Harry R. Truman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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man killed when Mt. St. Helens erupted
Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1896
Place of Birth: Clay County, West Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 18-May-1980
Profession: hotel manager
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Harry R. Truman
- Harry R.
- Truman (October 30, 1896 – May 18, 1980) was a resident of the U.S.
- state of Washington who lived near Mount St.
- Helens.
- He was the owner and caretaker of Mount St.
- Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake near the foot of the mountain, and he came to fame as a folk hero in the months preceding the volcano's 1980 eruption after he refused to leave his home despite evacuation orders.
- Truman is presumed to have been killed by a pyroclastic flow that overtook his lodge and buried the site under 150 ft (46 m) of volcanic debris. After Truman's presumed death, his family and friends reflected on his love for the mountain.
- In 1981, Art Carney portrayed Truman in the docudrama film St.
- Helens.
- He was commemorated in a book by his niece and a number of musical pieces, including songs by Headgear and Billy Jonas.
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