Roger Sherman Dix was born on December 9, 1896, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Roger Sherman and Louise Parrish Dix. He attended Country Day School and Harvard University (Class of 1918), but left during his junior year to serve in World War I. Committed to serving his country, he participated in two Plattsburgh military training camps and joined the Harvard Regiment.

On July 23, 1917, before the United States' formal entry into World War I, Roger volunteered for the American Field Service. He was attached to Section One, serving in the Verdun area of France. In November 1917, he transferred to the U.S. Aviation Service, eager to return to the front lines. Choosing a faster path back to combat, he opted to train as a bombing observer rather than complete the longer course to become a pilot.

His training took place at the School of Instruction in Le Crotoy, on the Bay of the Somme. On May 15, 1918, just days before he was officially commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Roger was tragically killed during his final training flight when the aircraft on which he was acting as observer plunged from 200 meters. Both he and his French pilot lost their lives in the accident.

Lt Dix is now buried in the Le Crotoy Communal Cemetery, Le Crotoy, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.

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