Keywords: Former USS Missouri sailors bless a statue of Adm. Chester Nimitz. (9667826290).jpg PEARL HARBOR Hawaii Sept 2 2013 Several crew members that were on board the USS Missouri during the signing of the Instrument of Surrender and the artists that created the statue take part in a traditional Hawaiian blessing for the nine-foot bronze sculpture of Fleet Adm Chester Nimitz Nimitz the commander in chief for the U S Pacific Fleet from Dec 31 1941 to Nov 24 1945 was in charge of Naval forces that lead to victory in the Pacific U S Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Kolmel/Released 130902-N-IT566-228 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //pinterest com pinterest com https //plus google com plus google com http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/9667826290/ Former USS Missouri sailors bless a statue of Adm Chester Nimitz 2013-09-02 10 57 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America MC2 David Kolmel/U S Navy U S Navy Photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/9667826290 2014-04-03 12 57 21 cc-by-2 0 People at Pearl Harbor Files uploaded by Russavia Files uploaded by Russavia |