Texas Tech University

Canvas Bunk Bottom

Museum Object Item Number: 1574c0072
Pages
1
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Stacks Math Building Stacks
Removed from
USNS General John Pope
Language(s)
English
General Note
Statements as they appear on canvas:
Obverse
Theodosia loves Birdman
Edwardsville, IN
Robert Elmore Lousville, Kentucky Vietnam Sept 1967 ETS May 1967
Sandy Shipp
A Taste of
Reverse
Rick Hollister Calif.
Wisconsin sucks
[map] San Francisco, Hawaii Okinawa
[Charlie Brown] I wonder if they'll draft me?
554 Engr Co (FB)
Wed 7 Port of Tacoma
Thur 8 left 3:20 pm
Firday 9 ocean
Sat 10 ocean
Sun 11 ocean
Mon 12 ocean
Tues 13 ocean
Wed 14 ocean
Thurs 15 ocean [time change]
Friday 16 ocean
Sat 17 ocean
Sunday 18 ocean
Monday 19 ocean
Tues 20 ocean
Wed 21 ocean
Thurs 22 ocean
Fri 23 ocean OK
586th HEM Okinawa 16 Nov 67
ETS 17 Nov 67
554 Engr, Vietnam, Sept 1966
Attica State Prison
Spanky blows
Okinawa 586th
15 Dec '68
Carmona ETS 13 months to go. San Antonio Texas 22 May 68 [illegible]
93 days 92 days
Robert E McLean, Glendopa Calif. USNS Barf Bucket ETS 2 May 68
Anderson FLA Jacksonville
Robert Berthelot, Reserve, LA. USNS Pope, Vietnam, Oakland 9 Jan 67 - Saigon 28 jan 67. ETS 1 may 68
[illegible] sucks + eats shit

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1574c0072

Citation
Canvas Bunk Bottom, 1574c0072. No Date, USNS General John Pope Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1574c0072, Accessed 27 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1574c0072, USNS General John Pope Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 14 Jul 2005 [Updated: 18 Nov 2013]