Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett, an Army Ranger who received the Medal of Honor for lifesaving heroics in the Korean War and the Distinguished Service Cross fighting in Vietnam, died Monday. He was 97.

Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which sank during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and has become the site of a memorial visited by millions each year, died Monday morning at his home in Grass Valley, Calif. He was 102.

Gen. Al Gray, the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps, died Wednesday after a brief stay in hospice care, the service announced.

David E. Harris, a former Air Force captain who became the first Black pilot for a major U.S. passenger airline in the 1960s after battles by others to enter the industry, died Friday, March 8, at a hospice center in Marietta, Ga. He was 89.

Richard H. Truly, a naval aviator, test pilot and astronaut who helped rebuild NASA’s space shuttle program after the Challenger explosion in 1986 and later oversaw the entire space agency as its top administrator, died Feb. 27 at his home in Genesee, Colo. He was 86.

Herb Gustafson’s family was planning a big celebration for his 100th birthday, but his health rapidly declined after he reached the century milestone. The special menu intended for his party will instead be served at his funeral buffet.

Friends, family and coworkers in colorful sports jerseys gathered at the Friendship Chapel to remember Charles Mecke, manager of clubs and restaurants at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.

Bill Post, Army veteran who helped create the on-the-go breakfast as an inventor of Pop-Tarts, leading the Michigan baking team that developed an unpretentious, toaster-friendly pastry with a fruity filling and ineffable space-age sweetness, died Feb. 10. He was 96.

Chuck Mawhinney, who set a record as a U.S. Marine Corps sniper in Vietnam with 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills, died this week in his Baker City, Oregon, home. He was 75.

Bob Edwards, who died Feb. 10 at 76, stayed at “Morning Edition” for nearly a quarter century and became as much a part of the begin-the-day rhythms for NPR listeners as coffee, commutes and getting the kids off to school