Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, June 7, 1946
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: June 7, 1946
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Burton was killed after being run over by a train at the Forth Worth and Denver Railroad station. He had gone to the station to investigate a disturbance. His body was found a short time later on the tracks. There were no witnesses and it is not known if Sheriff Burton fell underneath the train or was pushed underneath the train.
Sheriff Burton had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and daughter.