11. For outstanding service in those assignments, he was awarded the Legion of Merit by Adm . Chester Nimitz . 12. MacArthur had to compete with Admiral Chester Nimitz 's plan to drive towards Japan through the central Pacific. 13. Bush explains that he served under Adm . Chester Nimitz , the Fredericksburg native for whom the complex is named. 14. Charles Henry Nimitz, grandfather of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz , made a special visit to the Loyal Valley residence. 15. "Delete all after ` crazy', " his boss, Adm . Chester Nimitz , wired back. 16. Admiral Chester Nimitz later called the Marshalls-Gilberts raids " well conceived, well planned, and brilliantly executed ". 17. She was the flagship of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz while he lived in Berkeley, California until his death in 1966. 18. The U . S . Navy, under Admiral Chester Nimitz , had responsibility for the rest of the Pacific Ocean. 19. Adm . Chester Nimitz believes he can set a trap at Midway and strike the first Allied blow there against the Japanese. 20. We admire a ship that can't be licked, " wrote Admiral Chester Nimitz the day after the attack.