Roll of Honor
Incident
Private Elton Hendrix was inadvertently shot and killed during an inmate riot at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Camp Glenn, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Approximately 1,900 servicemembers who had been convicted of serious crimes while deployed overseas during WWII began to riot and set fire to two separate structures at the prison. As the prisoners neared the compound's perimeter, other guards fired warning shots into the ground. One of the rounds ricocheted and struck Private Hendrix in the abdomen.
Private Hendrix was assigned as a guard at the United States Disciplinary Barracks.
Survivors
He was survived by is parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Private Hendrix served with the United States Army Corrections Command.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elton John Hendrix served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Private Elton John Hendrix is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elton John Hendrix's cause is highlighted.
How Elton John Hendrix Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elton John Hendrix is highlighted in May.