That is a cafeteria onboard ship or on a Navy land base for Chief Petty Officers to eat. Chiefs are very powerful non-commissioned officers, so they rate (ha-ha) the perc of having their own mess. (Cafeteria)
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Senior Chief Petty Officer followed by Master Chief Petty Officer.
retired as a senior chief petty officer
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"The paygrades of E-8 and E-9, Senior Chief and Master Chief Petty Officer, were created in 1958."
As per official US Navy documents, the answer is that no "first chief petty officer" exists. Nearly all personnel rated as petty officers first class since at least 1885 were automatically promoted to chief petty officer in 1893. These promotions occurred simultaneously, making the first chief petty officer impossible to determine.