Roger Conway Burton was born on January 13, 1922, in Caswell County, North Carolina. He was the son of David K Burton and Katie Rudd Burton. He was the husband of Nellie Squires Burton.

Roger served in the 367th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on the B-17 #42-31445 during World War II.

On April 24, 1944, his crew took off from Station 111 airfield in Thurleigh, England, for a mission to Oberpfaffenhofen. At about 11:23 AM, their airplane was shot down by flak, taking a direct hit to the #4 engine. Four members were able to bail out just before their plane exploded in flight. The aircraft crashed in the La Salandrière forest range in Saint-Saëns. The others that were not able to bail out died in the incident, including Sgt Burton.

Sgt Burton is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net