Every image on this site is either in the public domain or used under a compatible license. We follow the trust standards set by primary archives — the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, the National Archives, and Wikimedia Commons. Attribution for each photograph is grouped below by the page on which it appears.
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Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, official portrait — U.S. Navy, circa 1945 (NHHC Photo 80-G-K-6651). Public Domain – U.S. federal government work.
Roosevelt, MacArthur and Nimitz at Pearl Harbor — National Archives, July 1944 (Identifier 196366). Public Domain – U.S. federal government work.
SBD Dauntless bombers over the burning Mikuma, Midway — U.S. Navy, 6 June 1942. Public Domain.
Nimitz signs the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri — U.S. Navy, 2 September 1945. Public Domain.
Biography
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz aboard ship, 1942 — U.S. Navy, 1942. Public Domain.
Timeline
Midshipman Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Naval Academy, c. 1905 — George Buffham, c.1905. Public Domain – PD-old.
Naval Academy and Early Career
Ensign Chester W. Nimitz aboard training ship, 1907 — U.S. Navy (NHHC NH-49740), 1907. Public Domain.
Submarines and the Interwar Navy
Captain Chester W. Nimitz, commander of USS Augusta, 1934 — U.S. Navy, 1934. Public Domain.
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Nimitz takes command of the Pacific Fleet aboard USS Grayling, 1941 — U.S. Navy, 31 December 1941. Public Domain.
Chester Nimitz and the Battle of Midway
Admiral Nimitz inspects a bunker on Midway Atoll, June 1942 — U.S. Navy (NHHC NH 62674), June 1942. Public Domain.
Fleet Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as Chief of Naval Operations — U.S. Navy (NHHC 80-G-K-9344), c. 1945–1947. Public Domain.
Leadership
Nimitz confers with Admiral Halsey aboard USS Curtiss, 1943 — U.S. Navy (NHHC 80-G-34822), 20 January 1943. Public Domain.
Chester Nimitz Legacy
Chester Nimitz statue at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pearl Harbor — U.S. Navy photo by MC2 David Kolmel, 2 September 2013 (DoD ID 130902-N-IT566-228; Wikimedia Commons). Public Domain – U.S. federal government work.
Chester Nimitz and Fredericksburg, Texas
National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, Texas — Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, 2014. Public Domain – No known restrictions.
Pacific War Campaigns Under Nimitz
Official 1947 U.S. Navy map of the Central Pacific Area — U.S. Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1947. Public Domain.
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