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National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, TX

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National Museum of the Pacific War

A Fredericksburg museum covering the Pacific theater of World War II, tied to the hometown of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.

311 E Austin St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 · Fredericksburg, TX

About National Museum of the Pacific War

The museum sits on a six-acre campus in Fredericksburg, the childhood town of Chester W. Nimitz, who led U.S. Pacific naval forces in the war. Its galleries include the Admiral Nimitz Gallery, set in the historic Nimitz Hotel, along with submarine and Pacific Combat Zone exhibits. Visitors can also book The Rescue, a separate immersive experience based on a 1944 submarine rescue mission. The site includes a Memorial Courtyard and a Japanese Garden of Peace, and its archives support scholars through the Center for Pacific War Studies. The Texas Historical Commission owns the property, and the Admiral Nimitz Foundation operates it.

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  • #Pacific War
  • #military history
  • #Chester Nimitz
  • #submarines

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