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Ralph Puckett Jr. (December 8, 1926 – April 8, 2024) was a United States Army officer. He led the Eighth Army Ranger Company during the Korean War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on November 25, 1950, when his company of 51 Rangers was attacked by several hundred Chinese soldiers at the battle for Hill 205.
The former U.S. president died in his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 100. ... (March 2022), Hershel W. "Woody" Williams (July 2022), and Ralph Puckett Jr. ... After surviving a bout with ...
Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired Army colonel awarded the Medal of Honor seven decades after he was wounded leading a company of outnumbered Army Rangers in battle during the Korean War, has died at ...
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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2015. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
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Ralph Puckett, 97, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient. [195] Victor Riley, 49, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans). [196] Christiane Scrivener, 98, French politician, MEP (1979–1989). [197] Ilie Șerbănescu, 81, Romanian economist. [198] Lubert Stryer, 86, American academic. [199]