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Title

[United States Naval Uniform]

Date

20th Century

Object Name

Memorabilia

Description

The uniform is constructed from white cotton. The jacket has a band collar and measures 23 x 30-1/2 inches. The trousers are 42 inches long. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the United States Pacific Fleet after the attack on Pearl Harbor on September 7, 1941. After the attack, he spearheaded the rebuilding of the Pacific Fleet that played an important role in defeating Japan in World War II. He was based throughout the war at Pearl Harbor. In 2011, Catherine Vance Freeman, wife of Fleet Admiral Nimitz, donated his only-surviving summer uniform to the Chester W. Nimitz Middle School in Huntington Park, California. Both the jacket and trouser has black laundry marks reading "NIMITZ" and the trouser has an additional woven label from the Tailor Shop at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base that's inscribed "Nimitz, C.W. 10-12-44."
Description Modified: 11/28/2023

Catalog Number

ME31

School Site #

8268

School Name

Chester W Nimitz Middle School

Dimension Details

Various (See Description)

Material

Cotton cloth

Artist

Unknown, _