Steven Alan Tarnoff rescued James R. Eagle from burning, Spokane, Washington, January 20, 1981. Eagle, 37, and Tarnoff, 30, division manager, were severely injured when the airplane in which they were passengers crashed in a wooded area and, nearly demolished, caught fire. All others aboard the aircraft were killed. Tarnoff crawled out of the wreckage and then saw that Eagle was still alive but could not get out. Unable to walk, Tarnoff crawled back to the aircraft and reached Eagle near the increasing flames. With difficulty due to his injuries and to being greatly outweighed, Tarnoff dragged Eagle to a safe distance from the wreckage shortly before it was entirely engulfed by the flames. 57715-6561
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