Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Arthur Gaillard succumbed to an accidental gunshot wound sustained the previous evening.
He was on duty when he leaned out of the window of a house. His pistol slipped from his coat and discharged when it struck the window sill. The bullet struck Lieutenant Gaillard in the abdomen, causing a fatal wound.
Lieutenant Gaillard was survived by his father, three siblings, and two half-siblings.
Survivors
Lieutenant Gaillard was survived by his father, three siblings, and two half-siblings.
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Lieutenant Gaillard served with the Charleston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Arthur Porcher Gaillard 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Charleston Police Dept., 10 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Porcher Gaillard's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Porcher Gaillard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Porcher Gaillard is highlighted in Aug.
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