Private First Class Puckett was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while defending his position near Hagaru-ri, North Korea, on 29 November 1950.

Puckett was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.