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- On December 31, in a ceremony at the submarine base he had constructed twenty years earlier and whose backdrops were sunken ships and oil-slicked waters where men in boats were still gathering the dead, Nimitz officially became CINCPAC, going immediately from two to four-star rank.
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On December 31, in a ceremony at the submarine base he had constructed twenty years earlier and whose backdrops were sunken ships and oil-slicked waters where men in boats were still gathering the dead, Nimitz officially became CINCPAC, going immediately from two to four-star rank.
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On 20 December, King became CINCUS. Ten days later he hoisted his flag on USS Vixen and was succeeded as CINCLANT by Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll . [ 87 ] [ 88 ] Nimitz became the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet on the same day. [ 89 ]
Nimitz, in Hawaii, and his superior Admiral Ernest King, the Chief of Naval Operations, in Washington, rejected the plan of General Douglas MacArthur to advance on Japan through New Guinea and the Philippines and Formosa.
CinCPac (Adm. Nimitz) report to CINCUS (Adm. King) Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.
On 18 March 1942, King became CNO and retained CINCUS responsibility, although he immediately changed the acronym from CINCUS (“Sink Us”) to COMINCH. King was the first and last to hold...
On 20 December, King became CINCUS. Ten days later he hoisted his flag on USS Vixen and was succeeded as CINCLANT by Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll. [86] [87] Nimitz became the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet on the same day. [88] Legend has it that King said: "When they get into trouble, they call for the sons-of-bitches."
Jul 3, 2019 · Chester Henry Nimitz (February 24, 1885–February 20, 1966) served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II and was later promoted to the new rank of Fleet Admiral. In that role, he commanded all land and sea forces in the central Pacific area.
