Commanded naval operations in the Pacific after the US entered WWII in 1941. TLS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Pacific Fleet letterhead, June 1, 1945. Letter of thanks to Irving Geist for his help in the war effort. In part, “You may be certain that measures undertaken for the benefit of our returning wounded veterans have my most sympathetic approval. I congratulate you and the men associated with you on your project for constructing swimming pools, similar to those at Warm Springs…and I hope and believe that they will prove beneficial to the men for whose use they will be intended. The increasing momentum of the Pacific war has made so many demands upon my time that I have been obliged to adopt a policy of not making statements for publication.” In fine condition, with expected mailing folds and a staple hole and paperclip mark along top edge. R&R COA.
