THE MILITARY BEAT H a Brother Gailliard Jr. Is Now Lieutenant Colonel The Family and friends of former Major Amos M. Gailliard Jr. would like to announce his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel as of 12/03/90, and from the Regimental Operations Officer (S3) to Regimental Commander of the 215th Regiment 1st Brigade, New York Guard. Ltc. Amos M. Gailliard Jr. was initiated into the concept of Military Training when he was involved with S.C. State's R.O.T.C. program during his undergraduate years at S. C. State College located in Orangeburg, S. C. Ltc. Amos M. Gailliard Jr. graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering. He entered the United States Army after graduation and received his basic training at Ft. Dix, New Jersey. He was later ordered to FECOM (Korea) and served with the 578th Engineer Combat Battalion of the 40th Inf. Division until he transferred back to the United States in 1953. He entered the United States Army Reserves upon separation from the Active Army and remained there until his retirement in 1988. Ltc. Gailliard had been assigned various duties while on active duty and USAR duty. Ltc. Gailliard served on active duty in Korea from 1951-1953. He was assigned to the S-2 section (Intelligence and Reconnaissance) for the 578th Engineer Combat Battalion of the 40th. Inf. Division and was awarded the Korean Service Medal with (3) three battle stars. Ltc. Gailliard continued to be all he could be by joining the United States Army Reserve and fulfilling various positions with Battery A, 5th Battalion, 5th Field Artillery (7th\9th), 294th Signal Battalion (Pantomic) 411th Engineer Brigade, 99th Signal Battalion Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York, and Ft. Tilden, Queens, New York. Ltc. Gailliard is an honor graduate of Ft. Belvior's school of Soils Analysis, The NCO Development Program at Ft. Dix, New Jersey, and Methods of Instruction Program at Ft. Belvior, Virginia also. Among his military awards are the United Nations Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Clusters, National Defence Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Hour Glass Device and the Armv The Sphinx/Fall 1990
Army Lieutenant Colonel Amos M. Gailliard Jr. Service Ribbon to name a few. Ltc. Gailliard has held many diversified positions in his civilian career as well, to include: Architectural and Civil Engineering Draftsman, Associate Architect, Senior Draftsman, Project Director, Associate Architect and Engineer, Campus Facilities Officer Planning Consultant, and Project Manager. In addition to the above attributes Ltc. Gailliard is also very active in his Community and he belongs to numerous organizations like the Boy Scouts of America, Treasurer of Pack #286, Hempstead, N.Y. President of the South East Civic Association of Hempstead, Member of the Board of Directors of the Hempstead Economic Opportunity
Council, President and Advisor to the St. John's Senior Citizen's Council, NAACP member and PTA member of Hempstead High School. Lastly, he is also a Life Member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (#961) Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter of St. Albans, Queens, New York, and past president (1984-1986), and Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Citizens Association, Lauralton, Queens, New York. Ltc. Gailliard is a native New Yorker. He a n d his wife Barbara reside in Hempstead New York with their three children, Tracey, Donna and Michael and have been blessed with three granddaughters; Ulanda, Lakeshia, Jonna, and a grandson Jeffery. Page 15