Texas Tech University

Canvas Bunk Bottom

Museum Object Item Number: 1574c0309
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:
Leave the sailing to the Navy
Anchor clankers
8-7
9-6
10-5
11-4
12-3 days and no ass, boy do I miss my baby back home
14
15
16
17 Subic Bay
18
19
20 Vung Tau
21 left the ship
VA, FLA Abrams, proud rebel
Vero beach
362nd T.C. Det.
My old lady, Gwynne [Good When You Need Nookie to Eat]
Proud civilian rebel
Fuck this ship
RC ETS July 13, 69
Arthur E Ross 12 Jan 68
WAPS suck
Roger Peters, January 10, 1967
Lawrence Woodcock, July 6, 67

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1574c0309

Citation
Canvas Bunk Bottom, 1574c0309. 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=1574c0309, Accessed 08 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1574c0309, USNS General John Pope Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 21 Jul 2005 [Updated: 18 Nov 2013]