Name:
Eugene Francis Burton
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade
Serial Number:
31063615
Unit:
8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
L
Row:
15
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Eugene Francis Burton was born on April 29, 1920, in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Army on February 9, 1944, and at the time of his death, was serving in the 8th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division, as a Technician 4th Grade. He was killed in Pont-Scorff, France, on August 8, 1944, and is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.