FADM Chester Nimitz, USN -- Pioneer Garden, Fredericksburg TX
N 30° 16.588 W 098° 52.331
14R E 512293 N 3349428
A small tablet in honor of Fredericksburg's native son Chester Nimitz, who rose through the ranks to become Fleet Admiral of the Navy during WWII
Waymark Code: WMQR60
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2016
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There are many memorials (and a world-class museum) dedicated to FADM Chester Nimitz in this small German town where he was born. So this memorial can be forgiven for being small and subtle. It is set in a place of honor at Fredericksburg's Pioneer Memorial Gardens, with other noted Fredericksburg and Gillespie Co. TX luminaries.
The polished red granite meorial is decorated with an anchor and a small plaque that reads as follows:
"DEDICATED TO
FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
Native son of Fredericksburg
Commander –in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, WWII
125th Anniversary Inc.
1971"
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
dawn-dusk daily
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
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