Darjah kebesaran dan pingat Chester W. Nimitz

Anugerah kebesaran tentera AS

Navy Distinguished Service Medal with three gold stars
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Lifesaving Medal
World War I Victory Medal with Secretary of the Navy Commendation Star
American Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal with star

Darjah kebesaran asing

United Kingdom - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
United Kingdom - Pacific Star
Perancis - Grand-Croix de la Légion d'honneur
Filipina - Philippine Medal of Valor
Philippines - Liberation Medal with one bronze service star
Netherlands - Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords in the Degree of the Knight Grand Cross (Dutch: Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau)
Greece - Grand Cross of the Order of George I
China - Grand Cordon of Pao Ting (Tripod) Special Class
Guatemala - Cross of Military Merit First Class (Spanish: La Cruz de Merito Militar de Primera Clase)
Cuba - Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Argentina - Order of the Liberator General San Martín (Spanish: Orden del Libertador San Martin)
Ecuador - Order of Abdon Calderon (1st Class)
Belgium - Grand Cross Order of the Crown (Belgium) with Palm (French: Grand Croix de l'ordre de la Couronne avec palme)
Belgium - War Cross with Palm (French: Croix de Guerre Avec Palme)
Itali - Knight of the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Italy (Cavaliere di Gran Croce)
Brazil - Order of Naval Merit (Ordem do Mérito Naval)