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Funeral Services for Leslie Coffelt

73-3423
Accession Number
73-3423
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338958036
Keywords
First ladies
Military funerals
National cemeteries
Presidents
Presidential assassination attempts
HST Keywords
Arlington National Cemetary; Virginia, Arlington - Arlington National Cemetary; Truman - Bess - Funerals - [attending]; Truman - Funeral - Attending
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery for Private Leslie Coffelt, a White House policeman who was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1. President Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman are near the center, walking along the far side of the walkway. All others are unidentified.

Date(s)
November 4, 1950