Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Gulledge was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a call. His patrol car left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Chief Gulledge had served with the agency for 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Gulledge gave the Midland City Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Midland City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Gulledge.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police William Luther Gulledge 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Midland City Police Dept., 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Luther Gulledge's cause is highlighted.
How William Luther Gulledge Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Luther Gulledge is highlighted in Oct.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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