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File Identification:Outlaw-208 | Date Scanned:Jan 15, 2008 | Source of Scanned Image:W.H. Outlaw Jr. | |
| Original Source of Image:W.H. Outlaw Jr. | Digital Archiver:W.H. Outlaw Jr. | Image Restorer:A. Kenneth Womble | ||
| Original Image Size: | Scan Resolution (dpi) (Reduced files=200 dpi):600 | Exact Date of Original Image: | ||
| Estimated Date of Original Image:1967 | Basis for Date Estimate:It appears that the bars are gold. | Unreduced File Size(px):1386 x 1375 | ||
| Location:Fort Benning, GA | Background:flag, etc. | Activity:candid | ||
| Unreduced File Size(MB):1/2 | Reduced File Size (px):605 x 600 | Reduced File Size (KB):78 | ||
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| Subjects:William H. Outlaw Jr. (= Bill Outlaw, Billy Outlaw) | ||||
| Comments:I submitted this photo, along with the following military-slanted bio, for inclusion in the Veterans\' Scrapbook, an on-going project of the Berrien County Historical Society. Captain William H. Outlaw Jr. Supplemental AB is a cleaned-up version that I will use for my ledger. Nashville, Georgia William H. (¡ÈBilly¡É or ¡ÈBill¡É) Outlaw Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Outlaw, grew up in Berrien County where his father was County School Superintendent and where Bill¡Çs roots run deep. Bill¡Çs gggGrandfather John E. Connell was a county official before and after the war in which he lost an arm; his gggGrandfather Moses G. Sutton, also a Confederate veteran, donated land for the Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church before the war, in which his son Newton¡½and Bill¡Çs ggGrandfather¡½was lost; his gggGrandparents--on the Sutton side--Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Webb were rearing William H.H. Outlaw (whose mother was Pillie Webb), Bill¡Çs namesake and a Confederate veteran, in New Lois when the county was formed, while on the eastern side of the county, his ggGrandparents Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Watson were rearing a family, one son of which, Isaac, did not return from the war; and more recently, his gGrandfather Mitchell Fountain was the miller and owner of Ray¡Çs Mill. Boykin, a Revolutionary War veteran, Mullis, Carroll, and Luke are among other Wire Grass pioneer ancestors. Although Bill has not physically resided in Berrien County since graduation from Berrien High in 1963, he has a presence through keeping up the land that his gGrandfather Jerry S. Sutton purchased in 1885 and an adjoining tract his gGrandfather Samuel W. Watson purchased in 1905. Both tracts were sold to Bill¡Çs gGrandfathers by Stephen M. Lewis, the husband of Bill¡Çs ggAunt, Polly (Sutton) Lewis. All of Bill¡Çs uncles (Samuel L. Watson, J. Herbert Watson, and Buren P. Outlaw) served overseas in World War II and Bill followed this family tradition of military service. Following itinerant academic pursuits, Bill matriculated to the University of Georgia (Athens, GA) in 1964. He took basic training at Fort Bragg, NC, in 1966 and was a 1967 Distinguished Military Graduate (ROTC). Training in Field Artillery, his primary MOS (Military Occupational Specialty), took place at Fort Sill, OK. After a permanent assignment there with the 4th Battalion, 14th Artillery, he transferred to the 2d Battalion, 10th Artillery, at Fort Benning, GA, remaining there for one-and-one-half years with temporary duty at Camp Shelby, MS. His primary responsibilities were as an Assistant Operations Officer (S3), the Adjutant, the Legal Officer, and the Personnel Officer (S1); he earned two additional MOSs, certifications in different personal weapons, and received the Army Commendation Award for meritorious service. After expiration of his term of active service, Bill was in the active reserves in Athens, GA, the Presidio, CA, Fort Lawton, WA, and Camp Shelby, MS. Overall, Bill was in uniform over an 11-year period. Bill and Nedra L. Norton married in 1971 in Athens, GA. Their son, William Marcus Outlaw (a gastroenterologist in Winston-Salem, NC), was born in 1975 when Bill was a Research Associate in the Biochemistry Department at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI). The Outlaw family moved to St. Louis, MO, for Bill to take a position as a Research Instructor in Washington University¡Çs School of Medicine. Their daughter, Elizabeth Christine (Outlaw) Crawford (a professor in Savannah, GA) was born in 1978 after Bill moved to a professorship in the Biology Department; he also worked temporarily during this period at Erasmus University (Rotterdam, the Netherlands). Seeking relocation near his family, the Outlaws moved to Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), the closest Research I University to Nashville, GA, in 1980. They soon bought a plot of rural wooded property and over the years built their homestead, doing much of the work themselves. While permanently at Florida State, Bill also worked temporarily at the Technical University (Munich, Germany), twice at Eberhardt-Karls University (Tuebingen, Germany) and in the Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Overall, Bill headed a plant-biochemistry laboratory for 31 years and received the Humboldt Prize. He taught at all levels, receiving many teaching awards, and served his profession on editorial boards, in various offices and on committees. He also contributed to the greater scientific good by participating in People-to-People in Africa in the mid 80s, by leading a group of scientists to China in the late 80s, and by serving as a Senior Technical Advisor for the United Nations in the 90s. Toward the end of his career, Bill was awarded a named professorship (2001) before formally retiring in 2007. He continues to work under a special arrangement. Bill, a news junkie, enjoys being with his buddies (a ten-dollar dog and another that cost more), making sugar-cane syrup, keeping bees, gardening, learning, and surfing the net. He is currently focused on establishment of longleaf plots for historical and environmental reasons. He and Nedra enjoy their web site, Southern Matters, which primarily showcases, promotes, and shares information about low-impact small-scale agriculture and dooryard food production in the context of present and past Southern traditions and conditions. |
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