Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch Monday, August 19, 1940
Add to My HeroesUel M. Gaile
Officer Uel Gaile succumbed to injuries received when he was thrown into the partition of a patrol wagon while riding in the rear of the wagon at 13th Street and New York Avenue, NW.
He remained in the hospital for several weeks before succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Gaile had been with the Metropolitan Police Department for 17 years and was assigned to the First Precinct. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 40
- Tour 17 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Accidental
- Incident Date Thursday, August 1, 1940
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsThank you for your service and rest in peace always knowing that no passage of time will ever erase your heroic actions and sacrifice.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
August 19, 2020
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Jeremy R. Labonte
Roswell Police Department, GA
EOW: February 7, 2025
Officer Jason Roscow
North Las Vegas Police Department, NV
EOW: February 4, 2025
Major Jeffrey A. Burke
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: December 31, 2024
Corporal Dennis Francis Kelly
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: December 21, 2024
Officer Baldino Morales-Sánchez
Mayagüez Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: January 25, 2025
Border Patrol Agent David Christopher Maland
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: January 20, 2025
Sergeant Mark Butler
Navasota Police Department, TX
EOW: January 15, 2025
Deputy Sheriff Jesus Vargas
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: January 15, 2025
Police Officer II Colton Dale Pulsipher
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: December 12, 2024