Title
US Navy Chief Petty Officer Boiler Technician Rating Badge of Samuel Wingrove
Description
A navy blue, US Navy rate insignia sleeve patch with a full red chevron, a gray circular boiler technician symbol in the chevron and a gray spread eagle perched on top. The patch was originally sewn onto a US Navy uniform, also navy blue, but was later cut out and removed.
Collection
Samuel Wingrove Collection
Context
This rating badge was part of a uniform issued to and worn 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 in the Korean War and retire as a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Wingrove would be promoted a boiler Technician, go on to serve in the Korean War and retire as a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Accession #
2024.42
