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CHESTER W. NIMITZ SIGNED PHOTO

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CHESTER W. NIMITZ SIGNED PHOTO
<b>367. CHESTER W. NIMITZ</b> (1885 - 1966)<b> </b>American admiral, Commander<b> </b>in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II and largely responsible for the successful "island-hopping" campaign against the Japanese. Outstanding I.S.P. 13" x 10 1/2" color, showing Nimitz and fellow military men witnessing the Japanese surrender instrument being signed by Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu, undertaken aboard the USS <i>MISSOURI</i> in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Inscribed to actor and military officer Robert Montgomery at upper-left: "<i>To Bob Montgomery with best wishes C. W. Nimitz Fleet Admiral USN</i>". Matted with a caption listing those present at the ceremony, set into a wood frame. Unexamined out of frame, fine condition.<b>$500-700</b>