Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, CINCPAC, is shown with Miss Nimitz, Mrs. C. W. Nimitz, Vice Admiral John W. Greenslade, and Rear Admiral William K. Harrill, at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Alameda, California on 9 December 1942, who welcomed the admiral when he made an official trip from Pearl Harbor to California. Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons
By Ken Bridges Special to the Herald Democrat Chester Nimitz was a Texan ready to serve his country in its darkest days. Through clever planning…
