Kenneth Delbert Schumacher saved Fay B. Grimshaw from burning, West Salem, Wisconsin, February 11, 1940. A milk tank-truck driven by Grimshaw, 24, truck driver, collided with an automobile and overturned on its side. Escaping gasoline was ignited, and Grimshaw’s clothing and the interior of the cab caught fire. Schumacher, 28, film service manager, who suffered from a heart ailment and who thought the truck tank contained gasoline, ran to the cab and opened the door above Grimshaw. Flames rose a foot and a half above the opening. Schumacher tried to pull Grimshaw out but could not lift him. He then jumped against the windshield but broke only a small hole in it. Kneeling on the hood, he forced the door open wider. Grimshaw stood upright, and Schumacher took hold of him around the chest and pulled him from the cab. Grimshaw sustained serious burns but recovered. Schumacher sustained a cut on his shin that required two stitches. 38334-3173
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