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Elton Hendrix
1945
Elton John Hendrix.
How He Died
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Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
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.
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.
Service Record
Also Served
United States Army Corrections Command
Private
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