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It is the life story of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Raised on the plains of Texas, Nimitz had never seen an ocean when he entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland at the beginning of the century. Yet, forty years later he rescued the world's largest body of water from the tyranny of one of the mightiest fleets ever assembled. His incredible and brilliant victories at Midway and the Coral Sea, at Okinawa and the Philippines during the Pacific Campaigns (1941-1945), will remain forever as an example of the United States Navy's proudest heritage.

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About the fleet admiral rank:
Fleet admiral (FADM) was a five-star flag officer rank in the United States Navy and was, in its time, the highest rank attainable in the service. Fleet admiral ranked immediately above admiral and was equivalent to General of the Army and General of the Air Force.
The United States rank of fleet admiral was created by an Act of Congress for four officers to hold on a temporary basis on December 14, 1944. There has been no authorization to use the rank since. No legal provisions ever existed for its use other than for the four officers appointed to it.

The rank was held by the following officers:
William D. Leahy – December 15, 1944
Ernest J. King – December 17, 1944
Chester W. Nimitz – December 19, 1944
William F. Halsey, Jr. – December 11, 1945

The timing of the first three fleet admiral appointments was carefully planned, such that a clear order of seniority and a near-equivalence between the services was established for the generals of the Army promoted at the same time. General Marshall was promoted to general of the Army on December 16, 1944; General MacArthur was promoted on December 18, 1944; General Eisenhower was promoted on December 20, 1944, and General Arnold was promoted on December 21, 1944.


Chester W. Nimitz - Fleet Admiral of the US Navy | Biography Documentary