BREMERTON, Wash. — It was getting darker, colder and wetter by the minute Tuesday afternoon when the USS Nimitz slowly peeked its bow into Sinclair Inlet, made a tug-assisted pivot into a berth, and ...
Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories at ...