Gaillard, David Du Bose (1859-1913)
American engineer, was born in Sumter County, South Carolina. He was graduated from West Point in 1884; served on the boundary commission of the United States and Mexico, 1891-94; and became colonel of volunteer engineers during the Spanish-American War. In 1907, he was made member of the Isthmian Canal Commission and engaged in dredging harbors, and constructing breakwaters.
In 1908, he was appointed engineer of the Gatun-Pedro Miguel division of the Panama Canal, where he demonstrated notable efficiency. After his death, the celebrated Culebra Cut was renamed Gaillard Cut by the order of President Wilson in recognition of Gaillard's eminent services.
~ The Lincoln Library of Essential Information, Volume 2, Thirty-Fifth Edition, 1972, Biography, Pages 1816 & 1817.
You can visit the memorial page for David DuBose Gaillard.
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