I visited the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum in San Diego. The officer's mess had pictures on the wall, all with Filipino wait staff. I didn't understand w

I visited the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum in San Diego. The officer's mess had pictures on the wall, all with Filipino wait staff. I didn't understand why that was the case, so asked the (ex-)officer/docent who was nearby. He pointed out the 1947 change, and added that previously black men were the stewards, but since integration in the military opened up other jobs, fewer black men wanted to be a steward.