Fred Raymond Hurt Jr.
Rank: Captain
Branch: Army Air Corps
UT Major/Affiliation: Liberal Arts, 1936
Hometown: Lauderdale County, TN
- April 12, 1912 – Oct. 4, 1945
- Born in Lauderdale County, TN
- Liberal Arts – 1936
- Captain – Army Air Corps
- Supply officer, Abadan Air Base, Air Transport Command. Drowned in Shatt al Arab River near Abadan, Persian Gulf.
- Based used for Air Transport during war
- Buried at Halls Cemetery in Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Fred Raymond Hurt Jr. (April 12, 1912 – Oct. 4, 1945) was born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. He attended Union University before transferring to the University of Tennessee and graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts in 1936. He enlisted in 1941 and was commissioned as a Captain in the Army Air Corps. He was stationed as a supply officer at Abadan Air Base in Abadan, Iran which served as an base for Allied air transport missions. He died on Oct. 4, 1945 from a non-combat accident in the Shatt al Arab River near the Persian Gulf that resulted in his drowning. He is buried at Halls Cemetery in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
