Henry Corwin Bruns
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Corporal

Henry Corwin Bruns

Missouri State Highway Patrol — Jefferson City, MO
Accident
End of Watch February 16, 1987
Age 41
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Badge 169
The Vigil Panel 131 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Bruns was killed when the patrol vehicle he was a passenger in skidded off an icy road and hit a bridge abutment.

Survivors

Corporal Bruns had been with the agency for 19 years and was survived by his wife, son and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MO-43F4A04C
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Bruns gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Bruns.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jefferson City, MO
Platform Identity mshp.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 16, 1987
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 41
Badge Number 169
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Henry Corwin Bruns is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Missouri State Highway Patrol, 18 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

Missouri State Highway Patrol
18
of 33 officers
54.5% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Corwin Bruns's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Henry Corwin Bruns Compares

Age at Death
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Corwin Bruns is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location