Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two ...

“I didn’t know nothing about a Purple Heart. They told me go get ready because I was going over to the main ship, Admiral Nimitz is going to pin a Purple Heart on you. I said, ‘What?

Anyway, the Nimitz is set to be retired this year from active duty and mothballed around 2027. To be clear: the Nimitz-class has served her country with distinction. She is an overall success ...