Officer Who Saved Truman Dies at 92

[bijou]

A former Secret Service officer who helped thwart the attempted assassination of President Harry Truman has died.

Floyd Boring, 92, died Feb. 1 of congestive heart failure at his home in Silver Spring, Md.

Boring changed the course of history when he and White House police officers took on two armed men during a shootout near Blair House, where Truman was staying during White House renovations.

Boring had just gotten to work Nov. 1, 1950, when the Puerto Rican nationalists arrived to kill Truman. One of the would-be assassins, Oscar Collazo, shot a White House police officer. When they heard the gunshots, Boring and another White House officer took cover and returned fire.

Boring shot Collazo near the front steps of Blair House. The other gunman, Griselio Torresola, was killed by White House Police Officer Leslie Coffelt, who was fatally wounded.

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18707613

RIP. 

[Lord Undies]

President Truman and family having to live away from the White House was a security nightmare for the Secret Service.  Of course, they rose to the challenge.   That day at Blair House was quite dramatic. 

RIP, sir.  I'm glad you were there.

[bijou]

This was interesting to me, I hadn't realised that there had ever been an attempt on Truman's life. 

[Lord Undies]

This was interesting to me, I hadn't realised that there had ever been an attempt on Truman's life. 

It is an interesting slice of history.  You should follow up.  You'll enjoy the read.