Simeon "Alex" Box is a WWII Veteran from Laurel, Mississippi. This is a research project commemorating his life before and during the war.
Service Number: O-472796 Rank at time of death: First Lieutenant Service: U.S. Army Unit: 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Co A Birth: August 5th, 1920 in Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi Death: February 19th, 1943 in Carthage, Tunisia (22) Buried at: North Africa American Cemetery on Plot I Row 5 Grave 1 Awards: Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross Hometown: Laurel, Mississippi Entered Service: 1942, Mississippi Race and Citizenship: White and Citizen Location on the 1930 census: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi (9 yrs old) Location on the 1940 census: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi (19 years old)