LSU Football Report

LSU Stadium was named for WWII Soldier

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Alex Box chose to play football at LSU in 1938, citing the engineering program as his deciding factor. He would pursue an engineering degree as a part of the advanced ROTC program. Immediately following his graduation in 1942, Alex Box commissioned as a second lieutenant, shipped off to London and joined the Big Red One, the First Infantry Division of the Army.

From London, he was sent directly to North Africa.”He wrote several letters back to his best friend Red Evans,” Bobby Box said. “He described everything that happened.

“His heroism was forever established Nov. 9, 1942, when he assisted in destroying six enemy machine guns and an artillery emplacement as a tank commander in Algeria. His heroics earned Box the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest decoration given by the Army.Only two months later, tragedy struck. 

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