Author Topic: Suspects And Confessions (Read 1647205 times)

377 · « **Reply #3540 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:00:56 PM »

Do it Snow. Sheridan claims Amazon took it down implying that it was against his wishes.
If that's true you are doing him a favor by restoring its online availability.

I'll be the first customer and I'll buy one for EU and Flyjack as well. Georger, can I buy you a copy? Tom Kaye? Shutter? Bruce already has one.

Send me a link and I'll get out my credit card.

It's actually a pretty good read.

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377 · « **Reply #3541 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:07:04 PM »

From what I recall, he said he arrived in theater too late for combat.

Barb Dayton, teen guerilla, had already neutralized the enemy.

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snowmman · « **Reply #3542 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:09:52 PM »

Here are the US Marine muster records for Sheridan
I suppose "Station" is a mailing address for him?
It seems like he was in San Francisco up to '45
Might have been part of a Saipan force in '46

Name:   Sheridan L Peterson

Muster Date:   Oct 1944
Rank:   Private
Station:   Second Recruit Battalion, Rechuit Depot, Mcb, San Diego, Calif

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Repl Draft, Casual Battalion, Marine Barracks, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal.

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters Company, Service Battalion, Mcb, San Diego, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Replacement Draft, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters, Second Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, Fourth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Hq, 2Dbn, 25Thmar, 4Thmardiv, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Oct 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Replacement Draft "B" Fmf, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Jan 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifith Military Police Battalion, (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M I, Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifth Military Police Battalio (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M.I., Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Casco, (Prov) Marianas Area, Fmf, Pac, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, Calif.

snowmman · « **Reply #3543 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:14:58 PM »

It seems his key time was in Second Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, Fourth Marine Division
He was wearing a Fourth Marines hat.
I suppose it depends what you call fighting on Iwo Jima. He may have been reserves or something.

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Here are the US Marine muster records for Sheridan
I suppose "Station" is a mailing address for him?
It seems like he was in San Francisco up to '45
Might have been part of a Saipan force in '46

Name:   Sheridan L Peterson

Muster Date:   Oct 1944
Rank:   Private
Station:   Second Recruit Battalion, Rechuit Depot, Mcb, San Diego, Calif

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Repl Draft, Casual Battalion, Marine Barracks, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal.

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters Company, Service Battalion, Mcb, San Diego, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Replacement Draft, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters, Second Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, Fourth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Hq, 2Dbn, 25Thmar, 4Thmardiv, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Oct 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Replacement Draft "B" Fmf, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Jan 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifith Military Police Battalion, (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M I, Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifth Military Police Battalio (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M.I., Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Casco, (Prov) Marianas Area, Fmf, Pac, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, Calif.

EU · « **Reply #3544 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:17:32 PM »

Claire told me that Sheridan had told her that he was at Iwo Jima but that she didn't believe him. Nonetheless, she isn't really certain.

snowmman · « **Reply #3545 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:20:04 PM »

The First and Second Battalion of the Twenty-fifth were at Iwo Jima
so he was in the right group, but I think a month or so late.

The battle was Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945
It looks like he didn't muster for the right group until April 1945

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It seems his key time was in Second Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, Fourth Marine Division
He was wearing a Fourth Marines hat.
I suppose it depends what you call fighting on Iwo Jima. He may have been reserves or something.

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Here are the US Marine muster records for Sheridan
I suppose "Station" is a mailing address for him?
It seems like he was in San Francisco up to '45
Might have been part of a Saipan force in '46

Name:   Sheridan L Peterson

Muster Date:   Oct 1944
Rank:   Private
Station:   Second Recruit Battalion, Rechuit Depot, Mcb, San Diego, Calif

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Repl Draft, Casual Battalion, Marine Barracks, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal.

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters Company, Service Battalion, Mcb, San Diego, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Replacement Draft, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters, Second Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, Fourth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Hq, 2Dbn, 25Thmar, 4Thmardiv, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Oct 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Replacement Draft "B" Fmf, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Jan 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifith Military Police Battalion, (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M I, Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifth Military Police Battalio (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M.I., Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Casco, (Prov) Marianas Area, Fmf, Pac, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, Calif.

snowmman · « **Reply #3546 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:21:23 PM »

I think his Muster dates (from Ancestry.com records) show he wasn't part of an appropriate battalion at the time of the Iwo Jima battle.
Be nice to call Sheridan out on that.

Stolen valor.

EU · « **Reply #3547 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:53:27 PM »

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Alice said Cooper had his right hand in the briefcase at all times,,,

but I recall reading something else about Cooper using his "right hand" recently,, still looking

Again, with the bomb in the window seat DBC had no other option but to use his right hand. This means nothing.

It is much more important to discuss the hand that he used to go in and out of the bomb when it was sitting on his lap...his left.

377 · « **Reply #3548 on:** October 31, 2018, 06:54:48 PM »

He never BSd me about being a WW2 combatant. Actually, I seem to recall him saying he did NOT see combat.

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EU · « **Reply #3549 on:** October 31, 2018, 07:04:22 PM »

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Here are the US Marine muster records for Sheridan
I suppose "Station" is a mailing address for him?
It seems like he was in San Francisco up to '45
Might have been part of a Saipan force in '46

Name:   Sheridan L Peterson

Muster Date:   Oct 1944
Rank:   Private
Station:   Second Recruit Battalion, Rechuit Depot, Mcb, San Diego, Calif

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Repl Draft, Casual Battalion, Marine Barracks, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal.

Muster Date:   Jan 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters Company, Service Battalion, Mcb, San Diego, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   39Th Replacement Draft, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Apr 1945
Rank:   Private
Station:   Headquarters, Second Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, Fourth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Hq, 2Dbn, 25Thmar, 4Thmardiv, Fleet Marine Force, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Oct 1945
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Replacement Draft "B" Fmf, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Jan 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifith Military Police Battalion, (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M I, Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California

Muster Date:   Apr 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Fifth Military Police Battalio (Prov), Fmf, Pacific, Saipan, M.I., Care Of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Muster Date:   Jul 1946
Rank:   Private First Class
Station:   Casco, (Prov) Marianas Area, Fmf, Pac, C/O Fpo, San Francisco, Calif.

He was in San Diego twice...179 miles due east is Yuma.

377 · « **Reply #3550 on:** October 31, 2018, 07:09:17 PM »

Was Sheridan a cop? I see Military Police Batallion. What does it mean about his duties?

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snowmman · « **Reply #3551 on:** October 31, 2018, 07:09:44 PM »

The novel would have a publication date that matches the original pdf (2007)

It would have Sheridan's bearded photo on the back as he desired, along with this copy, that Sheridan wrote. He talked about the parallels to Iraq and Afghanistan then.

It would have the cover as he provided (attached)

The back cover text:

The novel, an eyewitness account of the Vietnam War, is a somber warning of what lies in store for American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a prophecy of the inevitable consequence of our massive bombing raids and artillery barrages that are at this moment blowing Iraqi towns and cities into oblivion in the name of justice and retribution. It makes it all too clear just how costly this conflict will be both for our troops as well as for tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis and Afghan civilians. It is a prediction of how this mindless slaughter will come home to haunt America. No matter how oppressed the Iraqi and Afghan may be, like the Vietnamese, they will fight doggedly against the foreign invader. They will not give up.

In Part 1, The Refugee Advisor, The protagonist, Vincent Grecco mirrors the author's own sojourn as an expatriate in Vietnam throughout the war. What does Grecco find so deplorable? What are the numerous obstacles he encounters? How does he strike out to set things straight? And finally, what alternatives are left for him to take? These are some of the conflicts that the plot builds upon. There are also numerous sub plots that interact with the main ones.

Vince Grecco, a maverick, is transformed from the Refugee Division's main office in Saigon to a remote output in the Mekong Delta as a Refugee Advisor. He lands in the very midst of the war staying at military advisory team conclaves and Special Forces' A-camps. He tours the Mekong Delta's vast network of canals and rivers on Navy PCF's and PBR's and traverses the delta's vast rice bowl by helicopter

Grecco moves from one calamity to another clashing with lawless expats, self-serving bureaucrats and bigoted military. Never very enthusiasatic about the war, Grecco grows more and more disenchanted. Corruption, prejudice, tyranny and genocide radicalize him. After a good deal of soul searching interspersed with spasms of rage, Grecco has an emotional breakdown. At the end of the novel he defects by parachute into the jungles to join up with the Viet Cong as a noncombatant.

The characters include a "prison professor at Vietnam's Devil's Island who converts a Bin Xuyen river pirate to the Communist cause; a brutal massacre and an Arvin father and Viet Cong son who meet at the scene of the carnage and set aside their differences long enough to bury their family's bodies; a Francophile Vietnamese province chief who regards his American counterparts as droll simpletons; a high ranking foreign service officer who is a bureaucratic dimwit; a peasant youth who is recruited by the Viet Cong and ends up fighting and laboring in Cu Chi's vast tunnel complex; and an American youth, molested and brutalized as a child at a Catholic boys town, who finds solace in the heat of battle.

At a Friday night poker game, a drunken CIA chief and his Vietnamese counterpart reveal in graphic detail just what goes on at an interrogation center and how prisoners are eventually disposed of. (Shades of Abu Ghraib)

snowmman · « **Reply #3552 on:** October 31, 2018, 07:13:31 PM »

Good catch EU
I wasn't thinking of Yuma possibilities as I copied all his musters
I think I got them all..notice some where in the same month..dunno why.

but it covers the span of time we know from elsewhere '44 to '46 on the WWII registration card I posted earlier. So it seems complete.

snowmman · « **Reply #3553 on:** October 31, 2018, 07:20:31 PM »

Interesting he doesn't mention Grant Olson, the other side of his personality as a protagonist in the cover blurb.

Grant Olson goes to Nepal with the woman Victoria.

Sheridan mentally thinks the book is more about Grecco? the guy who jumps at the end.

Oh just noted..."Victoria" is five foot two.

377 · « **Reply #3554 on:** October 31, 2018, 07:25:13 PM »

The rich detail surrounding Grecco's jump makes me think it derived from something Sheridan actually experienced. That's how he rolls in his writing.

We know he didn't make any jumps into North Vietnam.

So what was the event in Sheridan's life formed the basis for Grecco's jump?

The concern about terrain height, the tip offered in twenty dollar bills... sure that sounds like the Cooper jump, but that's biased cherry picking.

I'm trying to imagine what Sheridan might have experienced in skydiving or smoke jumping that fits... and I come up empty.

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