Title
Samuel Wingrove Eating his First Meal as a Chief Petty Officer
Description
In this photograph Samuel Wingrove can be seen having his first meal as a Chief Petty Officer in the CPO's Mess. Wingrove and another new Chief Petty Officer can be seen eating out of large wooden troughs.
Collection
Samuel Wingrove Collection
Context
Navy tradition dictates that newly appointed Chief Petty Officers must eat their first meal in the CPO's mess using a wooden trough as a plate.
The items in this collection were donated by Samuel Wingrove, a plank owner and Water Tender aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724) during World War II. Wingrove was present for both D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.
Wingrove would be promoted a Boiler Technician, go on to serve on a variety of Navy ships in the Korean War and retire as a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.
The items in this collection were donated by Samuel Wingrove, a plank owner and Water Tender aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724) during World War II. Wingrove was present for both D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.
Wingrove would be promoted a Boiler Technician, go on to serve on a variety of Navy ships in the Korean War and retire as a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Accession #
2024.42
