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Personal info

Full name
OUTLAW, William Leroy
Date of birth
14 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Thomasville, Clarke County, Alabama
Hometown
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
17056425
Rank
First Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Slijk-Ewijk, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 6 14

Immediate family

Members
William D. Outlaw (father)
Leona N. (Hudson) Outlaw (mother)
Anna M. Outlaw (sister)
Ruth A. Outlaw (wife)

More information

William L. Outlaw attended high school for four years and was an employee of the Hinde & Dauch Paper company.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 4 February 1942.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1920-1930 Census / World War II Army Enlistment Record, Bilgew-Gilbert Family Tree, 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” Unit History. www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card

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