your letters. - The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)

One role was omittedfor Chamber of Commerce

Dear Editor:

City Historian Peggy Haile McPhillips and your correspondent did not mention that the former Chamber of Commerce building was, during WWII, a Navy school (Theater group gets a new home downtown, Page 1, 11/22/09).

I attended that school circa 1942-43. We were attendees of the Navy School of Sanitation Inspectors, and our job was to perform inspections on ships galleys, dining and mess decks, Navy food handling establishments and STD examiners.

Our school hours were Monday to Friday for six weeks in the basement of the building. We were taught by Norfolk Health Department representatives and sanitation personnel.

John H. Peck, Norfolk

Hospitalman, USN (retired)