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In the meantime, the ROTC program had been initiated and in 1926 he became the first Professor of Naval Science and Tactics for the Unit at the University of California at Berkley. Throughout the remainder of his life he retained a close association with the University. After three years in that assignment, in 1929, he again had sea duty in the submarine service as Commander Submarine Division Twenty for two years and then went ashore to command USS ''Rigel'' and decommissioned destroyers at the base in San Diego. In 1933 he was assigned to his first large ship command, the heavy cruiser USS ''Augusta'' which served mostly as flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. Coming ashore in 1935 he served three years as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. His next sea command was in flag rank as Commander Cruiser Division Two and then as Commander Battle Division One until 1939, when he was appointed as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation for four years. In December 1941, however, he was designated as Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC), where he served throughout the war. On  December 19, 1944, he was advanced to the newly created rank of Fleet Admiral, and on 2 September 1945, was the United States signatory to the surrender terms aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

In the meantime, the ROTC program had been initiated and in 1926 he became the first Professor of Naval Science and Tactics for the Unit at the University of California at Berkley. Throughout the remainder of his life he retained a close association with the University. After three years in that assignment, in 1929, he again had sea duty in the submarine service as Commander Submarine Division Twenty for two years and then went ashore to command USS ''Rigel'' and decommissioned destroyers at the base in San Diego. In 1933 he was assigned to his first large ship command, the heavy cruiser USS ''Augusta'' which served mostly as flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. Coming ashore in 1935 he served three years as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. His next sea command was in flag rank as Commander Cruiser Division Two and then as Commander Battle Division One until 1939, when he was appointed as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation for four years. In December 1941, however, he was designated as Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC), where he served throughout the war. On  December 19, 1944, he was advanced to the newly created rank of Fleet Admiral, and on 2 September 1945, was the United States signatory to the surrender terms aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

He hauled down his flag at Pearl Harbor on November 26, 1945, and on December 15 relieved Fleet Admiral [[Ernest J. King]] as Chief of Naval Operations for a term of two years. On January 1, 1948, he reported as special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy in the Western Sea Frontier. In March of 1949, he was nominated as Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir under the [[United Nations]]. When that did not materialize he asked to be relieved and accepted an assignment as a roving goodwill ambassador of the United nations, to explain to the public the major issues confronting the U.N. In 1951, President Truman appointed him as Chairman of the nine-man commission on International Security and Industrial Rights. This commission never got underway because Congress never passed appropriate legislation.

He hauled down his flag at Pearl Harbor on November 26, 1945, and on December 15 relieved Fleet Admiral [[Ernest J. King]] as Chief of Naval Operations for a term of two years. On January 1, 1948, he reported as special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy in the Western Sea Frontier. In March of 1949, he was nominated as Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir under the [[United Nations]]. When that did not materialize he asked to be relieved and accepted an assignment as a roving goodwill ambassador of the United nations, to explain to the public the major issues confronting the U.N. In 1951, President Truman appointed Nimitz the chairman of the nine-man commission on International Security and Industrial Rights. This commission, however, never received congressional funding.

Thereafter, he took an active interest in San Francisco community affairs, in addition to his continued active participation in matters of concern to the Navy. Nimitz was named an honorary vice president and later honorary president of the Naval Historical Foundation. He served for eight years as a regent of the [[University of California]] and did much to restore goodwill with Japan by raising funds to restore the battleship ''Mikasa'', Admiral Togo's flagship at Tsushima in 1905.

Thereafter, Nimitz took an active interest in San Francisco community affairs, in addition to his continued active participation in matters of concern to the Navy. Nimitz was named an honorary vice president and later honorary president of the Naval Historical Foundation. He served for eight years as a regent of the [[University of California]] and did much to restore goodwill with Japan by raising funds to restore the battleship ''Mikasa'', Admiral Togo's flagship at Tsushima in 1905.

He died on 20 February 1966. A life-sized replica of the admiral has been sculpted by [[Armando Hinojosa]] of [[Laredo]], Texas, and placed at the entrance to the amusement park Sea World in [[San Antonio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stevensartfoundry.com/foundry-information/featured-sculptors/armando-hinojosa/armando-hinojosa-new/|title=Armando Hinojosa|publisher=stevensartfoundry.com|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>

He died on 20 February 1966. A life-sized replica of the admiral has been sculpted by [[Armando Hinojosa]] of [[Laredo]], Texas, and placed at the entrance to the amusement park Sea World in [[San Antonio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stevensartfoundry.com/foundry-information/featured-sculptors/armando-hinojosa/armando-hinojosa-new/|title=Armando Hinojosa|publisher=stevensartfoundry.com|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>