Background
His father died when Roger was only six, with his mother passing away when he was at the age of sixteen.
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Roger General Roger Baldwin Colton
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Roger"s cousins sent him to the Taft School from where he graduated at age 19, and later attended Yale University. He graduated from Yale at the age of 22 with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Yale Sheffield School of Science and a membership in the Sigma Xi and Theta Xi honorary societies.
Career
This would later earn him a promotion in September 1944 to Major General of the Army. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Service Medal for his technical and executive skills in development and supplying of vital communications equipment despite critical shortages of materials. Following World World War II, Colton joined the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation"s Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation division as a vice president
In 1950, he became president of Federal Telecommunications Laboratories, the company"s research division.
Roger died January 24, 1978 and was buried at his present grave site in the Arlington National Cemetery.
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January 28, 1978 (aged 90)
Awards
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Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army); legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Legion of Merit Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.