Editing Chester W. Nimitz (section)

===Interwar Period===
From May 1919 to June 1920, Nimitz served as executive officer of the battleship {{USS|South Carolina|BB-26|2}}. He then commanded the cruiser {{USS|Chicago|CA-14|2}} with additional duty in command of [[Naval Submarine Base Pearl Harbor|Submarine Division 14]], based at [[Pearl Harbor]], Hawaii. Nimitz, assisted by four earnest [[Chief petty officer (United States)|Chief Petty Officers]], supervised the construction of [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor|Submarine Base Pearl Harbor]] on a triangle-shaped, overgrown piece of land at the juncture of Southeast Loch and Quarry Loch, and served as the base's first commanding officer.<ref>Johnston & Hedman, p. 2</ref> During this tour, he also conducted an investigation into the [[USS R-14|R-14 sailing incident]]. His handling of the disciplinary action in the aftermath of the investigation was considered a model of even-handed fairness, cementing his reputation as a solid and capable leader.<ref>Johnston & Hedman, p. 93-96</ref> Returning to the mainland in the summer of 1922, he studied at the [[Naval War College]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]].[[File:De Steiguer Laning Nimitz.png|left|thumb|Inspection visit to Naval ROTC Unit at [[U.C. Berkeley]] in 1927. ADM [[Louis R. de Steiguer]], Commander in Chief, [[Battle Fleet]]; [[William Wallace Campbell]], President, U.C. Berkeley; RADM [[Harris Laning]], Chief of Staff, Battle Fleet; COL Robert O. Van Horn, Army ROTC Unit; CAPT [[William D. Puleston]], Asst Chief of Staff, Battle Fleet; CAPT Chester Nimitz, Naval ROTC Unit]]In June 1923, he became aide and assistant chief of staff to the Commander, [[Battle Fleet]], and later to the Commander in Chief, [[United States Fleet]]. In August 1926, he went to the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he established one of the first [[Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps]] units and successfully advocated for the program's expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From Our Archive: The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps by Capt. Chester W. Nimitz, USN 1928|url=https://blog.usni.org/posts/2009/03/21/from-our-archive-the-naval-reserve-officers-training-corps-by-by-captain-chester-w-nimitz-u-s-navy|access-date=2021-02-17|website=USNI Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>

Nimitz lost part of a finger in an accident with a diesel engine, saving the rest of it only when the machine briefly jammed against his [[United States Naval Academy|Annapolis]] ring.<ref>Potter, p. 126.</ref>

In June 1929, he took command of Submarine Division 20. In June 1931, he assumed command of the [[destroyer tender]] {{USS|Rigel|AD-13|2}} and the destroyers out of commission at [[San Diego, California]]. In October 1933, he took command of the cruiser {{USS|Augusta|CA-31|2}} and deployed to the [[Far East]], where in December, ''Augusta'' became the [[flagship]] of the [[Asiatic Fleet]]. While in command of the Augusta, his legal aide was [[Chesty Puller]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Marine!: The Life of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (Ret.) |date=1988 |publisher=Bantam Books |location=New York, N.Y. |isbn=0-553-27182-2}}</ref>

In April 1935, Nimitz returned home for three years as assistant chief of the Bureau of Navigation, before becoming commander, Cruiser Division 2, Battle Force. In September 1938 he took command of Battleship Division 1, Battle Force. During this time, Nimitz conducted experiments in the underway refueling of large ships which would prove a key element in the Navy's success in the war to come. "Tests were planned for the spring of 1939 [June 1939] using elements of the fleet left on the West Coast while the rest of the fleet was in the Caribbean participating in [[Fleet Problem]] XX. Nimitz was scheduled to remain on the West Coast aboard his flagship the Arizona. The aircraft carrier Saratoga, the heavy cruisers {{USS|Chester}} and Vincennes, and the light cruiser Trenton would also be left behind. These ships, with their escorts and at least one oiler, would constitute Task Force 7. Nimitz, as senior officer present, would be in command."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/GSBO-12.html | title=HyperWar: Gray Steel and Black Oil &#91;Chapter 12&#93; }}</ref>

On 15 June 1939, he was appointed chief of the Bureau of Navigation. 

From 1940 to 1941, Nimitz served as president of the Army Navy Country Club, in Arlington, Virginia.