by Robert Lyman
Phire-ahire village, 114
Phony War, 60–61
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, 125, 145, 151
poisoned arrows, 115. See also crossbows with poisoned arrows
Ponyo village, 76–80, 137–138, 185, 219
Porter, John “Blackie,” 215–216, 218
preflight checklists, 1–2, 8
Price, Mary, 64–65
Probert, Henry, 30
Pukovi, 116
punitive expedition (1936)
ended at Mokokchung, 154–155
first battle day, 131–132
journey home from Tuensang, 151–153
launch from Mokokchung, 111–113
march over difficult terrain, 113–114
military strength of Pangsha vs. British, 119–120
need for follow-up, 156
planned procedure, 128–129, 131
second battle day, 133
withdrawal to Noklat, 135
punitive expedition (1937), 156
punitive expedition (1939), 157
punitive expedition (1943), 158
racism, 28, 29, 31
RAF (Royal Air Force) aircraft at Chabua, 1
Raj
administered by ICS, 98, 100
Chingmak’s loyalty to, 138, 152
conflict with India government over Nagas, 87
cultural dissonance problems, 104–106
enforcement problems with distance, 109, 120
expansion of control over Naga tribes, 93
involvement with Naga tribes, 83, 86, 94
Panso’s loyalty to, 199
range of authority to Patkoi Hills, 129
security benefits from allegiance to, 122–123
show of authority to non–Administered Area villages, 122–123
See also East India Company
Randle, John, 28–29
Rangoon, Burma, attacks and invasion by Japan, 19–22
Ravenholt, Albert, 205–206
Reader’s Digest article by Sevareid, 211, 213
rebellion by Burmese tribes against Japanese, 33
red as social status color, 122
“Regulations for Punishment of Enemy Air Crews” (Japan), 32
Reid, Robert Neil, 82, 84, 93, 155–157
religion. See Christian missionaries
The Rengma Nagas (Mills), 102
rescue packs
boots for return hike, 194, 197–198
caused cattle stampede in Helipong, 204–205
instructions about natives, 163–164, 168–169, 176, 180
M1 carbines in, 177–178
salt for Pangshas, 194
survivors’ trash of value to Nagas, 182, 195–196
unusual contents, 182–183
rescue party arrival, 190–191
return to civilization, 212–213
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 230
Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft at Chabua, 1
rule of law, 210
sahib of Mokokchung. See Adams, Philip
salt as most eminent gift, 142, 184, 193–194
Salween River, Burma, 9
Samagudting (now Chumukedima) village, 90
Sampure, Nagaland, 222
Sangbah, 107, 180–181, 186, 193, 201, 211
Sanglao village, 156–157
Sangpurr village, 121–123, 144, 148–149
Sangsomo village, 115
Sangtam Naga tribe, 221
Santing, 108, 140
Saul, Jamie, 99, 105
Schrandt, William, 58, 213
Schroth, Raymond, 57, 227
search-and-rescue mechanisms developed, 215–217
Sema (Sumi) Naga tribe, 99
Sevareid, Eric
on Adams as sahib of Mokokchung, 190–191
on ambush possibility between Chingmei and Kuthurr, 199–200, 202
on bail-out, 39, 40–42
on British Empire and Nagas, 208
as camp diarist and chaplain, 179
as celebrity in survivor group, 206
on Chingmak, 181
with cold, 212
coverage of Blitz, 61–62
on Davies, 6
doubts about C-46, 12–13
on Dumbastapur, 7
early days as journalist, 58–60
on feast from Nagas, 184–185
on ferry pilots, 7–8
first contact with Nagas, 164–166
first report to outside world, 205–206
on fitness of crash survivors, 202–203
on Flickinger’s parachute arrival, 172–173
as Flight 12420 passenger, 5, 15, 58
on graft and corruption in Yunnan, 226–227
group reunited with Stanton group, 167
ill-fitting boots, 198–199
life after rescue, 226–227
on London’s courage, 62
loss of spear, 206–207
messenger from Davies group, 166
misperception of Adams, 209–210
on Mongson’s gift to Flickinger, 195
on Nagas fighting over survivors’ trash, 197
Not So Wild a Dream, 227
note to men at Ponyo, 81
observations during flight, 35
observations on Panso, 199–200
as one of “Murrow’s boys,” 59–60
on Pangsha personalities, 188–189
Reader’s Digest article, 211, 213
on return flight from Jorhat, 213–214
on return to civilization, 212–213
on scenery between Noklak and Chingmei, 200
sent by Roosevelt for objective viewpoint, 44, 56–57
summary of experiences, 212
sunstroke on fourth day’s march, 204
survivor camp description, 187
thoughts after plane crash, 159
USAAF schedule, 13
visit to Sangbah’s home, 201
Shakespear, Leslie, 82–83, 87, 91, 239
Shans (Burmese hill country tribe), 21, 33
shelters built for survivors, 177
Sherrill, Lloyd, 58
Shillong, India
action needed re Control Area, 157, 224
extended Control Area, 155–156
Fürer-Haimendorf permission to accompany expedition, 110
inability to control intertribe warfare, 219
letter re Pangsha raids, 108
Pawsey promotion of punitive expedition, 156, 223–224
Pawsey’s concern for Control Area, 220–221
punitive expedition (1936), 109–111
silent to requests from Pawsey and Adams, 224–225
as site of Assam government, 109
Shingbwiyang village, 24
Shouba, 192
Sibsagar, 91
sieges, 91
Signer, Francis, 58, 159
Sikorsky R-4, 217
Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO) agreement, 65–66, 68, 227–228
slavery among Nagas
Christian missionaries against, 104–105
continued punishment for, 156–158
final Pangsha slave returned, 149
freed slaves, observations of, 149–151
for human sacrifice, 108, 109, 142, 149
Pangsha and Yimpang rampage, 108
peace terms agreed to, 141–142
punitive expedition (1937), 156–157
slaves taken at Pangsha, 144
See also punitive expedition (1936)
Slavery Convention (1926), 109–110
Slim, Bill, 26
Smith, Cyrus, 13
Smith, G. W. J., 111, 114–115, 133
Soong, T. V., 43, 44, 47
Stanton, Bill, 5, 40
Stanton, William “Bill,” 15, 58, 167, 179, 203
The Statesman
as authentication from Mills to Nagas, 144
on crash survivors, 188
on Edward VIII’s abdication, 153
Stilwell, Joe �
�Vinegar Joe”
on Allied defeat in Burma, 26
on C-46 problems, 11
CBI theater created, 50
on Chiang’s ingratitude and demands, 56
China experiences, 44–46, 48
China position, vindication of, 230
conflicts with Chiang, 46–49
on Dai Li and Miles, 228
Davies as adviser, 43
as Flight 12420 passenger, 5
lack of support for views, 43–44
life after rescue, 229–230
as Marshall’s representative to Chiang, 45
points made at Trident Conference, 54
policy disagreements with Chennault, 49, 52–55
problems and goals for rebuilding Chinese army, 47–50
in Washington to give viewpoint, 73
Stowe, Leland, 18–19
Straightway Mission School, 233
survivors’ trash, conflict over, 195–196
Swinson, Arthur, 225–226
sword grass, 204
Tanaka, Shinichi, 27–28, 33
Tangbang
as crossbow expert, 186, 193
helped separate Nagas fighting over survivors’ trash, 197
home visit by crash survivors, 201–202
as protector of survivors, 180–181
and returning expedition, 138, 143
telephones in Naga Hills, 169
Tenth Air Force, Kunming, 5
Thibaw Min, 17
Thirty-Fourth Native Infantry, 91
tigers and elephants, 207
Tobu village, 224
Treaty of Yandabo (1826), 85
Trident Conference, Tehran, 54, 55
Tsawlaw village, 140, 141, 219
Tuensang district, 107
Tuensang village, 150–151
Tyson, Geoffrey, 25
Ukha village, 157, 223–224
umbrellas on march, 206
unadministered area, 210
USAAF (US Army Air Forces), 13, 162, 203, 210–211, 217, 219
US Joint Chiefs of Staff on China, 230
US Navy Department intelligence in Asia, 66–68
US support of China, 45
Vassiliev, Alexander, 229
Verona Project, 229
Vierya, Dr., 111
“vomit trail,” 35
Wakching village, 103
Walmsley, Peyton, 1, 2
Wang Pae Chae, 15, 58, 167, 198
Wang-do, 202
war drills for Naga porters, 124
warning note with rescue pack, 169
Waterbury, Stanley, 15, 58, 194
Wavell, Archibald, 51–52
Wenshoyl (Pangsha khel), 131, 133–134, 167–168, 176–177, 181–182
White, Theodore, 4–5, 7–8, 11–12, 217
Wild, Hugh, 162, 170, 229
Wild Bill Donovan (Brown), 70
Wilder, Evan, 58, 74, 80
Williams, W. R. B. “Bill,” 112, 121, 133, 139, 226
women, visibility of in villages, 167–168
Woodbridge, Stanley, 32
Wragg, Alfred, 21, 24
Yachummi expedition (1910), 94
Yimpang village, 108, 124–125
Yimsungr Naga tribe, 117, 118–119, 122
Yoke Force, 51, 53
Young, Hugh, 234–235
Yukso village, 144–145
Yungkao village, 157
Yungya village, 158
Yunnan offensive, 51
Yunnanese plateau, China, 10
zu, 113, 141–142, 153, 201–202, 209
