Roll of Honor
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.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Henry Corwin Bruns 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 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Corwin Bruns's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Corwin Bruns Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Corwin Bruns is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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