Name/Title
1943 fleet notebookEntry/Object ID
2024.1009.9Description
Notebook drawings by Major Alton E. Horton of the fleet Texas was a part of in 1943. Red cover with eagle perched on "NOTES" title. Bottom of the cover notes the book a product of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Notable ships included in the fleet drawings are USS Texas on page 9 and USS Santee (CVE-29) on page 6.
Page torn from 1943 fleet notebook.
"Mg Alton E. Horton
of, A E HortonContext
Battleship Texas largely escorted Allied ships across the Atlantic from January 1943 to April 22, 1944. She mainly sailed from New York to either the UK, Gibraltar, or Casablanca.
Alton E. Horton was a soldier on a troop transport which was under escort of Battleship Texas in 1943. During his time at sea, he sketched many silhouettes of ships in the fleet.
USS Santee (CVE-29) was originally commissioned (AO-29) as a Cimarron-class fleet oiler from October 18, 1940, to Spring 1942. She was converted and recommissioned as a Sangamon-class escort carrier from August 24, 1942, to October 21, 1946. She was sold for scrap to West Germany on December 5, 1959.Collection
Donation (Hunter Miertschin), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
NotebookNomenclature Secondary Object Term
BlankbookNomenclature Primary Object Term
Book, WritingNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
