Draft of President Harry S. Truman's Citation at the Presentation of a Gold Star to Admiral Chester Nimitz
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"NATIONAL
is
as I
The President of the United States
takes pleasure in presenting the
GOLD STAR in lieu of the Third Distinguished Service Medal
to
FLEET ADMIRAL
WILLIAM NIMITZ, UNITED STATES NAVY
for service as set forth in the following
CITATION:
"For exceptionally meritorious service to the
Government of the United States as Commander in Chief,
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas,
from June 1944, to August 1945. Initiating the final
phase in the battle for victory in the Pacific, Fleet
Admiral Nimitz attacked the Marianas, invading Saipan,
inflicting a decisive defeat in the Japanese Fleet in
the First Battle of the Philippines and capturing Guam
and Tinian.
In vital continuing operations, his Fleet
Forces isolated the enemy-held bastions of the Central
and Eastern Carolines and secured in quick succession
Peleliu, Angaur and Ulithi.
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