Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
Born: February 24, 1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas
Died: February 20, 1966 in Yerba Buena Island, California
Biography
Nimitz (1885-1966), Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (1941-1945), was promoted to the newly created Five-Star rank of Admiral of the Fleet in December 1944. Assuming command immediately after Pearl Harbor, he led the successful naval, air and land campaign across the Pacific to assure Japan's defeat. Nimitz served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1945-1947. John J. Mulvaney, who died in 1964, was an Alameda real estate develop and financier who merged his Encinal Bank with the Bank of Italy to form the Bank of America. Guests of this prominent Republican at his Alameda, California home included Earl Warren, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan (but also Franklin Roosevelt), as well as Admiral Nimitz and his wife. He had become friends with Nimitz in 1917, when he persuaded the navy to turn a piece of swampland into the Alameda Naval Air Station.
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ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE UNSIGNED CIRCA 1965 WITH F. A. MORSE - HFSID 166974Envelope addressed by Chester W. Nimitz to "Mr F.A. Morse, Secretary to Board of Regents, University of State of New York, Albany 1, N.Y." includes an autograph note signed by F.A. Morse, mentioning the death of Nimitz in February 1966.
Price: $400.00
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ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 264888Photograph signed by Chester W. Nimitz includes a typed inscription to a junior naval officer: "To Lt. J.S. Rippey,/USNR with best/wishes". Nimitz served as Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and was promoted to Fleet Admiral in December 1944.
Sale Price $995.00
$1,200.00
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ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 279460Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz, inscribed and signed with "To Arthur A. Stark and his children -/Best wishes - C. W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, USN." Noted as Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy, with pencil notations on verso.
Sale Price $995.00
$1,200.00
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ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 325172Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz, signed with the inscription "To Mr. Cummings - of/Buckland Abbey -/Aloha/from California/CW Nimitz". Nimitz, a key figure in World War II, served as Chief of Naval Operations and was present at the Japanese surrender.
Price: $1,100.00