Hurt, James Robert
Title
Hurt, James Robert
Last Name
Hurt
First and Middle Name
James Robert
Hometown
Pounding Mill, Virginia
County and/or State
Tazwell County, Virginia
Birth Date
18 September 1894
Birthplace
Tazwell, Virginia
Death Date
22 July 1952
Parents
John Bascomb Hurt and Ollie Louisa Gillespie
Spouse(s)
Willie Sturt
VPI Graduating Class
1914
Graduated
No, but attended VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. Transferred and graduated from Bethany College in West Virginia.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
125th Ordnance Depot Company, Ordinance department at Camp Cody, New Mexico
Rank
Sergeant
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for James R Hurt
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hurt, James Robert,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1206.
Comments (if you have information about a veteran or would like to talk about a veteran, also email the project director Daniel Newcomb at danieln1@vt.edu with your information or question)