which admiral was selected to be commander of the us pacific fleet in the wake of the pearl harbour attacks?

Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was selected by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to take command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet after the Pearl Harbor attack.

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Nimitz was chosen in the immediate aftermath of the attack and took command in late December 1941. He later became one of the key U.S. naval leaders in the Pacific War.