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In 1951, he graduated from South Carolina State University and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.
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Amos Gailliard
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He was listed in Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia due to his military career. He would rise to the rank of Master Sgt before becoming an officer Brigadier General Amos M. Gailliard Junior. 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 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 Trans World Airlines flight 800 disaster recovery site.
As a Colonel he would serve in HHC, Army Division, Civil Affairs as part of the 14th GRP (LI). 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 Doctor Andrew Hugine Junior. the President of South Carolina State University. On October 2, 2008, he presented the Order of Saint Maurice to LTC. John West. Peterkin.
Amos died on April 8, 2014 and was buried at Calverton National Cemetery.
He was honored by the 77th Infantry Division at the Fort Totten Chapel upon his death in 2014.
