Oral history interview with Chester W. Nimitz [electronic resource], 1965

Biographical Note

Naval officer.

Scope and Contents

Early life in Texas; family background; career at Naval Academy; early commands; reorganization of Pearl Harbor after Japanese attack.

Subjects

• Interviews.
• Mason, John T., 1909-1998, interviewer.
• Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966--Interviews.
• Oral histories.
• Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
• United States. Navy.
• Veterans--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1977.