Galley
![Sailors in a ships kitchen working to prepare a meal Sailors in a ships kitchen working to prepare a meal](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/communities/artwork-of-african-americans-in-the-us-navy0/african-americans-in-the-navy-during-world-war-ii/galley/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1624973250440.jpg)
Preparing "chow" is a never-ending job, especially with a couple of thousand troops aboard and one whose importance every Commanding Officer well knows. Along with mail, "chow" is a chief topic of discussion and it would be a rare and wonderful ship that had no griping or complaining on these subjects. One of the two rates for African American in World War II was a Messman.
Topic
- People--African Americans
Document Type
- Art
Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
File Formats
- Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
- NHHC
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