Hog’s Exit: Jerry Daniels, the Hmong, and the CIA

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|| 423 Index Page numbers in italic indicate diagrams or photographs. Agency. See Central Intelligence Agency Air America, xvii, 41, 89, 115, 117–18, 255, 258, 293, 333. See also Continental Air Services (CASI) apartment (Bangkok) air conditioners, 12, 18, 19, 32 description of, 16, 19, 366 diagram of, 17 front door, 15, 19, 28 Vasant Daengnoi, 25, 27, 28, 32, 58, 60, 365, 366, 367 water heater malfunction/carbon monoxide, 15, 16, 19, 32, 366. (See also Daniels, Jack Tupper, questions about circumstances of death) Arnold, Daniel C., 121, 124, 387 Asia Magazine (Hong Kong), articles from, 74, 81, 83 autopsy. See Embassy, U.S. (Bangkok, Thailand), autopsy Ban Vinai. See refugee camps (Thailand) Bangkok Post, articles from, 25, 50, 70, 94, 119, 127, 129, 134, 135, 136, 140 Benton, John G. “Jack”, 250, 251, 387 Bessac, Frank, 258 Big Sky High School, gathering at, 231 Bliaya, Mrs. Bao V., 65, 304, 325–26, 338, 387 Bliaya, Mouasu, 65, 173, 275, 325–26, 338, 387 Bob Marshall Wilderness, 294–97, 307. See also Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry), hunting and fishing Borton, Nan, 14, 60 Bradsher, Henry S., 128, 131 Buell, Edgar “Pop”, 36–37, 74, 141, 159, 160, 258, 259, 371, 397.10.1 casket, sealed, 20, 31–32, 100, 107, 110, 110–11, 172, 173, 227–28, 362, 369 description of, 106–107, 239 exhumation of, 368–69 and funeral directors, 241, 269–70, 275 guarding of, 275 suspicions about, 107, 108, 110, 234, 231–33, 237–38, 238–41, 269–70, 315, 357, 362, 363, 364, 367–68, 369. (See also Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry), cause of death, rumors, suspicions and conspiracy theories) weight of, 107, 173, 231, 348–49 See also Embassy, U.S. (Bangkok, Thailand); body, prepare for transport of; Lewis, John S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) post-war development projects, xvii, xix, 116–17, 118–19 “secret war” in Laos, 3, 4, 34–54, 74, 82, 93–94, 118–19, 129, 131, 134, 140, 253–54, 284–85. (See also Lair, Bill; Long Cheng; Hmong people, in Laos) “Sky,” origin of name, 34 and smokejumpers, 3, 34, 252–61, 283–85, 286, 293, 333. (See also smokejumpers, at Intermountain Aviation; smokejumpers, in Laos) Tibet operations, 75, 255–57 See also Intermountain Aviation; Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry), CIA medals; Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry), employment, as CIA advisor/case officer Chaviwan, Suthep, 135 Christensen, Ms. Cecelia (Mrs. Jack Stratton), 61, 259, 276, 335, 338, 345, 362, 387 Christensen, “Chris” LaMonte, 245, 246, 247, 248, 266, 387 “Clean.” See Smith, Burr “Mr. Clean” Clifford, Bob, 106, 110, 275, 387 424 || Index coalition government (Laos), 94, 95, 116, 117–18, 119, 135 “Coldfeet” operation. See Intermountain Aviation, and Fulton Skyhook system Continental Air Services (CASI), 41, 255. See also Air America Cushing, Hank, 14, 60 Daengnoi, Vasant. See apartment (Bangkok ), Vasant Daengnoi Daniel, Leon, 140 Daniels, Deeder, 185, 213, 235, 259, 266, 267, 301, 387 Daniels, Farrett, 20, 178, 210, 338, 339, 371, 373, 378, 380, 387 Daniels, Jack Tupper, 16, 19, 20, 31, 60, 61, 62, 159, 172, 175, 185, 191, 193, 195, 218, 242, 252, 294, 297, 298, 303, 314, 332, 334, 335, 353, 366, 368, 387 letter from CIA to, 385 questions about circumstances of death, 16, 19, 32, 60, 366 Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry) and alcohol, 18, 27, 92, 93, 153–54, 155–56, 178–83, 199–200, 212–13, 305, 307–11, 317–20, 323–24, 325–26, 327, 365 body, state of deceased, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 27, 28, 32, 238. (See also Embassy, U.S. (Bangkok, Thailand), and body, prepare for transport of) and bull riding, 217–22, 220, 221 cause of death, rumors, suspicions and conspiracy theories about, 6, 14, 19, 25, 26–29, 57, 59, 108, 141, 172–75, 238, 274, 312, 317, 319–23, 331–32, 354, 357, 362–63, 364, 364–65, 365–67, 383. (See also casket, sealed, suspicions about; Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry): and “mystery man”) cause of death, U.S. government (official), 4, 11–12, 12, 15, 16, 19, 28, 58 character and personality of, 29, 30–31, 50, 51, 53, 95, 99, 121, 124, 135–36, 158–59, 161, 168, 183, 212–13, 215–16, 244, 267, 293, 298–303, 306, 311–13, 314, 330. (See also Daniels, Jerrold B. (Jerry), humor, sense of) childhood and youth, 191–99, 191, 193, 194, 196, 372 CIA medals, 342–43, 342, 343, 409n26.4, 410n26.5 and cremation, 20, 23 employment of as CIA advisor...