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Personal info

Full name
OUTLAW, Joel William
Date of birth
25 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Prentiss County, Mississippi
Hometown
Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34634671
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck - Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 18 9

Immediate family

Members
Jona Q. Outlaw (father)
Daisy (Williams) Outlaw (mother)
Howard M. Outlaw (brother)
Barbara Outlaw (sister)
Dorothy A. Outlaw (sister)
Larry Outlaw (brother)
Merritt Outlaw (brother)

More information

Pvt Joel W. Outlaw enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 17 June 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Outlaw5485