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Leslie Coffelt Funeral Services

65-2177
Accession Number
65-2177
7x9 inches
Black & White
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman (center, right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (center, left) attend the funeral services for White House Police Force guard and former U.S. Army draftee Leslie Coffelt at Arlington National Cemetery. Coffelt was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950. All others unidentified.

Date(s)
November 4, 1950