Davies and several others , including Eric Sevareid and a Chinese general , were flying from India to Chongqing in 1943 when the plane developed engine trouble and the occupants were forced to bail out over the Burmese jungle , in an area inhabited by the Naga headhunters . Davies led all the passengers to safety and , in 1948 , was awarded the Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
John Paton Davies Jr.