Amos M. Gailliard Jr.

Who is Amos M. Gailliard Jr.?

Brigadier General Amos M. Gailliard Jr. served on active duty during the Korean War in the United States Army and as a Major transferred into the National Guard in the State of New York.

In 1951, he graduated from South Carolina State University and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He would also serve as the President of the Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in 1984.

In the late 1960s, according to How East New York Became a Ghetto, he was a program manager for Model Cities East New York. He was commander of the 14th Group, New York Guard which was upgraded to brigade status under his leadership and provided support operations at the TWA flight 800 disaster recovery site.

On August 1995, he was promoted to Brigadier General in the New York Guard.

On February 28, 2005, he was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus award from Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. the President of South Carolina State University.

On October 2, 2008, he presented the Order of Saint Maurice to LTC. John W. Peterkin.