8. National War Labor Board
The National War Labor Board was made in April of 1928 by president Woodrow Wilson. It was also co-chaired by president Taft. The purpose of it was to settle disagreements between workers and employers to make sure industry was staying productive during the war in the homefront.. The original NWLB was not needed after WW1 so it was unused for years. Then in January 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt brought back the NWLB. It had the same goals as the WW1 NWLB. This time in also managed wages over transportation and communication industries.
14. US General - Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz.
Nimitz was a 5 star general of the US Navy. He was Commander in Chief of US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Oceans Area. He was also the leading US Naval Authority on submarines and Chief of the Navy 's Bearou of Navigation. He was the United States last surviving Fleet Admiral.
Chester W. Nimitz was a German Texan. He was born in 1885 in his house which is now the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site. Originally Nimitz had applied as West Pointe in hopes of becoming an Army officer but there were no appintments avaliable that day however, there was one appointment for the navy avaliable that day. He was then appointed to the US Naval Academy. He graduated 7th in his class of 141. He was active in WW1 and inbetween WW1 and WW2.
Ten days after the Pearl Harbor attack Nimitz was selected commander in chief of of the US Pacific Fleet. An act of congress eventualy appointed him Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy which is the highest grade in the Navy.
In 1947 Nimitz retired but because of his role he had stayed active for the rest of his life. In 1964 Nimitz was honored at the University of California on Nimitz Day.
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