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Funeral Services for Leslie Coffelt

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.

Unveiling of Statue of Sir John Dill, Arlington Cemetery

Unveiling of the statue of Sir John Dill at Arlington National Cemetery. Lady Dill, her daughter, and Major John Dill, Sir John's son, were present at the ceremony. In the front row are, from left to right: unidentified, President Harry S. Truman, and British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks. In the second row on the right is Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others are unidentified.