William R. Brandt
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Trooper

William R. Brandt

Missouri State Highway Patrol — Jefferson City, MO
Accident
End of Watch June 12, 1970
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 195
The Vigil Panel 107 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Brandt was killed when a tornado blew his patrol car into a concrete bridge abutment on US-36, near Macon, Missouri, Trooper Brandy had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Trooper Brandt was killed when a tornado blew his patrol car into a concrete bridge abutment on US-36, near Macon, Missouri, Trooper Brandy had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MO-3510BF9E
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Brandt gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Brandt.

— 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 June 12, 1970
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 23
Badge Number 195
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper William R. Brandt 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. William R. Brandt's cause is highlighted.

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

How William R. Brandt Compares

Age at Death
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William R. Brandt is highlighted in Jun.

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