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=**CORRECT!!! CHESTER NIMITZ**=

Admiral Chester Nimitz served through WWII and was in naval command during the turning point Battle of Midway. Nimitz correctly analyzed intelligence gathered by cracking the Japanese code and developed a winning strategy to turn the tide of the war in the Pacific. The Japanese were looking to draw the U.S. Navy into the open and destroy the remaining aircraft carrers and eliminate the U.S. as a threat to Japanese power in the Pacific. Japan failed to knock out Midway's airfields so they needed a second attack. Scout planes found the U.S. carriers so Yamamoto ordered them to be attacked, which required different armament. In the meantime, American planes attacked. All were shot down, but this forced the Japanese pilots to land and refuel. While this was taking place, more American planes came and wiped them out. Midway became a clear American victory and was the turning point. Admiral Nimitz would go on to fight to victory in most of the remaining major battles of the war.

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