IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ (FEBRUARY 24, 1885 TO FEBRUARY 20, 1966) [SOLDIERS’ QUOTE OF THE MONTH ~ FEBRUARY 2013]

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN Oil on canvas, 46.5" x 30", by Adrian Lamb, 1960.

QUOTE: Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

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.