What is Ralph Puckett?
[[File:Ralph Puckett, Jr. in 2009.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ralph Puckett Jr.''' (December 8, 1926 &ndash; April 8, 2024) was an American [[United States Army|Army]] soldier and [[colonel]]. He led the [[Eighth Army Ranger Company]] during the [[Korean War]]. He was born in [[Tifton, Georgia]]. Puckett was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] for his actions on November 25, 1950, when his [[Company (military unit)|company]] of 51 [[United States Army Rangers|Rangers]] was attacked by [[People's Volunteer Army|Chinese forces]] at the battle for Hill 205.<ref>Ralph Puckett, WD AGO FORM 639 dated 11 Jan 1951</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lock|first=John D.|author2=Moore, Harold G. |title=To Fight With Intrepidity: The Complete History of the U.S. Army Rangers 1622 to Present|publisher=Fenestra Books|year=2001|isbn=1-58736-064-0}}</ref> He retired from the [[United States Army]] in 1971 as a [[colonel]]. On May 20, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] awarded Puckett the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in the Battle for Hill 205.<ref>{{cite web|author=Leo Shane III|title=Korean war hero to receive Medal of Honor this week|url=https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2021/05/19/korean-war-hero-to-receive-medal-of-honor-this-week/|website=armytimes.com|date=May 19, 2021|access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> Puckett died on April 8, 2024 at his home in [[Columbus, Georgia]] at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news |title=Korean Conflict Medal of Honor recipient Col. Ralph Puckett passes away in his sleep; He was 97 |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/korean-conflict-medal-of-honor-recipient-col-ralph-puckett-passes-away-in-his-sleep-he-was-97/ |access-date=8 April 2024 |publisher=WRBL |date=8 April 2024 |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408143901/https://www.wrbl.com/news/korean-conflict-medal-of-honor-recipient-col-ralph-puckett-passes-away-in-his-sleep-he-was-97/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Puckett, Ralph}} [[Category: