Simeon A. "Alex" Box: Athlete, Scholar and Soldier

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Alex Box was an outstanding LSU athlete whose wartime gallantry would earn him the Distinguished Service Cross but ultimately cost him his life.

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Box’s primary job in combat was road maintenance and mine warfare, and his secondary role was fighting with the infantry. At Arcole, Algeria, on November 9, 1942, Lieutenant Box and his platoon attacked and destroyed enemy machine gun emplacements that were blocking the 1st Infantry’s advance. For his extraordinary heroism, he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest military decoration of the U.S. Army.

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