Roll of Honor
Henry L. Eichelberger
Incident
Police Officer Henry Eichelberger succumbed to injuries received over one month earlier when he was involved in an automobile accident at the intersection of Vandeventer Avenue and Easton Avenue (modern-day Dr. Martin Luther King Drive). The patrol car was transporting a patient to a hospital when it was involved in a collision. He had seemingly recovered from his wounds and returned to duty. In late April, he suddenly slipped from good health and later succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident. Officer Eichelberger had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for 41 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
41 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Eichelberger gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 41 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Eichelberger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Henry L. Eichelberger 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 St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry L. Eichelberger's cause is highlighted.
How Henry L. Eichelberger Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry L. Eichelberger is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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