Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is born in Fredericksburg, Texas. Nimitz, one of the men to serve as Fleet Admiral, commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet after Pearl Harbor, leading to naval victories at the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. These naval victories allowed Allied forces to advance towards Japan. Nimitz ultimately received Japan's surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
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