Henry N. Wilcots, celebrated architect and decorated Montford Point Marine, has died at 96

Henry N. Wilcots, 96, of Philadelphia, a retired celebrated architect, longtime collaborator with Philadelphia icon Louis I. Kahn and decorated Montford Point Marine, died June 17 of complications from age-associated ailments.

Romay Johnson Davis, veteran of Black women’s WWII Army unit, dies at 104

Romay Johnson Davis was the oldest surviving member of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only predominantly Black unit of the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. Davis died June 21 in Montgomery, Ala. She was 104.

Betty Humphreys, widow of pilot for whom South Korean base is named, dies at 93

Betty Nance Humphreys, the widow of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Benjamin Humphreys, for whom the largest overseas US military base is named, died June 10 at age 93.

Bob Schul, the only American runner to win the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, dies at 86

Bob Schul, an Air Force veteran who was the only American distance runner to win gold in the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, has died. He was 86.

First Black Navy SEAL William Goines dies at 88

William “Bill” Goines, the first Black man to serve as a Navy SEAL, died this week. He was 88.

One of Pearl Harbor attack’s last remaining survivors dies at age 102

Herbert Elfring, one of the Pearl Harbor attack’s last remaining survivors, died Saturday in Michigan at age 102. There are fewer than two dozen known surviving veterans of Japan’s surprise attack on Dec. 7, 1941.

Remains of Merrill’s Marauder identified 80 years after death in Burma

On the morning of May 14, Nathan “Woody” Bagley received a call that left the 80-year-old speechless. The remains of his father, missing since 1944 when he was killed in Burma while serving in the famed Merrill’s Marauders, had been found and identified.

Fighter pilot Bud Anderson, the last of the WWII triple aces, dies at 102

Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Jr., a military pilot whose aerial derring-do spanned from World War II, when he personally shot down 16 German planes in dogfights over occupied Europe, to experimental flights in the era of the jet, died May 17 at his home in Auburn, Calif. He was 102.

Clarence Sasser, medic in Vietnam battle awarded Medal of Honor, dies at 76

Clarence Sasser, an Army medic in Vietnam who was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving injured soldiers despite his own injuries from gunfire, dies at 76.

Vietnam veteran Harlan Chapman, held 7 years as POW, dies at 89

Retired Lt. Col. Harlan Page Chapman, a Marine held for seven years as a prisoner-of-war during the Vietnam War, died Monday at the age of 89 in his Arizona home, according to his obituary.

Following an Honor Flight, a mission, and a life, completed

Navy veteran David E. Bulterman’s time on Earth ended Sunday, at the age of 83, 14 hours after returning home to Samaritan Summit Village from his Honor Flight.

J. Gary Cooper, first Black Marine officer to lead infantry company into combat, dead at 87

J. Gary Cooper, the first Black officer in the Marine Corps to lead an infantry company into combat, died Saturday at age 87.

Terry Anderson, Marine veteran and journalist held hostage for almost 7 years, dies at 76

Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame old-school manager of Cardinals and Royals, dies at 92

With a flattop haircut, pointed opinions and a Midwestern sensibility, Whitey Herzog, an Army veteran, forged a Hall of Fame career managing Major League Baseball’s two Missouri teams by implementing a style that bears little resemblance to today’s game.

Army Col. Ralph Puckett, Medal of Honor recipient and Ranger legend, dies at 97

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.

Last survivor of USS Arizona sinking in 1941 attack dies at 102

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.

‘Marine’s Marine’ Al Gray, 29th commandant of the Corps, dies at 95

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, Air Force veteran and first Black pilot for a major US carrier, dies at 89

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 Truly, astronaut and NASA administrator, dies at 86

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.