U.S. Army · United States 
Hiram Durrett
1963
Hiram B. Durrett served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer Hiram Durrett was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol on the Northwest Expressway and Deering Road. Officer Durrett was traveling south, pursuing a vehicle when his motorcycle skidded and struck a bridge abutment. The gasoline tank exploded on impact. He was transported to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Officer Durrett was a US Army Veteran of WWII and served with the Atlanta Police Department for nine years and served with the Fulton County Police Department before it merged with the Atlanta Police Department for at least seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, a sister and a brother.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Atlanta Police Department
Officer
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