James E. Beard saved John H. Corp from burning, Diamond Bar, California, December 11, 1978. Corp, 39, stopped his deputy marshal’s vehicle behind a stalled sedan on the Pomona Freeway. Another automobile collided with Corp’s vehicle; and fire that broke out at the ruptured fuel tank spread rapidly toward the front end. Beard, 37, insurance salesman, ran to the vehicle and opened the door. As flames in the interior increased, Beard extended his head, shoulders, and arms inside. He freed Corp, who was wedged under the steering wheel, and pulled him out of the vehicle, which very soon thereafter was totally afire. 56545-6502
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