Bates, Franklin W., 1914-2004
Biography
Franklin W. Bates (1914-2004) was a graduate of the Culver Military Academy, Williams College, and Harvard Law School. During World War II, Bates served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade aboard the U.S.S. Steele (DE-8), where he wrote Pacific Odyssey: A History of USS Steele (DE-8) that was published after the war. Beginning in 1947, Bates became legal counsel for the Arabian Oil Co. in San Francisco, Beirut, New York, The Hague, and Dhahran until his retirement in 1969.
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Robert C. Horch Collection
The Robert C. Horch Collection is a collection of materials related to the service of Robert “Bob” Clarence Horch, MSgt USAF, aboard the U.S.S. Omaha (CL-4) and the U.S.S. Steele (DE-8) and the original manuscript and a printed copy of Pacific Odyssey: A History of USS Steele (DE-8), written by Lt. (jg) Frank W. Bates, an officer aboard the U.S.S. Steele (DE-8).