Frazier Hunt was an American radio announcer, writer and war correspondent during both World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. He wrote several books about his experience during both World Wars as well as historical biographies on famous Americans such as General George Armstrong Custer

George Armstrong Custer

George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class...

.

Biography

Hunt spent his boyhood in a small Indiana town and after two years in Chicago and three in Mexico he returned to another small mid-western town to edit the local paper. It was with this background that he came to New York City

New York City

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 in 1916 and joined the staff of the The Sun. From New York he went to France and from there to Russia where for months he had the Revolution all to himself. Two trips around the world followed and several long sojourns in Europe.

One of his better-selling books was about his World War I experiences entitled Blown in By the Draft, published by Doubleday in 1918. His Untold Story of General MacArthur was based upon his war correspondence duties as he followed Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the...

 through the Pacific.

As a broadcaster, Hunt presented Frazier Hunt and the News on the CBS Radio Network

CBS Radio Network

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 in the early 1940s.

Hunt has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame

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; he was inducted on February 8, 1960.

Other books

• The Rising Temper of the East
• Sycamore Bend
• Custer: The Last of the Cavaliers
• Bachelor Prince
• One American
• Little Doc
• The Long Trail from Texas
• MacArthur and the War Against Japan
• Cap Mossman: Last of the Great Cowmen

Other sources

• World War I, Adriane Ruggiero, 2003
• Blow in the Draft: Camp Yarns Collected at One of the Great National Army Cantonments by an Amateur War Correspondent, Frazier Hunt, 1918, Doubleday, Page, and Co., pp 372
• The Untold Story of Douglas MacArthur, Frazier Hunt, Devin-Adair Co., 1954
• One American, Frazier Hunt, Simon & Schuster, 1938, "About the author"
• The Batchelor Prince, Frazier Hunt, Harper & Brothers, 1935