Name:
Alex John Szima
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
698978
Unit:
1st Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
2006-09-13
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Plot:
Section 30
Row:
Grave:
Site 896
Decoration:
Comments:
Alex John Szima was born on May 24, 1920. He was married to Madeline Szima. Alex served in the Headquarters Company, 1st Ranger Battalion, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was one of 50 US Army Rangers who participated with British Commando on the Dieppe raid in 1942. Szima was considered an excellent marksman. He was almost mortally wounded in the Battle of Mount Cassino near Venafro in November 1943. He underwent 3 years of reconstructive surgery at Valley Forge. Sgt Szima died on September 13, 2006, and is now buried in Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.
Source of information: wwiirangers.org/