Every year, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission releases a list of American heroes, people who selflessly put their lives in danger to save someone else. The Herald Tuesday published a list of local heroes who received the award, and, upon further research, names of additional local recipients have been found.

Lewis S. Jones of Wheatland rescued 43-year-old George Hnida from his burning apartment on May 18, 1962. When fire broke out in the living room of the ground-floor residence, Hnida, who was disabled by multiple sclerosis, managed to get out of his chair but fell to the floor and couldn't get up.

Jones, a retired pipe machine operator who was 75 at the time, lived next door. He smelled smoke and then saw flames in Hnida's apartment.

After telling his wife to notify the fire department, Jones ran to the porch of the apartment and with difficulty forced open the door.

Jones crouched below the smoke and saw Hnida lying on the floor. Dropping to his knees, Jones crawled 5 feet into the burning room.

Jones dragged Hnida to the door surrounded by flames. He dragged Hnida onto the sidewalk. Hnida was hospitalized for extensive burns and contracted pneumonia and died seven weeks later.

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