Editing Chester W. Nimitz (section)

==Memorials and legacy==
[[File:USS Nimitz in Victoria Canada 036.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|6}} at sea near [[Victoria, British Columbia]]]]
[[File:Chester Nimitz headstone front.JPG|thumb|upright|Nimitz's headstone at Golden Gate National Cemetery]]
Besides the honor of a United States [[Great Americans series]] 50¢ postage stamp, the following institutions and locations have been named in honor of Nimitz:
* {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|6}}, the first of [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier|her class]] of ten nuclear-powered [[supercarrier]]s, which was commissioned in 1975 and remains in service
* Nimitz Foundation, established in 1970, which funds the [[National Museum of the Pacific War]] and the Admiral Nimitz Museum, [[Fredericksburg, Texas]]
* The Nimitz Freeway ([[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]]) – from [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] to [[San Jose, California]], in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]
* [[Nimitz Glacier]] in Antarctica for his service during [[Operation Highjump]] as the CNO
* Nimitz Boulevard – a major thoroughfare in the [[Point Loma]] Neighborhood of [[San Diego]]
* Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Gate – Main gate for Naval Base San Diego [[San Diego]]
*Nimitz BEQ at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, South Carolina 
* Camp Nimitz, a recruit camp constructed in 1955 at [[Naval Training Center San Diego]]
* Nimitz Highway – [[Hawaii Route 92]] located in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] near the [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport]]
* The Nimitz Library, the main library at the [[US Naval Academy]], [[Annapolis]], Maryland
* Nimitz Drive, in the Admiral Heights neighborhood of [[Annapolis]], Maryland
* Nimitz Lane, Willingboro, New Jersey
* Callaghan Hall (the Naval and Air Force ROTC building at UC Berkeley) containing the Nimitz Library (was gutted by arson in 1985)
* The town of [[Nimitz, West Virginia|Nimitz]] in [[Summers County]], [[West Virginia]]
* The summit on [[Guam]] where Chester Nimitz relocated his Pacific Fleet headquarters, and where the current Commander US Naval Forces Marianas (ComNavMar) resides, is called [[Nimitz Hill Annex|Nimitz Hill]]
* Nimitz Park, a recreational area located at [[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo]], Japan
* The Nimitz Trail in [[Tilden Park]] in [[Berkeley, California]]
* The Main Gate at [[Pearl Harbor]] is called Nimitz Gate
* Admiral Nimitz Circle – located in [[Fair Park]], [[Dallas, Texas]]
* Chester Nimitz Oriental Garden Waltz performed by [[Austin Lounge Lizards]]
* Admiral Nimitz Fanfare composed by John Steven Lasher (2014)
* Admiral Nimitz March composed by John Steven Lasher (2014)
* The Nimitz Building, [[Raytheon]] Company site headquarters, [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island]]
* Nimitz Road in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, is named in his honor.
* Nimitz Place part of Havemeyer Park located in [[Old Greenwich, Connecticut]], was named in his honor along with many other World War II military personnel.
* Nimitz Hall is the [[Officer Candidate School]] [[barracks]] of [[Naval Station Newport]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. The barracks was dedicated March 15, 2013.
* Nimitz-McArthur Building, Headquarters US Pacific Command
* Nimitz Statue, designed by [[Armando Hinojosa]] of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]], is located at the entrance to [[SeaWorld San Antonio|SeaWorld]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]].
* Nimitz Drive in [[Grants, New Mexico]]
* [http://www.navalorder.org/articles/2015/10/22/fleet-admiral-chester-w-nimitz-statue Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Statue], commissioned by the [[Naval Order of the United States]], is situated near the bow of the {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}} [[USS Missouri (BB-63)#Museum ship (1998 to present)|memorial]] on [[Ford Island]], facing the {{USS|Arizona|BB-39|6}} [[USS Arizona Memorial|memorial]]. The statue was dedicated 2 September 2013.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moore |first=Douglas M. |title=Dedication of the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Statue |journal=Naval Order of the United States |date=Autumn 2013 |volume=24 |issue=11 |pages=1–2, 10–11}}</ref>
* Nimitz Beach Park, Agat, Guam
* Nimitz Drive, [[Purdue University]], [[West Lafayette, Indiana]]
* Nimitz Avenue, [[Mare Island]], Vallejo California
* Chester W. Nimitz Street, [[Bakersfield, California]]
* Nimitz Road, [[Dover, Delaware]]
* Nimitz Street, [[College Station, Texas]]

===Schools===
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* [[Nimitz High School, (Harris County, Texas)]]
* Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas.
* Chester W. Nimitz Middle School, [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], [[Texas]]
* Chester W. Nimitz Middle School, [[Huntington Park, California]]
* Nimitz Middle School, [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neisd.net/nimitz|title=Nimitz Middle School  |website=North East Independent School District}}</ref>
* Chester Nimitz Middle School, Tulsa Oklahoma (Now Closed)
* [[Nimitz Elementary School]], [[Sunnyvale, California]]
* Chester W. Nimitz Elementary School, [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ParentsAndStudents/EnrollingInSchool/SchoolFinder/Pages/Nimitz-Elementary.aspx|title=Welcome to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Elementary School|date=May 2, 2014|website=Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Offices}}</ref>
* Nimitz Elementary School, [[Kerrville, Texas]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nes.kerrvilleisd.net/ |title=Nimitz Elementary School, Kerrville, Texas |access-date=February 20, 2015 |archive-date=February 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220204236/http://nes.kerrvilleisd.net/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Depictions in media===
* in the 1965 war film "In Harm's Way," actor Henry Fonda plays the character "CINCPAC II," who might be based on Nimitz.
* In the 1976 war film ''[[Midway (1976 film)|Midway]],'' Nimitz is portrayed by actor [[Henry Fonda]].
* In the 2019 war film ''[[Midway (2019 film)|Midway]],'' Nimitz is portrayed by actor [[Woody Harrelson]].