Kuntz Stahlberger
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Boatman

Kuntz Stahlberger

Accident
End of Watch January 2, 1880
Age 32
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Boatman Kuntz Stahlberger died after falling through the hatchway while sealing the main hatch on board the British steamship Commander at the Port Eads Station at 10 pm.

Boatman Stahlberger had served with the United States Customs Service for at least six months and had previously served with the New Orleans Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Boatman Stahlberger gave the United States Department of the Treasury 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1880
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Boatman Kuntz Stahlberger 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 DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, 44 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.8% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service
44
of 94 officers
46.8% Accident
DC — Statewide
453
of 1,418 officers
31.9% 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. Kuntz Stahlberger's cause is highlighted.

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

How Kuntz Stahlberger Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kuntz Stahlberger is highlighted in Jan.

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