Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

Volume Four - An Era of Change, Uncertainty, Depression & War - Activity at the dock during World War II . . .

Lt. Cdr. Arnold Winfield Chapin USNR - Commanding Officer US Naval Base Penarth, Wales and Cardiff, England.

The handwritten inscription on the rear of the photograph states : 'Lt. Cdr. Arnold Winfield Chapin USNR - Commanding Officer US Naval Base Penarth, Wales and Cardiff, England.' (Cardiff, it would seem has been relocated to England!).

The original photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 1999.169/1] [629] [20180330]

The gravestone of Captain Arnold Winfield Chapin (1899 - 1988) at the Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Many thanks to the FindaGrave website for the info. [583]