Kerry E. Cochran rescued Eugene P. Munday from burning, Knightstown, Indiana, February 20, 1985. Munday, 58, was aflame in the burning cab of his tractor-trailer after a highway accident. Driving by, Cochran, 30, coalhandler, ran to Munday’s truck and, despite dense smoke and intense heat, climbed up to the opened driver’s door where, with difficulty, he pulled Munday from the cab. They fell to the pavement, and Cochran extinguished the fire on Munday’s body with his hands. After helping to take Munday to safety, Cochran drove to phone for help, then went to the hospital, where he was treated for second-degree burns on his hands. Munday was hospitalized for extensive and disabling burns. 60275-6971
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