The Nimitz Gallery is about the life and career of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and his famous career as a military leader who played a key role in the US victory over Japan. Admiral Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg, Texas.
15-foot, 24,744 pound solid bronze screw
Conning tower from the USS Pintado
We spent a couple of hours in the museum then took a break for lunch.
After lunch we walked to the Pacific Combat Zone which is two blocks from the main museum. The tour is included with the entrance fee to the museum or can be purchased seperately. We were the only ones on the tour.
The Pacific Combat Zone is a 3-acre indoor and outdoor living history and exhibit area. A tour guide led us through various combat locations of the Pacific War-- the hangar deck of an aircraft carrier with a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, wings folded back; a South Pacific PT boat base with the world's only combat proven, restored, PT boat; and finally an island battlefield, modeled on the Japanese defenses at Tarawa.
TBM Avenger torpedo bomber with wings folded back
PT Boat: Patrol Torpedo Boat-309 is the only restored World War II combat veteran Higgins class PT boat on public display in the United States today.
Lots to see on the grounds
LVT - Landing Vehicle, Tracked
There is still a lot more to see. We plan to get back in the morning at 9:00 when the museum opens.
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