Roll of Honor
Joseph E. Prince
Incident
Park Ranger Joe Prince died for exposure while on a backcountry patrol in Glacier National Park, Montana.
He was accompanying the park superintendent and another park ranger from the Cut Bank Ranger Station to the St. Mary Ranger Station. Park Ranger Prince fell behind the other two rangers, but because of his wilderness experience, they did not find this unusual. When he failed to arrive at the St. Mary Ranger Station they set out to find him in the morning. They located his body in the snow near the access road (modern-day Highway 89) and Divide Creek.
Park Ranger Prince had served with the National Park Service for two years. He was a widower.
Ranger Prince- Thank you for your service. You are not forgotten.
SA Ellen Pierson DHS July 17th, 2024
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger Prince gave the United States Department of the Interior 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Prince.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Park Ranger Joseph E. Prince 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%.
At United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 28 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph E. Prince's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph E. Prince Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph E. Prince is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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