U.S.S. Omaha (CL-4) Documents , 1939 - 1941

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). This collection is organized into three folders that include documents Horch received aboard the U.S.S. Omaha (CL-4) such as Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinner menus, a Plan of the Day schedule, holiday greeting cards, and a news bulletin, the original manuscript and a printed copy of Pacific Odessey: A History of USS Steele (DE-8), and a scrapbook dedicated to Horch’s time spent on the U.S.S. Steele (DE-8).



Pacific Odyssey: A History of USS Steele (DE-8) was written by Lt. (jg) Frank W. Bates, an officer aboard the U.S.S. Steele (DE-8), and published after the war. Included in the collection is the original manuscript submitted for publication, a rough published copy, and a cruise book titled Brief History of U.S.S. Steele (DE-8).