Leslie William Coffelt (August 15, 1910 – November 1, 1950) was an officer of the White House Police, a branch of the Secret Service, who was killed while successfully defending U.S. President Harry S. Truman against an attempted assassination on November 1, 1950, at Blair House, where the president was living during renovations at the White ...

2016年10月14日 · One of them was White House Officer Leslie Coffelt*, who distinguished himself as the only Secret Service member who has died saving the President. It was November 1st, 1950. President Harry Truman was taking a nap in the Blair House instead of the White House due to ongoing renovations.

2020年11月3日 · Pvt. Leslie Coffelt, White House Police Force Torresola and co-conspirator Oscar Collazo were supporters of a movement that sought the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States.

Officer Leslie Coffelt was shot and killed when two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to shoot their way into Blair House, the temporary residence of President Harry S. Truman, in Washington, DC. One of the suspects was shot and killed by Officer Coffelt, and the other was caught and sentenced to prison.

2024年3月3日 · Stationed at the sentry box on the west, or Lee House, side of the residence was forty-year-old Private Leslie Coffelt, a quiet, good-humored man who was liked by everyone. At the other box was Private Joseph Davidson, at 37 the group’s only bachelor.

2020年11月13日 · Leslie Coffelt, who was born in Oranda, located just north of Strasburg, in 1910, holds a special distinction in the pages of U.S. history. A former White House police officer, Coffelt played a central role in thwarting the attempted assassination of President Harry Truman on Nov. 1, 1950.

2020年11月3日 · Leslie Coffelt was working as a U.S. Secret Service officer when he was killed in front of Blair House 70 years ago defending President Harry Truman. The agency laid a...

Officer Leslie W. Coffelt was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola in front of the Blair House, Washington, D.C., when two Puerto Rican Nationalists attempted to assassinate President Truman.

Officer Leslie Coffelt returned fire, killing his assailant. The second suspect was found guilty of murder and served 29 years in prison. This incident prompted Congress to enact legislation that permanently authorized Secret Service protection of the President, his …

Officer Leslie Coffelt was shot and killed when two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to shoot their way into Blair House, the temporary residence of President Harry S. Truman, in Washington, DC. One of the suspects was shot and killed by Officer Coffelt, and the other was caught and sentenced to prison.