Texas Tech University

Softball

Museum Object Item Number: 1306museum2654
Pages
1
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Stacks D206.5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 03 June 1971
General Note
Softball used by the crew of the USS Mahopac during a softball game in Yokosuka, Japan, 3 June 1971. The softball is signed by the following crewman: G. Ruddell, John Decker, Dan Ronan 'Smoke', Jonny, Peter Potter, Stanley (?), Sundance, Richard (?), 'The Hulk', and other illegible names and was presented to Dr. Richard Verrone for inclusion in the Vietnam Archive at the 2006 USS Mahopac reuion in San Diego, CA, 19-23 April 2006.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1306museum2654

Citation
Softball, 1306museum2654. 03 June 1971, Ron Smith Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1306museum2654, Accessed 19 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1306museum2654, Ron Smith Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 25 Apr 2006 [Updated: 18 Nov 2013]