Roll of Honor
Joel Dansby
Incident
Private First Class Joel Dansby was killed as he and his partner were responding to a burglary at a base housing complex.
He and his partner were both ejected when their patrol Jeep was struck by another vehicle that failed to yield at the intersection of Knox Street and Gruber Road.
PFC Dansby was assigned to the 21st Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
PFC Dansby is buried at Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia, Michigan.
Joel,hard to believe how long it has been.....part of me died with you that night. Well at least we had just eaten chow. Injuries still with me. That sucks.c u win I go 10 -12.your partner "Trooper C"
Rossi,C. specialist 4th class. 82nd/118TH MP COs (ABN) FT BRAGG,NC I Was with Joel as his joint-uni December 21st, 2025
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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 First Class Dansby served with the United States Army Military Police Corps.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Joel Dansby served in the Army (1973â1974) before joining law enforcement.
Private First Class Joel Dansby 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At United States Army Military Police Corps, 39 of 65 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joel Dansby's cause is highlighted.
How Joel Dansby Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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