Had a friend work at USCINCPAC. The "joke" was Nimitz had a staff of 150 to command 1500 ships, and today there is a staff of 1500 to command 150 ships. We made a wrong turn somewhere. The book by E.B. Potter "Nimitz" pub by Naval Institute Press is excellent. So running the Decatur aground didn't seem to tarnish his career too much.
Had a friend work at USCINCPAC. The "joke" was Nimitz had a staff of 150 to command 1500 ships, and today there is a staff of 1500 to command 150 ships. We made a wrong turn somewhere. The book by E.B. Potter "Nimitz" pub by Naval Institute Press is excellent. So running the Decatur aground didn't seem to tarnish his career too much.
I was stationed at Treasure Island for the entirety of 1972 for EW conversion training. We had to drive through Yerba Buena Island to get on and off T.I. When Admiral Nimitz retired in 1947 he took up residence at Quarters 1 on Yerba Buena until his passing in 1966. My classmates and I were young, focused on training and liberty in San Francisco, but we were ever mindful of Nimitz's spirit on Yerba Buena. Rumor had it that his widow still lived there (she didn't) so we were on our best behavior, as should have been the case in any event.
I never knew that. My FIRST duty station was on treasure island. Navy Reserve assigned to the USS Roark NRF 1986-87. I didn’t cruise on her though. She was a pier queen along with USS Gray. I re-enlisted REGNAV as soon as I could.
Had a friend work at USCINCPAC. The "joke" was Nimitz had a staff of 150 to command 1500 ships, and today there is a staff of 1500 to command 150 ships. We made a wrong turn somewhere. The book by E.B. Potter "Nimitz" pub by Naval Institute Press is excellent. So running the Decatur aground didn't seem to tarnish his career too much.
The fact that Nimitz still has a ghost at Cincpac speaks volumes about his impact.
I was stationed at Treasure Island for the entirety of 1972 for EW conversion training. We had to drive through Yerba Buena Island to get on and off T.I. When Admiral Nimitz retired in 1947 he took up residence at Quarters 1 on Yerba Buena until his passing in 1966. My classmates and I were young, focused on training and liberty in San Francisco, but we were ever mindful of Nimitz's spirit on Yerba Buena. Rumor had it that his widow still lived there (she didn't) so we were on our best behavior, as should have been the case in any event.
I never knew that. My FIRST duty station was on treasure island. Navy Reserve assigned to the USS Roark NRF 1986-87. I didn’t cruise on her though. She was a pier queen along with USS Gray. I re-enlisted REGNAV as soon as I could.